#### **CAPITALS (42-23-10) at AVALANCHE (55-14-6)****Capitals projected lineup**Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Conor ShearyMarcus Johansson -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. OshieAnthony Mantha -- Lars Eller -- Tom WilsonJohan Larsson -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet HathawayMartin Fehervary -- John CarlsonDmitry Orlov -- Nick JensenTrevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin SchultzIlya SamsonovVitek Vanecek***Scratched:** Matt Irwin, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Connor McMichael, Michal Kempny****Injured:**Carl Hagelin (eye), Joe Snively (upper body)***Avalanche projected lineup**Valeri Nichushkin -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko RantanenArtturi Lehkonen -- J.T. Compher -- Andre BurakovskyAlex Newhook -- Nico Sturm -- Nicolas Aube-KubelDarren Helm -- Ben Meyers -- Logan O'ConnorJack Johnson -- Cale MakarSamuel Girard -- Josh MansonKurtis MacDermid -- Bowen ByramDarcy KuemperPavel Francouz***Scratched:**Erik Johnson, Devon Toews, Andrew Cogliano, Nazem Kadri****Injured:**Ryan Murray (upper body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee)***Status report**Toews is expected to be scratched for the next four games to allow some minor injuries to heal. The defenseman is not expected to travel with the Avalanche on their three-game road trip that starts at the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday. ... Kadri remains out but the forward will travel on Colorado's road trip.
