Capitals at Blue Jackets

CAPITALS (7-2-4) at BLUE JACKETS (7-3-0)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Conor Sheary -- Connor McMichael -- Daniel Sprong
Carl Hagelin --
Aliaksei Protas
-- Brett Leason
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby -- Lars Eller -- Garnet Hathaway
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin Schultz
Vitek Vanecek
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched:Dennis Cholowski, Matt Irwin, Zach Fucale
Injured:Nicklas Backstrom (hip), T.J. Oshie (lower body), Anthony Mantha (upper body), Nic Dowd (lower body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Gustav Nyquist -- Boone Jenner -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Yegor Chinakhov -- Cole Sillinger -- Jakub Voracek
Gregory Hofmann -- Jack Roslovic -- Kevin Stenlund
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Alexandre Texier
Zach Werenski -- Jake Bean
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Gavin Bayreuther
Gabriel Carlsson -- Andrew Peeke
Joonas Korpisalo
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Scott Harrington
Injured:Adam Boqvist (lower body), Dean Kukan (wrist), Emil Bemstrom (oblique strain), Patrik Laine (oblique strain)
COVID-19 Protocol:Max Domi
Status report
The Capitals did not hold a morning skate. ... Vanecek, who injured his shoulder late against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday, may start. ... Fucale on Thursday became the first Capitals goalie to have a shutout in his NHL debut, 2-0 at the Detroit Red Wings. …. Oshie, a forward, may miss his seventh straight game, Mantha, a forward, may miss his fourth in a row and Dowd, a forward, will miss his second consecutive game.