#### **CAPITALS (26-20-6) at BLUE JACKETS (15-32-3)****Capitals projected lineup**Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Conor ShearyMarcus Johansson -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. OshieSonny Milano -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Anthony ManthaNicolas Aube-Kubel -- Lars Eller -- Garnet HathawayErik Gustafsson -- Trevor van RiemsdykDmitry Orlov -- Nick JensenMatt Irwin -- Martin FehervaryCharlie LindgrenDarcy Kuemper***Scratched:**Alexander Alexeyev, [Aliaksei Protas](https://www.nhl.com/player/aliaksei-protas-8481656)****Injured:**Tom Wilson (lower body), Nic Dowd (lower body), John Carlson (head), Connor Brown (ACL), Carl Hagelin (hip)***Blue Jackets projected lineup**Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Patrik LaineKirill Marchenko -- Cole Sillinger -- Kent JohnsonLiam Foudy -- Jack Roslovic -- Emil BemstromEric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu OlivierVladislav Gavrikov -- Andrew PeekeTim Berni -- Erik GudbransonGavin Bayreuther -- Marcus BjorkJoonas KorpisaloElvis Merzlikins***Scratched:**Lane Pederson****Injured:**Yegor Chinakhov (ankle), Carson Meyer (oblique strain), Gustav Nyquist (upper body), Adam Boqvist (upper body), Nick Blankenburg (upper body)***Status report**Sheary moves from the second to first line for Oshie. … Lindgren makes his first start in six games. He stopped six of seven shots in 25:40 in relief of Kuemper at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. … Bjork replaces Jake Christiansen, a defenseman, who was assigned to Cleveland of the American Hockey League on Monday. … Pederson, a forward claimed off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, is awaiting his immigration papers.
