#### **CAPITALS (23-12-9) at STARS (22-16-2)****Capitals projected lineup**Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom WilsonConor Sheary -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Daniel SprongCarl Hagelin -- Lars Eller -- Garnet HathawayConnor McMichael -- Nic Dowd --[Joe Snively](https://www.nhl.com/player/joe-snively-8481441)Martin Fehervary -- John CarlsonDmitry Orlov -- Justin SchultzMatt Irwin -- Trevor van RiemsdykVitek VanecekIlya Samsonov***Scratched:**Dennis Cholowski, Brett Leason, Aliaksei Protas****Injured:**T.J. Oshie (upper body), Nick Jensen (upper body), [Anthony Mantha](https://www.nhl.com/player/anthony-mantha-8477511) (shoulder)****COVID-19 protocol:** [Michal Kempny](https://www.nhl.com/player/michal-kempny-8479482)***Stars projected lineup**Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe PavelskiJamie Benn -- Tyler Seguin -- Denis GurianovJoel Kiviranta -- Jacob Peterson -- Alexander RadulovRiley Damiani -- Radek Faksa -- Luke GlendeningEsa Lindell -- John KlingbergRyan Suter -- Miro HeiskanenAndrej Sekera -- Jani HakanpääBraden HoltbyJake Oettinger***Scratched:**Joel Hanley****Injured:**Michael Raffl (lower body)***Status report**The Capitals had an optional morning skate. … Jensen practiced Friday. The defenseman has missed the past three games because of an upper-body injury. ... Kempny,a defenseman, was placed in NHL COVID-19 protocol. ... Snively was recalled from the taxi squad. ... The Stars held an optional morning skate. ... Peterson is expected to be in the lineup after what was determined to be a false positive COVID-19 test kept him out of practice Thursday. ... Faksa, who missed two games with a non-COVID-19 illness, and Klingberg, who missed one game because of an upper-body injury, practiced Friday and each is expected to play.
