Capitals at Red Wings

CAPITALS (5-4-2) at RED WINGS (4-3-2)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Conor Sheary
Marcus Johansson -- Dylan Strome -- Anthony Mantha
Aliaksei Protas -- Lars Eller -- Connor McMichael
Joe Snively -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Dmitry Orlov -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary -- Nick Jensen
Erik Gustafsson -- Matt Irwin
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Lucas Johansen, Sonny Milano, Garrett Pilon
Injured:T.J. Oshie (lower body), John Carlson (lower body), Nicklas Backstrom (hip), Connor Brown (knee), Carl Hagelin (hip/eye), Tom Wilson (knee), Beck Malenstyn (undisclosed)
Red Wings projected lineup
Lucas Raymond -- Dylan Larkin -- David Perron
Elmer Soderblom -- Adam Erne -- Andrew Copp
Dominik Kubalik -- Michael Rasmussen -- Filip Zadina
Pius Suter -- Joe Veleno -- Matt Luff
Moritz Seider -- Ben Chiarot
Filip Hronek -- Olli Maatta
Robert Hagg -- Gustav Lindstrom
Ville Husso
Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratched: Givani Smith, Jordan Oesterle
Injured:Jake Walman (shoulder), Robby Fabbri (knee), Tyler Bertuzzi (upper body), Oskar Sundqvist (upper body)
Status report
Forwards Milano and Pilon and defenseman Johansen were recalled from Hershey of the American Hockey League on Wednesday to provide depth, but none are expected to play Thursday.