Capitals at Oilers

CAPITALS (31-18-9) at OILERS (30-23-4)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Anthony Mantha
-- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie
Connor McMichael -- Lars Eller -- Conor Sheary
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin Schultz
Ilya Samsonov
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Matt Irwin, Michal Kempny, Daniel Sprong
Injured: Joe Snively (upper body), Carl Hagelin (eye)
Oilers projected lineup
Ryan McLeod -- Connor McDavid -- Zach Hyman
Evander Kane -- Leon Draisaitl -- Kailer Yamamoto
Warren Foegele -- Devin Shore -- Derek Ryan
Tyler Benson -- Brad Malone -- Colton Sceviour
Darnell Nurse -- Cody Ceci
Duncan Keith -- Philip Broberg
William Lagesson -- Evan Bouchard
Mikko Koskinen
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Kyle Turris
Injured: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (upper body), Kris Russell (undisclosed), Zack Kassian (fractured jaw), Jesse Puljujarvi (lower body), Tyson Barrie (upper body), Mike Smith (illness)
Status report
Samsonov is expected to start after Vanecek made 31 saves in a 5-4 win at the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. ... Bouchard is expected to return after missing a 3-1 loss at Calgary on Monday with a non-COVID-19 illness … The Oilers assigned defenseman
Markus Niemelainen
to Bakersfield of the American Hockey League on Monday.