Capitals at Panthers

CAPITALS (7-8-2) at PANTHERS (8-6-1)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Sonny Milano
Marcus Johansson -- Dylan Strome -- Conor Sheary
Anthony Mantha -- Lars Eller -- Connor McMichael
Aliaksei Protas -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Erik Gustafsson -- John Carlson
Martin Fehervary -- Nick Jensen
Matt Irwin -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Joe Snively, Alexander Alexeyev
Injured: T.J. Oshie (lower body), Nicklas Backstrom (hip surgery), Connor Brown (torn ACL), Carl Hagelin (hip surgery), Tom Wilson (torn ACL), Beck Malenstyn (upper body), Dmitry Orlov (lower body)
Suspended: Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Matthew Tkachuk
Ryan Lomberg -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart
Eetu Luostarinen -- Sam Bennett -- Colin White
Nick Cousins -- Eric Staal -- Patric Hornqvist
Gustav Forsling -- Brandon Montour
Marc Staal -- Aaron Ekblad
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
Scratched: None
Injured: Anthony Duclair (torn Achilles)
Status report
Each team held an optional morning skate Tuesday. … Orlov, a defenseman, is traveling with the Capitals but is expected to miss his fifth straight game. ... Bobrovsky will make his first start since allowing five goals on 39 shots in a 5-4 loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Nov. 5.