Capitals at Kings

CAPITALS (9-2-5) at KINGS (8-5-2)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Conor Sheary -- Connor McMichael -- Daniel Sprong
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby --
Garrett Pilon
-- Garnet Hathaway
Carl Hagelin --
Aliaksei Protas
-- Brett Leason
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin Schultz
Ilya Samsonov
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Matt Irwin, Dennis Cholowski
Injured: Nicklas Backstrom (hip), Nic Dowd (lower body), T.J. Oshie (lower body), Anthony Mantha (shoulder surgery)
COVID-19 protocol: Lars Eller
Kings projected lineup
Viktor Arvidsson -- Anze Kopitar -- Dustin Brown
Andreas Athanasiou -- Phillip Danault -- Alex Iafallo
Adrian Kempe -- Rasmus Kupari -- Trevor Moore
Brendan Lemieux -- Blake Lizotte -- Arthur Kaliyev
Alexander Edler -- Matt Roy
Olli Maatta -- Kale Clague
Tobias Bjornfot -- Mikey Anderson
Jonathan Quick
Cal Petersen
Scratched: Austin Strand, Carl Grundstrom
Injured: Lias Andersson (undisclosed), Drew Doughty (knee contusion), Quinton Byfield (fractured ankle)
Status report
The Capitals did not hold a morning skate Wednesday following a 3-2 overtime loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. … Samsonov is expected to start after Vanecek allowed three goals on 31 shots against the Ducks. ... Arvidsson, who missed seven games after being placed in NHL COVID-19 protocol Oct. 31, could return. … The Kings assigned forward Gabriel Vilardi to Ontario of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. Vilardi missed seven games after being placed in COVID-19 protocol Oct. 31.