Capitals at Canadiens

CAPITALS (34-34-9) at CANADIENS (30-42-6)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Tom Wilson
Sonny Milano -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Aliaksei Protas
Conor Sheary -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Craig Smith
Anthony Mantha -- Nic Dowd -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin -- Nick Jensen
Alexander Alexeyev -- Matt Irwin
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: None
Injured: Carl Hagelin (hip), Connor Brown (knee), T.J. Oshie (upper body), Trevor van Riemsdyk (upper body)
Canadiens projected lineup
Rafael Harvey-Pinard -- Nick Suzuki -- Jesse Ylonen
Mike Hoffman -- Jake Evans -- Brendan Gallagher
Denis Gurianov -- Jonathan Drouin -- Joel Armia
Michael Pezzetta -- Chris Tierney -- Rem Pitlick
Mike Matheson -- Justin Barron
Johnathan Kovacevic -- Chris Wideman
Corey Schueneman -- Joel Edmundson
Sam Montembeault
Cayden Primeau
Scratched:Sean Farrell
Injured: Jake Allen (lower body), Kirby Dach (upper body), Jordan Harris (lower body)
Status report
Kuemper will make his sixth straight start. … Lindgren took part in the morning skate after he was unavailable for a 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Sunday because of a non-COVID-19 illness. … Montembeault will make his third start in four games. … Harvey-Pinard returns after missing two games with a lower-body injury. … Farrell will be a healthy scratch after the forward played his first four NHL games.