Capitals at Predators

CAPITALS (4-4-0) at PREDATORS (3-4-1)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Conor Sheary
Marcus Johansson -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. Oshie
Aliaksei Protas -- Lars Eller -- Anthony Mantha
Beck Malenstyn
-- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Dmitry Orlov -- John Carlson
Martin Fehervary -- Nick Jensen
Erik Gustafsson -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Matt Irwin, Connor McMichael, Joe Snively
Injured: Nicklas Backstrom (hip), Connor Brown (lower body), Carl Hagelin (hip/eye), Tom Wilson (lower body)
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Ryan Johansen -- Matt Duchene
Mikael Granlund -- Cody Glass -- Nino Niederreiter
Yakov Trenin -- Colton Sissons -- Tanner Jeannot
Cole Smith -- Michael McCarron -- Zach Sanford
Roman Josi -- Dante Fabbro
Mattias Ekholm -- Alexandre Carrier
Ryan McDonagh -- Jeremy Lauzon
Juuse Saros
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Kiefer Sherwood, Eeli Tolvanen
Injured: Mark Borowiecki (upper body)
Status report
Kuemper is expected to make his sixth start in the last seven games. … The Predators did not hold a morning skate. … Nashville will keep the same lineup as Thursday, when it defeated the St. Louis Blues, 6-2.