Capitals at Devils

CAPITALS (2-0-1) at DEVILS (2-0-0)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Anthony Mantha -- Lars Eller -- Daniel Sprong
Conor Sheary -- Connor McMichael -- T.J. Oshie
Carl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin Schultz
Vitek Vanecek
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched: Hendrix Lapierre, Dennis Cholowski, Matt Irwin
Injured: Nicklas Backstrom (hip)
Devils projected lineup
Pavel Zacha -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Janne Kuokkanen -- Michael McLeod -- Yegor Sharangovich
Andreas Johnsson -- Dawson Mercer -- Tomas Tatar
Jimmy Vesey -- Frederik Gauthier -- Mason Geertsen
Ryan Graves -- Dougie Hamilton
Jonas Siegenthaler -- P.K. Subban
Colton White -- Damon Severson
Scott Wedgewood
Nico Daws
Scratched: Christian Jaros, Marián Studenič
Injured: Mackenzie Blackwood (heel), Ty Smith (lower body), Miles Wood (lower body), Jack Hughes (dislocated left shoulder), Jonathan Bernier (lower body)
Status report
The Capitals did not hold a morning skate Thursday. ... Hughes was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Oct. 19 and will be reevaluated in one week. The center had an MRI on Wednesday that revealed no further damage and he will not require surgery. ... Smith participated in the morning skate and the defenseman could make his season debut against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. ... Gauthier is expected to make his Devils debut. ... Bernier, a goalie, is day to day. ... Daws was recalled from Utica of the American Hockey League and will back up Wedgewood.