Capitals at Devils

CAPITALS (3-3-0) at DEVILS (3-2-0)

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
Charlie Lindgren
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: Connor McMichael, Joe Snively, Matt Irwin
Injured: Nicklas Backstrom (hip), Tom Wilson (lower body), Carl Hagelin (hip, eye), Connor Brown (lower body)
Devils projected lineup
Ondrej Palat -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Yegor Sharangovich -- Jack Hughes -- Dawson Mercer
Miles Wood -- Erik Haula -- Tomas Tatar
Nathan Bastian -- Michael McLeod
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- John Marino
Brendan Smith -- Damon Severson
Kevin Bahl
Mackenzie Blackwood
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Alexander Holtz, Jesper Boqvist, Fabian Zetterlund
Injured: Jonathan Bernier (hip)
Status report
Lindgren is expected to make his first start in five games. ... Malenstyn, recalled from Hershey of the American Hockey League on Oct. 19, will make his season debut. ... Capitals coach Peter Laviolette, who missed practice Sunday because of a non-COVID-19 illness, was on the ice for the morning skate Monday. ... The Devils likely will play 11 forwards and seven defensemen for the third straight game.