Capitals at Devils

CAPITALS (9-10-3) at DEVILS (17-4-0)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Conor Sheary
Sonny Milano -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. Oshie
Marcus Johansson -- Lars Eller -- Anthony Mantha
Aliaksei Protas -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Erik Gustafsson -- John Carlson
Martin Fehervary -- Nick Jensen
Matt Irwin -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Charlie Lindgren
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: Joe Snively, Alexander Alexeyev, Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Injured: Nicklas Backstrom (hip surgery), Connor Brown (torn ACL), Carl Hagelin (hip surgery), Tom Wilson (torn ACL), Beck Malenstyn (upper body), Dmitry Orlov (lower body)
Devils projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Erik Haula -- Jack Hughes -- Dawson Mercer
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Yegor Sharangovich -- Jesper Boqvist -- Fabian Zetterlund
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- John Marino
Brendan Smith -- Damon Severson
Vitek Vanecek
Akira Schmid
Scratched: Tyler Wotherspoon
Injured: Jonathan Bernier (hip), Ondrej Palat (lower body), Mackenzie Blackwood (knee)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. … Lindgren could start after Kuemper made 32 saves in a 3-0 win against the Calgary Flames on Friday. ... Vanecek is expected to start after Schmid made 33 saves in a 3-1 win at the Buffalo Sabres on Friday.