CAPITALS (1-3-1) at DEVILS (3-1-1)
7:30 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT, TVAS
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Matthew Phillips
Connor McMichael -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. Oshie
Sonny Milano -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Tom Wilson
Beck Malenstyn -- Aliaksei Protas -- Anthony Mantha
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Alexander Alexeyev -- Nick Jensen
Hunter Shepard
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: Hardy Haman Aktell, Lucas Johansen
Injured: Nic Dowd (upper body), Joel Edmundson (hand), Max Pacioretty (Achilles), Charlie Lindgren (upper body)
Devils projected lineup
Tyler Toffoli -- Jack Hughes -- Timo Meier
Ondrej Palat -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Dawson Mercer -- Erik Haula -- Alexander Holtz
Curtis Lazar -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Kevin Bahl -- John Marino
Brendan Smith -- Luke Hughes
Akira Schmid
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Chris Tierney, Cal Foote
Injured: Tomas Nosek (lower body), Colin Miller (lower body)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate Wednesday. ... Shepard will start and make his NHL debut after being recalled from Hershey of the American Hockey League on Tuesday, when Kuemper made 13 saves in a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. ... Schmid and Vanecek will continue to alternate starts after Vanecek made 27 saves in a 5-2 win at the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.
