Capitals at Devils

CAPITALS (10-5-4) AT DEVILS (7-6-2)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Lars Eller -- Conor Sheary
Jakub Vrana -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Tom Wilson
Richard Panik -- T.J. Oshie -- Daniel Sprong
Carl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Brenden Dillon -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Justin Schultz
Zdeno Chara -- Nick Jensen
Vitek Vanecek
Craig Anderson
Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler, Trevor van Riemsdyk
Injured: Brian Pinho (undisclosed), Evgeny Kuznetsov (upper body)
Devils projected lineup
Pavel Zacha -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Andreas Johnsson -- Jack Hughes -- Kyle Palmieri
Yegor Sharangovich -- Travis Zajac -- Nikita Gusev
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Ty Smith -- Damon Severson
Dmitry Kulikov -- P.K. Subban
Will Butcher -- Sami Vatanen
Mackenzie Blackwood
Aaron Dell
Scratched: Janne Kuokkanen, Scott Wedgewood
Injured: Ryan Murray (upper body)
Status report
Kuznetsov, a center, was a late scratch and will not play. ... Sprong enters the lineup and will play third-line right wing, with Eller moving to center on the first line and Oshie moving to center on the third line. ... Ovechkin and Hagelin each will play after taking a maintenance day Friday. ... Murray, a defenseman, will not play and be replaced by Butcher.