Capitals at Islanders

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

CAPITALS (23-8-4) at ISLANDERS (22-10-4)

Capitals projected lineup
Conor Sheary -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Tom Wilson
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. Oshie
Jakub Vrana -- Lars Eller -- Daniel Sprong
Carl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Brenden Dillon -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Justin Schultz
Zdeno Chara -- Nick Jensen
Ilya Samsonov
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Richard Panik
Injured: None
Islanders projected lineup
Leo Komarov -- Mathew Barzal -- Jordan Eberle
Anthony Beauvillier -- Brock Nelson -- Josh Bailey
Ross Johnston -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Nick Leddy -- Scott Mayfield
Andy Greene --
Noah Dobson
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: Sebastian Aho, Kieffer Bellows , Thomas Hickey
Injured: Michael Dal Colle (lower body)
Status report
Dal Colle, a forward, will miss his third straight game. … Dobson returns to the lineup after missing eight games; he was removed from NHL COVID-19 protocol March 25.

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