Capitals at Islanders

CAPITALS (29-13-4) at ISLANDERS (29-13-4)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Anthony Mantha -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie
Conor Sheary -- Lars Eller -- Michael Raffl
Carl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Dmitry Orlov -- John Carlson
Brenden Dillon -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Zdeno Chara -- Nick Jensen
Ilya Samsonov
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Daniel Sprong
Injured: Justin Schultz (lower body)
Islanders projected lineup
Mathew Barzal -- Travis Zajac -- Jordan Eberle
Michael Dal Colle -- Brock Nelson -- Kyle Palmieri
Anthony Beauvillier -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Josh Bailey
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Nick Leddy -- Scott Mayfield
Andy Greene -- Noah Dobson
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: Ross Johnston, Leo Komarov, Oliver Wahlstrom, Sebastian Aho, Braydon Coburn, Cory Schneider
Injured:None
Status report
Schultz, a defenseman, was injured during a 6-3 loss at the Boston Bruins on Sunday and is day to day. He did not travel with the Capitals. … Raffl is expected to make his Washington debut after being acquired in a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers on April 12. He has been out with an upper-body injury. … Chara is expected to return after being unable to play Sunday because of an undisclosed injury. … Clutterbuck, who has missed three games with an undisclosed injury, is available to play.