Capitals at Islanders

CAPITALS (30-13-4) at ISLANDERS (29-13-5)

Capitals projected lineup
Daniel Sprong -- 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: None
Injured: Alex Ovechkin (lower body), 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
Semyon Varlamov
Ilya Sorokin
Scratched: Ross Johnston, Leo Komarov, Oliver Wahlstrom, Sebastian Aho, Braydon Coburn, Cory Schneider
Injured: None
Status report
Ovechkin could be out after the forward left in the third period of a 1-0 shootout win at the Islanders on Thursday. He did not take part in the Capitals morning skate Saturday. ... Schultz, a defenseman, did not travel and is day to day.