Capitals at Islanders

CAPITALS (44-24-12) at ISLANDERS (36-34-10)

Capitals projected lineup
Conor Sheary -- Evgeny Kuznetsov - T.J. Oshie
Marcus Johansson -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Tom Wilson
Anthony Mantha -- Lars Eller -- Axel Jonsson-Fjallby
Johan Larsson -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin Schultz
Vitek Vanecek
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched: Matt Irwin, Connor McMichael, Michal Kempny
Injured: Alex Ovechkin (upper body), Carl Hagelin (eye), Joe Snively (upper body)
Islanders projected lineup
Kieffer Bellows -- Brock Nelson -- Josh Bailey
Zach Parise -- Mathew Barzal -- Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Oliver Wahlstrom
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Ross Johnston
Adam Pelech -- Robin Salo
Zdeno Chara -- Noah Dobson
Sebastian Aho -- Andy Greene
Semyon Varlamov
Ilya Sorokin
Scratched: None
Injured: Anthony Beauvillier (upper body), Cal Clutterbuck (shoulder), Scott Mayfield (lower body); Ryan Pulock (non-COVID-19 illness)
Status report
Ovechkin participated in the morning skate but will miss his second straight game. Capitals coach Peter Laviolette said the forward "had a good day" and will be reevaluated before their game at the New York Rangers on Friday. … Jonsson-Fjallby will play for the first time since March 28. … The Islanders did not hold a morning skate Thursday. ... Nelson and Chara each could return after missing a 4-1 win at Washington on Tuesday because of a non-COVID-19 illness.