Capitals at Islanders

CAPITALS (23-16-6) at ISLANDERS (23-18-3)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Conor Sheary
Anthony Mantha -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. Oshie
Sonny Milano -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Tom Wilson
Marcus Johansson -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Erik Gustafsson -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Matt Irwin -- Martin Fehervary
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched:Alexander Alexeyev, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Lars Eller
Injured:John Carlson (head), Connor Brown (knee), Carl Hagelin (hip)
Islanders projected lineup
Zach Parise -- Mathew Barzal -- Josh Bailey
Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Simon Holmstrom
Anthony Beauvillier -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Hudson Fasching
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Parker Wotherspoon -- Ryan Pulock
Alexander Romanov -- Scott Mayfield
Sebastian Aho -- Noah Dobson
Ilya Sorokin
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched:Ross Johnston
Injured:Kyle Palmieri (upper body), Adam Pelech (upper body), Oliver Wahlstrom (lower body)
Status report
Capitals coach Peter Laviolette said the decision to scratch Eller, a forward, was due to player rotation. … Palmieri, a forward, and Pelech, a defenseman, each skated before and after the morning skate but neither was a full participant; Pelech rotated in with the defensemen. Palmieri will be out for the 24th time in the past 25 games, and Pelech will miss his 18th game.