#### **CAPITALS (23-16-6) at ISLANDERS (23-18-3)****Capitals projected lineup**Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Conor ShearyAnthony Mantha -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. OshieSonny Milano -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Tom WilsonMarcus Johansson -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet HathawayErik Gustafsson -- Trevor van RiemsdykDmitry Orlov -- Nick JensenMatt Irwin -- Martin FehervaryDarcy KuemperCharlie 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 BaileyAnders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Simon HolmstromAnthony Beauvillier -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Hudson FaschingMatt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal ClutterbuckParker Wotherspoon -- Ryan PulockAlexander Romanov -- Scott MayfieldSebastian Aho -- Noah DobsonIlya SorokinSemyon 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.