Capitals at Rangers

CAPITALS (23-7-4) at RANGERS (15-15-4)

Capitals projected lineup
Conor Sheary -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Tom Wilson
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. Oshie
Jakub Vrana -- Lars Eller -- Daniel Sprong
Carl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Brenden Dillon -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Justin Schultz
Zdeno Chara -- Nick Jensen
Vitek Vanecek
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Richard Panik
Injured: none
Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Pavel Buchnevich
Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Kaapo Kakko
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Filip Chytil -- Julien Gauthier
Phillip Di Giuseppe -- Kevin Rooney -- Colin Blackwell
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Libor Hajek -- Brendan Smith
Igor Shesterkin
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: none
Injured: Jack Johnson (core muscle surgery)
COVID-19 protocol: Brett Howden
Status report
Eller said he's available to play after missing the past seven games with a lower-body injury, but Capitals coach Peter Laviolette said it will be a gametime decision. ... If Eller plays, Panik could be scratched for the first time this season. ... Shesterkin will start for the Rangers for the third time in four games since returning to the lineup after missing 10 games with a mild groin strain.