**CAPITALS (32-14-5) at RANGERS (26-20-6)****7 p.m. ET; ESPN+, MSG2, NBCSWA, NHL.TV****Capitals projected lineup**Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom WilsonConor Sheary -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Anthony ManthaMichael Raffl -- Lars Eller -- Daniel SprongCarl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet HathawayDmitry Orlov -- John CarlsonBrenden Dillon -- Justin SchultzNick Jensen -- Zdeno CharaVitek VanecekIlya Samsonov***Scratched:**T.J. Oshie, Trevor van Riemsdyk****Injured:**None***Rangers projected lineup**Artemi Panarin -- Mika Zibanejad -- Pavel Buchnevich[Alexis Lafreniere](https://www.nhl.com/player/alexis-lafreniere-8482109)-- Ryan Strome -- Kaapo KakkoVitali Kravtsov -- Filip Chytil -- Colin BlackwellMorgan Barron -- Kevin Rooney -- Julien GauthierK'Andre Miller -- Adam FoxTarmo Reunanen -- Brendan SmithLibor Hajek -- Zac JonesIgor ShesterkinAlexandar Georgiev***Scratched:**Anthony Bitetto, Phillip Di Giuseppe****Injured:**Jacob Trouba (upper body), Chris Kreider (lower body), Ryan Lindgren (upper body)***Status report**Ovechkin and Carlson were each full participants in the morning skate. They are game-time decisions. Ovechkin has missed the past four games with a lower-body injury and Carlson (lower body) the past two. ... Oshie won't play because of a personal/family reason, the Capitals said. ... Washington could play with 11 forwards and seven defensemen if Carlson is able to play and Ovechkin can't. ... Panarin will play despite not skating Monday because of maintenance reasons. He will move up to play with Zibanejad and Buchnevich, with Lafreniere moving into his former spot to play with Strome and Kakko. ... Trouba, Kreider and Lindgren didn't skate and are considered day to day. Trouba will miss his seventh straight game, Kreider his third and Lindgren his second.
