Capitals at Rangers

CAPITALS (32-28-7) at RANGERS (37-19-10)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Sonny Milano -- Dylan Strome -- T.J. Oshie
Anthony Mantha -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Craig Smith
Conor Sheary -- Nic Dowd -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Rasmus Sandin -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary -- Nick Jensen
Matt Irwin -- Alexander Alexeyev
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Aliaksei Protas , Gabriel Carlsson, Joe Snively
Injured: John Carlson (head), Carl Hagelin (hip), Connor Brown (knee)
Rangers projected lineup
Artemi Panarin -- Mika Zibanejad -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Chris Kreider -- Vincent Trocheck -- Patrick Kane
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Filip Chytil -- Kaapo Kakko
Jimmy Vesey -- Barclay Goodrow -- Tyler Motte
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Niko Mikkola -- Adam Fox
Ben Harpur -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: None
Injured: Ryan Lindgren (upper body)
Status report
The Capitals did not conduct a morning skate Tuesday. Washington recalled Snively, a forward, from Hershey of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. … Trouba did not take part in the Rangers morning skate for personal reasons but is expected to play. … Lindgren, a defenseman, did not skate and will miss his eighth straight game; he remains day to day. ... Shesterkin will start for the seventh time in nine games. ... The Rangers reassigned forward Jonny Brodzinski to Hartford of the AHL on Saturday.