Capitals at Flyers

CAPITALS (27-15-9) at FLYERS (15-24-9)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Conor Sheary
Joe Snively -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Tom Wilson
Connor McMichael -- Lars Eller -- Brett Leason
Carl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov - Nick Jensen
Michal Kempny -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Ilya Samsonov
Pheonix Copley
Scratched: Daniel Sprong, Matt Irwin
Injured: Anthony Mantha (shoulder), T.J. Oshie (upper body), Vitek Vanecek (upper body), Justin Schultz (upper body)
Flyers projected lineup
Oskar Lindblom -- Claude Giroux -- Cam Atkinson
James van Riemsdyk -- Scott Laughton -- Travis Konecny
Max Willman -- Morgan Frost -- Gerry Mayhew
Isaac Ratcliffe -- Connor Bunnaman -- Zack MacEwen
Ivan Provorov -- Justin Braun
Travis Sanheim -- Nick Seeler
Keith Yandle -- Kevin Connauton
Martin Jones
Carter Hart
Scratched: None
Injured: Ryan Ellis (lower body), Derick Brassard (hip), Rasmus Ristolainen (upper body), Nate Thompson (shoulder), Patrick Brown (knee), Kevin Hayes (hip), Joel Farabee (upper body), Wade Allison (knee)
Status report
Vanecek practiced for the first time since he was injured against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Feb. 1, but coach Peter Laviolette said the goalie still needs to do more work before he can be considered an option to play. ... Schultz is day to day after the defenseman was injured during the first period of a 4-1 win at the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. ... Jones will start for the first time since Jan. 25. ... Brown, a center, and Ristolainen, a defenseman, each took part in the Flyers' morning skate; coach Mike Yeo said neither would play Thursday but the hope is each could play against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday. Brown will miss his 14th game and Ristolainen his third. ... Hayes took part in the morning skate but the center will not play. ... Brassard skated on his own before the morning skate and stayed on to take part in drills but the center will not play.