#### **CAPITALS (28-16-9) at FLYERS (15-26-10)****Capitals projected lineup**Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Conor ShearyJoe Snively -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Tom WilsonConnor McMichael -- Lars Eller -- T.J. OshieCarl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet HathawayMartin Fehervary -- John CarlsonDmitry Orlov -- Nick JensenTrevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin SchultzIlya SamsonovPheonix Copley***Scratched:*** *Matt Irwin, Michal Kempny, Daniel Sprong****Injured:** [Anthony Mantha](https://www.nhl.com/player/anthony-mantha-8477511)* *(shoulder), Vitek Vanecek (upper body)***Flyers projected lineup**Joel Farabee -- Claude Giroux -- Cam AtkinsonOskar Lindblom -- Scott Laughton -- Travis KonecnyJames van Riemsdyk -- Derick Brassard -- Gerry MayhewIsaac Ratcliffe -- Patrick Brown -- Zack MacEwenIvan Provorov -- Justin BraunTravis Sanheim -- Rasmus RistolainenKeith Yandle -- Nick SeelerCarter HartMartin Jones***Scratched:** Morgan Frost, Max Willman, Kevin Connauton****Injured:** Ryan Ellis (lower body), Nate Thompson (shoulder), Kevin Hayes (hip), Wade Allison (knee)***Status report**Schultz will be a game-time decision after missing practice for a maintenance day Friday. If he can't play, it's likely Kempny, a defenseman, would replace him. ... Vanecek practiced Friday but will miss his eighth straight game. ... Farabee returns after missing 11 games with a shoulder injury. ... Brassard will play after missing five games with a recurrence of a hip injury first sustained Nov. 23. This will be his fourth game since then. ... Hart will start after missing two games with an eye infection. ... Hayes continues to practice and coach Mike Yeo said the center could return next week; Hayes has missed 13 games after having surgery to remove fluid from the adductor region of his hip Jan. 18.
