Capitals at Flyers

CAPITALS (11-12-4) at FLYERS (9-12-5)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Conor Sheary
Sonny Milano -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. Oshie
Marcus Johansson -- Lars Eller -- Anthony Mantha
Aliaksei Protas -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Erik Gustafsson -- John Carlson
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Nick Jensen
Alexander Alexeyev -- Matt Irwin
Charlie Lindgren
Hunter Shepard
Scratched:Joe Snively, Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Injured:Nicklas Backstrom (hip), Connor Brown (torn ACL), Carl Hagelin (hip), Tom Wilson (torn ACL), Beck Malenstyn (upper body), Dmitry Orlov (lower body), Darcy Kuemper (upper body), Martin Fehervary (upper body)
Flyers projected lineup
Kevin Hayes -- Noah Cates -- Travis Konecny
Joel Farabee -- Morgan Frost -- Owen Tippett
Scott Laughton -- Lukas Sedlak -- James van Riemsdyk
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Patrick Brown -- Zack MacEwen
Ivan Provorov -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Travis Sanheim -- Justin Braun
Nick Seeler -- Tony DeAngelo
Carter Hart
Felix Sandstrom
Scratched:Egor Zamula, Max Willman
Injured:Sean Couturier (back), Cam Atkinson (upper body), Wade Allison (hip/oblique), Tanner Laczynski (upper body)
Status report
Orlov took part in the morning skate but the defenseman will miss his 15th straight game. ... The Flyers held an optional skate. ... Van Riemsdyk will play after missing 20 games with a fractured left index finger sustained Oct. 23. ... Laczynski was placed on injured reserve Tuesday and is week to week after the forward was injured during the third period of the Flyers' 5-3 win against the Colorado Avalanche on Monday.