Capitals at Flyers

CAPITALS (23-14-6) at FLYERS (16-18-7)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Sonny Milano
Lars Eller -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie
Conor Sheary -- Dylan Strome -- Tom Wilson
Marcus Johansson -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Erik Gustafsson -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Alexander Alexeyev -- Martin Fehervary
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Anthony Mantha, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Matt Irwin
Injured: Connor Brown (torn ACL), Carl Hagelin (hip), Beck Malenstyn (upper body), John Carlson (face)
Flyers projected lineup
James van Riemsdyk -- Morgan Frost -- Owen Tippett
Joel Farabee -- Noah Cates -- Travis Konecny
Kevin Hayes -- Scott Laughton -- Wade Allison
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Patrick Brown -- Zack MacEwen
Ivan Provorov -- Cam York
Travis Sanheim -- Tony DeAngelo
Nick Seeler -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Carter Hart
Samuel Ersson
Scratched: Justin Braun, Kieffer Bellows
Injured: Sean Couturier (back), Tanner Laczynski (upper body)
Status report
The Capitals did not hold a morning skate Wednesday. ... Kuemper is expected to start after he made 38 saves in a 1-0 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday. ... Hart will start after Ersson made 28 saves in a 4-0 win at the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. ... There will be no other lineup changes from Monday, Flyers coach John Tortorella said.