CAPITALS (39-31-11) at FLYERS (38-32-11)
7 p.m. ET; MNMT, NBCSP, TVAS2, SNP, SNW
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Connor McMichael -- T.J. Oshie
Aliaksei Protas -- Dylan Strome -- Tom Wilson
Max Pacioretty -- Hendrix Lapierre -- Sonny Milano
Beck Malenstyn -- Nic Dowd -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Alexander Alexeyev -- Dylan McIlrath
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Vincent Iorio
Charlie Lindgren
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: Ivan Miroshnichenko, Lucas Johansen, Michael Sgarbossa
Injured: Rasmus Sandin (upper body), Nick Jensen (upper body)
Flyers projected lineup
Tyson Foerster -- Ryan Poehling -- Travis Konecny
Owen Tippett -- Morgan Frost -- Bobby Brink
Noah Cates -- Sean Couturier -- Garnet Hathaway
Joel Farabee -- Scott Laughton -- Cam Atkinson
Cam York -- Travis Sanheim
Nick Seeler -- Jamie Drysdale
Egor Zamula -- Erik Johnson
Samuel Ersson
Ivan Fedotov
Scratched: Nicolas Deslauriers, Olle Lycksell, Denis Gurianov, Marc Staal, Ronnie Attard, Adam Ginning, Ryan Johansen
Injured: Rasmus Ristolainen (upper body)
Status report
The Capitals did not hold a morning skate Tuesday following a 2-0 with against the Boston Bruins on Monday. ... Lindgren will start consecutive games after making 16 saves against the Bruins. ... Malenstyn will be a game-time decision; he left during the second period Monday because of an upper-body injury. ... The Capitals have two extra forwards on the roster, Miroshnichenko and Sgarbossa, who could replace Malenstyn if needed. ... The Flyers held an optional morning skate Tuesday; they are expected to dress the same lineup they used in a 1-0 win against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, including Ersson starting for the fifth straight game.
