Capitals at Penguins

CAPITALS (6-3-3) at PENGUINS (6-5-1)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Tom Wilson
Jakub Vrana -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. Oshie
Richard Panik -- Lars Eller -- Conor Sheary
Carl Hagelin -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Brenden Dillon -- John Carlson
Zdeno Chara -- Justin Schultz
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Vitek Vanecek
Craig Anderson
Scratched: Daniel Sprong, Jonas Siegenthaler, Trevor van Riemsdyk
Injured: Brian Pinho (undisclosed)
Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Jason Zucker -- Evgeni Malkin -- Kasperi Kapanen
Zach Aston-Reese -- Teddy Blueger -- Brandon Tanev
Drew O'Connor -- Mark Jankowski -- Colton Sceviour
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- Kris Letang
Mike Matheson -- John Marino
Chad Ruhwedel -- Cody Ceci
Tristan Jarry
Maxime Lagace
Scratched: Sam Lafferty, Yannick Weber, Casey DeSmith
Injured: Jared McCann (lower body), Brian Dumoulin (lower body), Evan Rodrigues (lower body), Marcus Pettersson (upper body), Juuso Riikola (upper body), Zach Trotman (knee)
Status report
Kuznetsov, Oshie, Vrana and Schultz could play for Washington. Kuznetsov and Vrana would return from NHL COVID-19 protocol; Oshie (upper body) and Schultz (upper body) were out with injuries. ... Capitals goalie Ilya Samsonov was assigned to Hershey of the American Hockey League. He's missed eight games since entering protocol Jan. 20. … Pettersson practiced in a regular contact jersey for the first time Saturday after missing the past eight games, but the defenseman won't play. ... Lagace was recalled from the taxi squad on an emergency basis.