Capitals at Sharks

CAPITALS (10-2-5) at SHARKS (8-7-1)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Conor Sheary -- Connor McMichael -- Daniel Sprong
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby --
Garrett Pilon
-- Garnet Hathaway
Carl Hagelin --
Aliaksei Protas
-- Brett Leason
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin Schultz
Ilya Samsonov
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched:Matt Irwin, Dennis Cholowski
Injured:Nicklas Backstrom (hip), Nic Dowd (lower body), T.J. Oshie (lower body), Anthony Mantha (shoulder surgery)
COVID-19 protocol: Lars Eller
Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Logan Couture -- Jonathan Dahlen
Alexander Barabanov -- Tomas Hertl -- Noah Gregor
Andrew Cogliano -- Nick Bonino -- Rudolfs Balcers
Jonah Gadjovich -- Jasper Weatherby -- Matt Nieto
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Erik Karlsson -- Jake Middleton
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Radim Simek
James Reimer
Adin Hill
Scratched: Santeri Hatakka, Kevin Labanc, Jeffrey Viel
Injured: Nikolai Knyzhov (upper body), Lane Pederson (lower body)
Suspended:Kevin Labanc
Status report
The Capitals held an optional morning skate Saturday... Oshie and Dowd, each a forward, will be a game-time decision. Oshie has missed 10 games, Dowd eight. ... Labanc, a forward, is serving a one-game suspension for slew-footing St. Louis Blues forward Tyler Bozak in a 4-1 loss Thursday... Gregor will make his season debut after being recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League on Saturday... Viel, a forward, also was recalled from the AHL on Saturday. ... Pederson, a forward, has been placed on injured reserve.