#### **CAPITALS (5-0-3) at LIGHTNING (4-3-1)****Capitals projected lineup**Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom WilsonAnthony Mantha -- Connor McMichael -- Daniel SprongCarl Hagelin -- Lars Eller -- Garnet HathawayBrett Leason -- Hendrix Lapierre -- Conor ShearyMartin Fehervary -- John CarlsonDmitry Orlov -- Nick JensenTrevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin SchultzVitek VanecekIlya Samsonov***Scratched:**Dennis Cholowski, Matt Irwin, Aliaksei Protas****Injured:** [Nicklas Backstrom](https://www.nhl.com/player/nicklas-backstrom-8473563)* *(hip), T.J. Oshie (lower body), Nic Dowd (lower body)***Lightning projected lineup**Alex Killorn -- Brayden Point -- Anthony CirelliOndrej Palat -- Steven Stamkos -- Mathieu JosephPat Maroon -- Ross Colton -- Corey PerryTaylor Raddysh -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare --[Alex Barre-Boulet](https://www.nhl.com/player/alex-barre-boulet-8479718)Victor Hedman -- Jan RuttaRyan McDonagh -- Erik CernakMikhail Sergachev -- Andrej SustrAndrei VasilevskiyBrian Elliott***Scratched:** Gabriel Dumont, Cal Foote****Injured:** Nikita Kucherov (lower body), Zach Bogosian (lower body), Gemel Smith (lower body), Boris Katchouk (undisclosed)***Status report**Dowd, a forward, was placed on injured reserve Monday and Protas, a forward, was recalled from Hershey of the American Hockey League. ... Katchouk, a forward, was injured in practice Sunday and is day to day. ... Foote, a defenseman, is available and could replace Sustr in the lineup.