Capitals at Lightning

CAPITALS (7-7-2) at LIGHTNING (7-6-1)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Conor Sheary
Sonny Milano -- Dylan Strome -- Marcus Johansson
Anthony Mantha -- Lars Eller -- Connor McMichael
Aliaksei Protas -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Erik Gustafsson -- John Carlson
Martin Fehervary -- Nick Jensen
Matt Irwin -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Joe Snively, Alexander Alexeyev
Injured: T.J. Oshie (lower body), Nicklas Backstrom (hip surgery), Connor Brown (torn ACL), Carl Hagelin (hip surgery), Tom Wilson (torn ACL), Beck Malenstyn (upper body), Dmitry Orlov (lower body)
Suspended: Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Lightning projected lineup
Brandon Hagel -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Steven Stamkos -- Nick Paul -- Alex Killorn
Cole Koepke -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Ross Colton
Patrick Maroon -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Corey Perry
Victor Hedman -- Ian Cole
Mikhail Sergachev -- Nick Perbix
Haydn Fleury -- Philippe Myers
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Scratched: Rudolfs Balcers
Injured: Anthony Cirelli (shoulder), Zach Bogosian (shoulder), Erik Cernak (lower body), Cal Foote (upper body)
Status Report
Orlov, a defenseman, participated in the morning skate, but is unlikely to play. ... Aube-Kubel, a forward, was suspended three games for an illegal check to the head of Lightning defenseman Cal Foote on Friday. ... Capitals coach Peter Laviolette will miss his second straight game; he is in COVID-19 protocol. Assistant Kevin McCarthy will coach the Capitals. ... Foote and Cernak, also a defenseman, are day to day. ... Balcers, a forward, was claimed off waivers from the Florida Panthers on Saturday.