Capitals at Lightning

CAPITALS (34-32-9) at LIGHTNING (43-26-6)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Tom Wilson
Anthony Mantha -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Craig Smith
Aliaksei Protas -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie
Nicolas Aube-Kubel -- Nic Dowd -- Conor Sheary
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin -- Nick Jensen
Alexander Alexeyev -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Charlie Lindgren
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: Matt Irwin
Injured: Carl Hagelin (hip), Connor Brown (knee), Sonny Milano (upper body)
Lightning projected lineup
Steven Stamkos -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel -- Anthony Cirelli -- Alex Killorn
Ross Colton -- Nick Paul -- Patrick Maroon
Tanner Jeannot -- Michael Eyssimont -- Corey Perry
Victor Hedman -- Nick Perbix
Mikhail Sergachev -- Darren Raddysh
Ian Cole -- Erik Cernak
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Scratched: Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Zach Bogosian, Haydn Fleury
Injured: None
Status report
Lindgren could start after Kuemper made 28 saves in a 2-1 shootout loss to the New York Islanders on Wednesday. ... Milano is unlikely to play after the forward wore a non-contact jersey during the Capitals morning skate Wednesday; he has missed two games. ... The Lightning held an optional morning skate.