Capitals at Canucks

CAPITALS (31-18-10) at CANUCKS (29-23-6)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Conor Sheary
Anthony Mantha
-- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie
Connor McMichael -- Lars Eller -- Tom Wilson
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin Schultz
Vitek Vanecek
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched: Matt Irwin, Michal Kempny, Daniel Sprong
Injured: Joe Snively (upper body), Carl Hagelin (eye)
Canucks projected lineup
Tanner Pearson -- J.T. Miller -- Conor Garland
Vasily Podkolzin -- Bo Horvat -- Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander -- Elias Pettersson -- Alex Chiasson
Tyler Motte -- Juho Lammikko -- Matthew Highmore
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Tyler Myers
Quinn Hughes -- Luke Schenn
Brad Hunt -- Travis Hamonic
Thatcher Demko
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Madison Bowey, Sheldon Rempal
Injured: Jason Dickinson (lower body), Kyle Burroughs (upper body), Tucker Poolman (headaches)
Status report
Sheary and Wilson swapped spots during a 4-3 overtime loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday; each will remain with his new line to start Friday. ... The Canucks will dress the same lineup they used in a 5-3 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday. ... Poolman, a defenseman, continues to practice but remains day to day and will miss his 15th straight game.