Capitals at Golden Knights

CAPITALS (43-23-10) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (41-31-5)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Tom Wilson
Marcus Johansson -- Nicklas Backstrom -- Conor Sheary
Anthony Mantha -- Lars Eller -- T.J. Oshie
Johan Larsson -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov -- Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Justin Schultz
Ilya Samsonov
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Matt Irwin, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Connor McMichael, Michal Kempny
Injured: Carl Hagelin (eye), Joe Snively (upper body)
Golden Knights projected lineup
Jonathan Marchessault -- Jack Eichel -- Mark Stone
Max Pacioretty -- Chandler Stephenson -- Evgenii Dadonov
Mattias Janmark -- William Karlsson -- Michael Amadio
Jake Leschyshyn -- Nicolas Roy -- Keegan Kolesar
Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore
Ben Hutton -- Alex Pietrangelo
Alec Martinez -- Zach Whitecloud
Robin Lehner
Logan Thompson
Scratched: Dylan Coghlan
Injured: Laurent Brossoit (undisclosed), Nolan Patrick (undisclosed), Nicolas Hague (lower body), Reilly Smith (lower body), Brett Howden (upper body), William Carrier (upper body)
Status report
Samsonov will make his second straight start and sixth in eight games; he made 24 saves in a 3-2 win at the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. ... The Golden Knights held an optional skate morning skate Wednesday. ... Lehner is expected to make his second straight start and sixth in eight games; he made 25 saves in a 3-2 losa to the New Jersey Devils on Monday.