#### **CAPITALS (17-5-7) at JETS (13-10-5)****Capitals projected lineup**Alex Ovechkin -- Lars Eller -- Daniel SprongConor Sheary -- Connor McMichael -- T.J. OshieCarl Hagelin -- Michael Sgarbossa -- Beck MalenstynBrett Leason -- Aliaksei ProtasMartin Fehervary -- John CarlsonDmitry Orlov -- Nick JensenMatt Irwin -- Justin SchultzDennis CholowskiIlya SamsonovVitek Vanecek***Scratched:** [Zach Fucale](https://www.nhl.com/player/zach-fucale-8477457)****Injured:**[Anthony Mantha](https://www.nhl.com/player/anthony-mantha-8477511) (shoulder), Tom Wilson (upper body)****COVID-19 protocol:**Evgeny Kuznetsov, Garnet Hathaway, Nicklas Backstrom, Nic Dowd, Trevor van Riemsdyk***Jets projected lineup**Kyle Connor -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Evgeny SvechnikovPaul Stastny -- Mark Scheifele -- Nikolaj EhlersAndrew Copp -- Adam Lowry -- Dominic ToninatoJansen Harkins -- David Gustafsson -- Kristian VesalainenJosh Morrissey -- Nate SchmidtBrenden Dillon -- Neal PionkLogan Stanley -- Dylan DeMeloConnor HellebuyckEric Comrie***Scratched:**Nathan Beaulieu****Injured:**Blake Wheeler (knee)***Status report**Backstrom entered NHL COVID-19 protocol Friday. With the forward out, the Capitals will use 11 forwards and seven defensemen. ... Leason was recalled from the Hershey of the American Hockey League on Thursday and Fucale, a goalie, on Friday. ... The Capitals flew to Winnipeg on Friday morning did not hold a morning skate. … Dave Lowry will coach the Jets for the rest of the season after Paul Maurice resigned on Friday. … The Jets recalled Gustafsson from Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Thursday.
