Capitals at Jets

WASHINGTON CAPITALS (13-12-4) at JETS (18-7-1)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Conor Sheary
Sonny Milano -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- T.J. Oshie
Marcus Johansson -- Lars Eller -- Anthony Mantha
Aliaksei Protas -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Erik Gustafsson -- John Carlson
Trevor van Riemsdyk -- Nick Jensen
Lucas Johansen -- Matt Irwin
Charlie Lindgren
Hunter Shepard
Scratched:Joe Snively, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Dylan McIlrath
Injured:Nicklas Backstrom (hip surgery), Tom Wilson (torn ACL), Connor Brown (torn ACL), Carl Hagelin (hip surgery), Beck Malenstyn (upper body), Dmitry Orlov (lower body), Darcy Kuemper (upper body), Martin Fehervary (upper body), Alexander Alexeyev (upper body)
Jets projected lineup
Cole Perfetti -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Kyle Connor -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Michael Eyssimont
Morgan Barron -- Adam Lowry -- Jansen Harkins
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby -- David Gustafsson -- Sam Gagner
Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
Brenden Dillon -- Neal Pionk
Dylan Samberg -- Nate Schmidt
Connor Hellebuyck
David Rittich
Scratched:Dominic Toninato, Kyle Capobianco
Injured:Nikolaj Ehlers (undisclosed), Mason Appleton (wrist), Saku Maenalanen (upper body), Logan Stanley (upper body)
Status report
Kuemper skated for the first time since leaving a 5-2 loss in Calgary on Dec. 3. The goalie was placed on injured reserve retroactive to then. … Gustafsson left skate early in Winnipeg on Sunday and did not return. The defenseman is a game time decision. … Forwards Wilson and Backstrom skated in non-contact jerseys. It is the first time they have traveled with the Capitals this season. … Orlov also skated but the defenseman is not expected to play. … Maenalanen, a forward, and Stanley, a defenseman were each placed on injured reserve Sunday. The Jets recalled Stenlund, a forward, from Manitoba of the American Hockey League prior to the game.