The projected lineups for the Capitals and Devils have been announced. Here’s a look at who’s expected to hit the ice.
Capitals’ Projected Lineup
Here’s how the Capitals are expected to line up:
- Alex Ovechkin — Dylan Strome — Connor McMichael
- Hendrix Lapierre — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Tom Wilson
- Anthony Beauvillier — Justin Sourdif — Ryan Leonard
- Brandon Duhaime — David Kampf — Ivan Miroshnichenko
On defence:
- Martin Fehervary — Rasmus Sandin
- Jakub Chychrun — Trevor van Riemsdyk
The Capitals are not expected to make any lineup changes following a 6-4 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.
Those scratched are Declan Chisholm, Dylan McIlrath and Timothy Liljegren.
Aleksei Protas (upper body) and Ethen Frank (lower body) are injured.
Devils’ Projected Lineup
Here’s how the Devils are expected to line up:
- Timo Meier — Nico Hischier — Dawson Mercer
- Jesper Bratt — Jack Hughes — Connor Brown
- Lenni Hameenaho — Cody Glass — Nick Bjugstad
- Evgenii Dadonov — Paul Cotter — Maksim Tsyplakov
On defence:
- Jonas Siegenthaler — Dougie Hamilton
- Luke Hughes — Johnathan Kovacevic
Devils’ Injury Update
Arseny Gritsyuk (upper body), Stefan Noesen (knee), Zack MacEwen (ACL), and Brett Pesce (lower body) are injured.
Gritsyuk has elected to have surgery and the forward will be out the remainder of the season. Devils coach Sheldon Keefe said, “He was on his way to returning to play, but it is something that is likely to be re-injured if not addressed.”