BLUE JACKETS (5-4-1) at CAPITALS (7-2-0)
5 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, MNMT
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Yegor Chinakhov -- Sean Monahan -- Kirill Marchenko
Cole Sillinger -- Adam Fantilli -- Mikael Pyyhtia
Zach Aston-Reese -- Justin Danforth -- Mathieu Olivier
Kevin Labanc -- Sean Kuraly -- Dmitri Voronkov
Zach Werenski -- Ivan Provorov
Jake Christiansen -- Damon Severson
Jack Johnson -- David Jiricek
Daniil Tarasov
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Jordan Harris, James van Riemsdyk
Injured: Boone Jenner (upper body), Gavin Brindley (finger), Erik Gudbranson (upper body), Kent Johnson (upper body)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Aliaksei Protas
Connor McMichael -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Tom Wilson
Jakub Vrana -- Hendrix Lapierre -- Andrew Mangiapane
Brandon Duhaime -- Nic Dowd -- Taylor Raddysh
Martin Fehervary -- John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin -- Dylan McIlrath
Alexander Alexeyev -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Sonny Milano, Michael Sgarbossa, Vincent Iorio
Injured: Matt Roy (lower body), Jakob Chychrun (upper body)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. … Tarasov will likely start in goal for Columbus after Merzlikins allowed six goals on 44 shots in a 6-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. ... Labanc will replace van Riemsdyk, a forward. ... Jiricek will replace Harris, a defenseman. ... Washington placed Chychrun, a defenseman, on injured reserve and recalled Iorio, another defenseman, from Hershey of the American Hockey League. ... Lapierre will replace Sgarbossa, a forward.
