Capitals at Blues

CAPITALS (7-9-2) at BLUES (7-8-0)

Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Aliaksei Protas
Sonny Milano -- Dylan Strome -- Conor Sheary
Connor McMichael -- Lars Eller -- Anthony Mantha
Marcus Johansson -- Nic Dowd -- Garnet Hathaway
Erik Gustafsson -- John Carlson
Martin Fehervary -- Nick Jensen
Matt Irwin -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Charlie Lindgren
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched:Joe Snively, Alexander Alexeyev
Injured:T.J. Oshie (lower body), Nicklas Backstrom (hip), Tom Wilson (ACL), Dmitry Orlov (lower body), Carl Hagelin (hip), Connor Brown (ACL), Beck Malenstyn (upper body)
SuspendedNicolas Aube-Kubel
Blues projected lineup
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Josh Leivo
Ivan Barbashev -- Brayden Schenn -- Jordan Kyrou
Nikita Alexandrov -- Noel Acciari -- Tyler Pitlick
Nick Leddy -- Niko Mikkola
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Calle Rosen --
Tyler Tucker
Thomas Greiss
Jordan Binnington
Scratched:Nathan Walker, Alexey Toropchenko
Injured:Colton Parayko (undisclosed), Robert Bortuzzo (upper body), Marco Scandella (hip), Scott Perunovich (shoulder), Logan Brown (upper body)
Status report
Aube-Kubel, a forward, will serve the final game of a three-game suspension from the NHL Department of Player Safety for an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Cal Foote on Nov. 11. ... McMichael will play after being scratched for a 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers on Tuesday. He'll replace Snively, a forward. ... The Blues did not hold a morning skate. ... Parayko will be a game-time decision. The defenseman did not play in a 5-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday. ... Greiss could start after Binnington made 25 saves Wednesday.