Projected Lineups for the Hurricanes vs Capitals – 12/20/24

The Carolina Hurricanes take on the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.


HURRICANES (20-10-1) at CAPITALS (21-8-2)

7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MNMT, SN

Hurricanes projected lineup

Eric Robinson — Sebastian Aho — Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov — Jesperi Kotkaniemi — Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook — Jordan Staal — William Carrier
Jack Roslovic — Tyson Jost — Jackson Blake

Jaccob Slavin — Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov — Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere — Sean Walker

Pyotr Kochetkov
Dustin Tokarski

Scratched: Riley Stillman

Injured: Frederik Andersen (knee), Jack Drury (hand)

Status report

The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate.

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Capitals projected lineup

Andrew Mangiapane — Dylan Strome — Tom Wilson
Connor McMichael — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Aliaksei Protas
Jakub Vrana — Hendrix Lapierre — Taylor Raddysh
Brandon Duhaime — Nic Dowd — Ivan Miroshnichenko

Rasmus Sandin — John Carlson
Martin Fehervary — Matt Roy
Jakob Chychrun — Trevor van Riemsdyk

Charlie Lindgren
Logan Thompson

Scratched: Dylan McIlrath, Alexander Alexeyev

Injured: Alex Ovechkin (leg), Sonny Milano (upper body), Lars Eller (illness)

Status report

Ovechkin has been cleared for contact and practiced in a regular jersey for the first time since he fractured his left fibula against the Utah Hockey Club on Nov. 18, but coach Spencer Carbery said the forward will not play until after the NHL Holiday Break (Dec. 24-26). … Eller was placed on injured reserve and the forward will not return until after the holiday break.

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