The Washington Capitals take on the Columbus Blue Jackets today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
CAPITALS (50-19-9) at BLUE JACKETS (36-33-9)
12:30 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+, SN360, TVAS
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin — Dylan Strome — Taylor Raddysh
Connor McMichael — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Tom Wilson
Andrew Mangiapane — Lars Eller — Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime — Nic Dowd — Anthony Beauvillier
Rasmus Sandin — John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun — Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary — Matt Roy
Charlie Lindgren
Hunter Shepard
Scratched: Dylan McIlrath, Alex Alexeyev, Ethen Frank
Injured: Aliaksei Protas (lower body), Logan Thompson (upper body), Sonny Milano (upper body)
Status report:
With the Capitals having clinched home ice through the Eastern Conference Final and hosting the Blue Jackets on Sunday, Ovechkin may not play Saturday. … Chychrun missed a 5-4 shootout win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday; if he is unavailable, McIlrath may take his spot on defense.
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Blue Jackets projected lineup
Boone Jenner — Sean Monahan — Kirill Marchenko
James van Riemsdyk — Adam Fantilli — Kent Johnson
Dmitri Voronkov — Cole Sillinger — Mathieu Olivier
Zach Aston-Reese — Sean Kuraly — Justin Danforth
Zach Werenski — Dante Fabbro
Denton Mateychuk — Ivan Provorov
Jack Johnson — Erik Gudbranson
Jet Greaves
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Jordan Harris, Christian Fischer, Jack Williams, Damon Severson, Luke Kunin, Yegor Chinakhov
Injured: Elvis Merzlikins (undisclosed), Jake Christiansen (upper body)
Status Report:
Columbus coach Dean Evason said Friday that Christiansen, a defenseman, and Merzlikins, a goalie, will not play; Christiansen left during the first period of a 3-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday and Merzlikins left early during the morning skate Thursday. Evason said Merzlikins did not sustain an injury while practicing.
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