Projected Lineups for Capitals vs Bruins – 4/1/25

The Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

CAPITALS (47-17-9) at BRUINS (30-35-9)

7 p.m. ET; MNMT, NESN, TVAS2, SN1

Capitals projected lineup

Aliaksei Protas — Dylan Strome – Ryan Leonard
Alex Ovechkin — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Tom Wilson
Andrew Mangiapane — Lars Eller – Connor McMichael
Brandon Duhaime — Nic Dowd — Anthony Beauvillier

Rasmus Sandin — John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun — Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary — Dylan McIlrath

Charlie Lindgren
Logan Thompson

Scratched: Alex Alexeyev, Ethen Frank, Taylor Raddysh, Matt Roy

Injured: Sonny Milano (upper body)

Status report:

Leonard is expected to make his NHL debut after signing a three-year, entry-level contract Monday.

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Bruins projected lineup

Morgan Geekie — Pavel Zacha – David Pastrnak
Marat Khusnutdinov — Elias Lindholm — Fabian Lysell
Cole Koepke — Casey Mittelstadt — Vinni Lettieri
Jakub Lauko — John Beecher — Patrick Brown

Nikita Zadorov — Henri Jokiharju
Parker Wotherspoon — Andrew Peeke
Mason Lohrei — Ian Mitchell

Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo

Scratched: Michael Callahan, Jeffrey Viel

Injured: Charlie McAvoy (shoulder), Hampus Lindholm (knee), Mark Kastelic (upper body)

Status report:

McAvoy is no longer wearing a no-contact jersey during practice, but there’s still no timetable on a possible return; the defenseman will miss his 18th straight game. … Brown and Lettieri, who each cleared waivers Monday, are expected to be in the lineup. … Viel, a forward recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League on Monday, could also enter the lineup, but Bruins coach Joe Sacco said a decision has not yet been made.

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