The Washington Capitals take on the Pittsburgh Penguins at the PPG Paints Arena today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
CAPITALS (7-5-1) at PENGUINS (8-4-2)
7:30 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SN
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin — Dylan Strome — Anthony Beauvillier
Aliaksei Protas — Connor McMichael — Tom Wilson
Sonny Milano — Hendrix Lapierre — Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime — Nic Dowd — Justin Sourdif
Martin Fehervary — John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun — Matt Roy
Rasmus Sandin — Trevor van Riemsdyk
Charlie Lindgren
Logan Thompson
Scratched: Dylan McIlrath, Declan Chisholm, Spencer Smallman
Injured: Ethen Frank (upper body), Pierre-Luc Dubois (lower body)
Status report
Lindgren could start for Washington after Thompson made 23 saves in a 6-1 win against the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday.
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Penguins projected lineup
Bryan Rust — Sidney Crosby — Ben Kindel
Tommy Novak — Evgeni Malkin – Anthony Mantha
Ville Koivunen — Danton Heinen — Philip Tomasino
Connor Dewar — Blake Lizotte — Kevin Hayes
Parker Wotherspoon — Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea — Kris Letang
Ryan Graves — Connor Clifton
Arturs Silos
Sergei Murashov
Scratched: Mathew Dumba, Harrison Brunicke, Joona Koppanen
Injured: Rickard Rakell (hand surgery), Rutger McGroarty (upper body), Caleb Jones (lower body), Justin Brazeau (upper body), Noel Acciari (upper body), Tristan Jarry (lower body), Filip Hallander (undisclosed)
Status report
Jarry, a goalie, and Acciari and Brazeau, each a forward, were placed on injured reserve Tuesday. Brazeau is out at least four weeks, and Jarry and Acciari for at least three weeks. … Heinen, Graves and Murashov were recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. Defenseman Owen Pickering was reassigned to the AHL. … Hallander, a forward, is day to day after leaving practice with an injury Wednesday. … Hayes is expected to make his season debut. He missed the first 14 games with an upper-body injury sustained in training camp.
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