The Washington Capitals take on the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
CAPITALS (21-14-5) at SENATORS (18-15-5)
1 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN5, MNMT
Capitals projected lineup
Connor McMichael — Justin Sourdif — Alex Ovechkin
Aliaksei Protas — Dylan Strome — Tom Wilson
Justin Leonard — Nic Dowd — Ethen Frank
Brandon Duhaime — Hendrix Lapierre — Anthony Beauvillier
Martin Fehervary — John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun — Matt Roy
Rasmus Sandin — Dylan McIlrath
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Declan Chisholm, Sonny Milano, Trevor van Riemsdyk
Injured: Pierre-Luc Dubois (lower body)
Status report
Thompson is expected to start after Lindgren made 22 saves in a 6-3 win against the New York Rangers on Wednesday. … Jensen will return to the lineup after being a healthy scratch for the first time this season on Monday.
Latest for THW:
- NHL Morning Recap – January 1, 2026
- Capitals’ Tom Wilson Scores Twice Goals in 6-3 win over Rangers
- Projected Lineups for Rangers vs. Capitals – 12/31/25
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk — Tim Stutzle — Fabian Zetterlund
David Perron — Dylan Cozens — Drake Batherson
Michael Amadio — Shane Pinto — Claude Giroux
Ridly Greig — Stephen Halliday — Nick Cousins
Jake Sanderson — Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot — Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven — Jordan Spence
Leevi Merilainen
Hunter Shepard
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Nikolas Matinpalo
Injured: Lars Eller (broken foot)
Status report
Jensen will return to the lineup after being a healthy scratch for the first time this season on Monday.
Latest for THW:
- NHL Morning Recap – December 30, 2025
- Blue Jackets Overcome Travel Nightmares to Handily Defeat Senators
- Projected Lineups for Blue Jackets vs Senators – 12/29/25
