The Washington Capitals welcome the Ottawa Senators to Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
SENATORS (30-25-4) at CAPITALS (38-14-8)
6:30 p.m. ET; MNMT2, TSN5, TVAS
Senators Projected Lineup
Brady Tkachuk — Tim Stutzle — Claude Giroux
David Perron — Josh Norris — Drake Batherson
Noah Gregor — Shane Pinto — Michael Amadio
Angus Crookshank — Adam Gaudette — Matthew Highmore
Jake Sanderson — Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot — Nick Jensen
Travis Hamonic — Nikolas Matinpalo
Linus Ullmark
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Jacob Bernard-Docker
Injured: Nick Cousins (knee), Tyler Kleven (lower body)
Status Report:
Sanderson, who left a 5-3 win against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday late in the third period after taking a cross-check from Tyler Toffoli, said he will play Monday. … Kleven, who was injured during a 4-1 loss against the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday, is not with the team, and the defenseman is expected to be out week to week, according to coach Travis Green.
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Capitals Projected Lineup
Alex Ovechkin — Dylan Strome — Aliaksei Protas
Connor McMichael — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Tom Wilson
Andrew Mangiapane — Lars Eller — Ethen Frank
Brandon Duhaime — Nic Dowd — Taylor Raddysh
Rasmus Sandin — John Carlson
Martin Fehervary — Matt Roy
Jakob Chychrun — Trevor van Riemsdyk
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Dylan McIlrath, Jakub Vrana
Injured: Sonny Milano (upper body)
Status report:
Thompson will start his second straight game.
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