Projected Lineups for the Kraken vs Capitals – 03/09/25

The Washington Capitals welcome the Seattle Kraken to Capital One Arena this afternoon. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. 

DEVILS (33-25-6) at FLYERS (27-29-8)

3:30 p.m. ET; KHN, MNMT, KONG, SN (JIP), SN360

Kraken Projected Lineup

Jaden Schwartz — Matty Beniers — Kaapo Kakko
Jared McCann — Shane Wright — Andre Burakovsky
Eeli Tolvanen — Chandler Stephenson — Jordan Eberle
Michael Eyssimont — John Hayden — Tye Kartye

Vince Dunn — Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak — Brandon Montour
Ryker Evans — Josh Mahura

Joey Daccord
Philipp Grubauer

Scratched: Cale Fleury

Injured: None

Status Report: 

Daccord is expected to start after Grubauer made 23 saves in a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. 

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Capitals Projected Lineup

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

Rasmus Sandin — John Carlson
Martin Fehervary — Matt Roy
Jakob Chychrun — Trevor van Riemsdyk

Charlie Lindgren
Logan Thompson

Scratched: Dylan McIlrath, Alex Alexeyev, Ethen Frank

Injured: Sonny Milano (upper body)

Status report:

Beauvillier is expected to make his Capitals debut after being acquired in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday for a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.

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