Alex Ovechkin continues his quest toward the all-time regular season goal-scoring record at home as the Washington Capitals host the Detroit Red Wings tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
RED WINGS (30-26-6) at CAPITALS (40-14-8)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, MNMT, SNP, SN360, TVAS
Red Wings Projected Lineup
Marco Kasper — Dylan Larkin — Lucas Raymond
Patrick Kane — J.T. Compher — Alex DeBrincat
Vladimir Tarasenko — Michael Rasmussen — Elmer Soderblom
Tyler Motte — Jonatan Berggren
Ben Chiarot — Moritz Seider
Simon Edvinsson — Albert Johansson
Erik Gustafsson — Justin Holl
Cam Talbot
Alex Lyon
Scratched: Joe Veleno
Injured: Jeff Petry (undisclosed), Andrew Copp (upper body), Carter Mazur (upper body)
Status Report:
The Red Wings did not hold a morning skate Friday following a 4-2 loss to the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday. … Mazur, a forward who made his NHL debut against Utah, was injured during his second shift and did not return; he was not expected to travel to Washington
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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 — Ethen Frank
Rasmus Sandin — John Carlson
Martin Fehervary — Matt Roy
Jakob Chychrun — Trevor van Riemsdyk
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Dylan McIlrath, Alex Alexeyev, Anthony Beauvillier
Injured: Sonny Milano (upper body)
Status report:
The Capitals acquired Beauvillier, a forward, in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday for a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft. … Alexeyev, a defenseman, was recalled from his conditioning loan with Hershey of the American Hockey League. … Milano, a forward, was cleared for contact last week but has not skated this week.
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