Projected Lineups for the Red Wings vs the Capitals – 03/07/25

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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