Projected Lineups for the Oilers vs Capitals – 2/23/25

The Edmonton Oilers take on the Washington Capitals today. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

OILERS (34-18-4) at CAPITALS (37-11-8)

1 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS

Oilers projected lineup

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Connor McDavid — Zach Hyman
Matt Savoie — Leon Draisaitl — Vasily Podkolzin
Jeff Skinner — Mattias Janmark — Corey Perry
Viktor Arvidsson — Adam Henrique — Connor Brown

Mattias Ekholm — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — John Klingberg
Brett Kulak — Ty Emberson

Calvin Pickard
Stuart Skinner

Scratched: Troy Stecher, Kasperi Kapanen

Injured: Evander Kane (hip/knee), Alec Regula (knee)

More from THW:

• Oilers Should Target Blackhawks’ Seth Jones in Trade
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Capitals projected lineup

Alex Ovechkin — Dylan Strome — Tom Wilson
Connor McMichael — Aliaksei Protas — Pierre-Luc Dubois
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

Charlie Lindgren
Logan Thompson

Scratched: Dylan McIlrath, Alexander Alexeyev, Jakub Vrana

Injured: Sonny Milano (upper body)

Status report:

Wilson left an 8-3 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday midway through the third period after a hit from Ryan Graves. Coach Spencer Carbery said after the game that Wilson was being evaluated and there was some concern about his availability Sunday.

More from THW:

• Chychrun’s 2 Goals Lead Capitals to 8-3 Dismantling of the Penguins
• 3 Potential Trade Destinations for Hurricanes’ Mikko Rantanen
• Projected Lineups for the Capitals vs Penguins – 2/22/25