CAPITALS (2-1-0) at DEVILS (5-2-0)

7 p.m. ET; MNMT, MSGSN2

Capitals projected lineup

Aliaksei Protas — Dylan Strome — Alex Ovechkin

Connor McMichael — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Tom Wilson

Andrew Mangiapane — Hendrix Lapierre — Jakub Vrana

Brandon Duhaime — Nic Dowd — Taylor Raddysh

Jakob Chychrun — John Carlson

Martin Fehervary — Dylan McIlrath

Rasmus Sandin — Trevor van Riemsdyk

Logan Thompson

Charlie Lindgren

Scratched: Sonny Milano, Alexander Alexeyev

Injured: Matt Roy (lower body)

Devils projected lineup

Paul Cotter — Jack Hughes — Jesper Bratt

Timo Meier — Nico Hischier — Dawson Mercer

Tomas Tatar — Erik Haula — Stefan Noesen

Ondrej Palat — Curtis Lazar — Nick Bastian

Brenden Dillon — Dougie Hamilton

Jonas Siegenthaler — Johnathan Kovacevic

Seamus Casey — Simon Nemec

Jacob Markstrom

Jake Allen

Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Adam Beckman

Injured: Luke Hughes (left shoulder), Brett Pesce (fractured fibula)

Status report

Thompson is expected to start after Lindgren made 22 saves in a 3-2 win against the Dallas Stars on Thursday. … Roy is expected to miss his third consecutive game; the defenseman is day to day. … Bratt did not participate in the Devils morning skate Saturday due to an illness but is expected to play. … Beckman, a forward, took line rushes in Bratt’s absence Saturday with center Jack Hughes and Cotter. … Luke Hughes and Pesce participated in the morning skate but each defenseman remains out of the lineup. … Markstrom is expected to make his third straight start.