Devils at Capitals

Devils at Capitals

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

7 p.m. ET; MNMT, MSGSN

Devils projected lineup

Timo Meier — Jack Hughes — Jesper Bratt

Tomas Tatar — Nico Hischier — Dawson Mercer

Paul Cotter — Erik Haula — Stefan Noesen

Ondrej Palat — Curtis Lazar — Nathan Bastian

Brenden Dillon — Dougie Hamilton

Jonas Siegenthaler — Johnathan Kovacevic

Seamus Casey — Simon Nemec

Jacob Markstrom

Jake Allen

Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid

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

Capitals projected lineup

Alex Ovechkin — Dylan Strome — Andrew Mangiapane

Connor McMichael — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Tom Wilson

Sonny Milano — Hendrix Lapierre — Aliaksei Protas

Brandon Duhaime — Nic Dowd — Taylor Raddysh

Jakob Chychrun — John Carlson

Martin Fehervary — Matt Roy

Rasmus Sandin — Trevor van Riemsdyk

Charlie Lindgren

Logan Thompson

Scratched: Sonny Milano, Alexander Alexeyev, Dylan McIlrath

Injured: Nicklas Backstrom (hip), T.J. Oshie (back)

Status report

Cotter moves up to the third line; Palat moves down to the fourth. … The Capitals held an optional morning skate Saturday. … Forwards Backstrom and Oshie each will begin the season on long-term injured reserve.