PENGUINS (41-23-16) at CAPITALS (41-30-9)
3 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, MNMT, truTV, TNT, SN360, TVAS
Penguins projected lineup
Egor Chinakhov — Sidney Crosby — Bryan Rust
Tommy Novak — Richard Rakell — Evgeni Malkin
Elmer Soderblom — Ville Koivunen — Justin Brazeau
Joona Koppanen — Kevin Hayes — Rutger McGroarty
Parker Wotherspoon — Erik Karlsson
Samuel Girard — Kris Letang
Ilya Solovyov — Jack St. Ivany
Stuart Skinner
Arturs Silovs
Scratched: Avery Hayes, Ryan Graves, Jake Livanavage
Injured: Noel Acciari (higher physique), Anthony Mantha (decrease physique), Ryan Shea (higher physique), Connor Clifton (higher physique), Ben Kindel (higher physique), Connor Dewar (decrease physique), Filip Hallander (blood clot), Blake Lizotte (higher physique)
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin — Dylan Strome — Anthony Beauvillier
Aliaksei Protas — Ilya Protas — Tom Wilson
Connor McMichael — Justin Sourdif — Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime — Hendrix Lapierre — Ivan Miroshnichenko
Martin Fehervary — Timothy Liljegren
Jakub Chychrun — Trevor van Riemsdyk
Cole Hutson — Matt Roy
Logan Thompson
Mitchell Gibson
Scratched: Ethen Frank, David Kampf, Declan Chisholm, Dylan McIlrath
Injured: Pierre-Luc Dubois (higher physique), Rasmus Sandin (decrease physique), Charlie Lindgren (higher physique)
Status report
Forwards Crosby, Malkin and Rust, and defensemen Karlsson, Letang, and Wotherspoon return after lacking a 6-3 loss to the Capitals on Saturday; forwards Acciari, Mantha and Kindel, and defensemen Shea and Clifton are day after day. … Dubois, a ahead who left within the second interval Saturday after crashing into the boards, and defenseman Sandin, who left within the third interval after a verify from Brazeau, will every be game-time resolution. … Thompson is beginning every sport of a back-to-back for the primary time this season. … Stevenson was recalled from Hershey of the American Hockey League, and goalie Mitchell Gibson was loaned to Hershey. … Lindgren, a goalie, stays day after day.
