CAPITALS (32-26-7) at FLYERS (29-23-11)
7:30 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, MNMT, truTV, TNT
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin — Justin Sourdif — Anthony Beauvillier
Aleksei Protas — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Ryan Leonard
Connor McMichael — Dylan Strome — Tom Wilson
Brandon Duhaime — Hendrix Lapierre — Ethen Frank
Rasmus Sandin — Matt Roy
Jakub Chychrun — Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary — Timothy Liljegren
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: David Kampf, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Declan Chisholm, Dylan McIlrath
Injured: None
Flyers projected lineup
Alex Bump — Christian Dvorak — Travis Konecny
Denver Barkey — Noah Cates — Matvei Michkov
Carl Grundstrom — Trevor Zegras — Owen Tippett
Nikita Grebenkin — Sean Couturier — Garnet Hathaway
Travis Sanheim — Rasmus Ristolainen
Cam York — Jamie Drysdale
Nick Seeler — Noah Juulsen
Samuel Ersson
Dan Vladar
Scratched: Emil Andrae, Luke Glendening
Injured: Tyson Foerster (arm), Rodrigo Abols (lower body)
Status report
Liljegren will make his Capitals debut after being acquired in a trade with the San Jose Sharks on Friday; he’ll replace Chisholm, a defenseman. … Kampf, a forward acquired in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks on Friday, took part in the morning skate but will not play as he waits for his immigration status to be finalized. … Ersson will start after Vladar started the previous five games. … Hathaway could return to the lineup after being scratched for a 6-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Monday and could replace Glendening, a forward. … Philadelphia coach Rick Tocchet said there could be other game-time decisions among the forward group.
