Injuries:
Ed Jovanovski is recovering from hand surgery and may play again in mid-March. Scottie Upshall had a sports hernia surgery and should be back the second week of March. Goaltender Jacob Markstrom had knee surgery and is skating, but not expected back for at least three weeks. Dmitry Kulikov is rehabbingt a knee surgery and is out until March. Jack Skille is back out with a shoulder injury, but should be back soon. Marco Sturm is back on the DL, recovering from knee surgery.
Starting Lineup:
Forwards:
Tomas Fleischmann - Stephen Weiss - Kris Versteeg
Sean Bergenheim - Marcel Goc - Mikael Samuelsson
Mike Santorelli - Shawn Matthias - Tomas Kopecky
Matt Bradley - John Madden - Krys Barch
Defensemen:
Brian Campbell - Erik Gudbranson
Mike Weaver - Jason Garrison
Tyson Strachan - Keaton Ellerby
Goalie:
Scott Clemmensen (8-3-5) is likely to get the start, with Brian Foster the backup.
Injuries:
Mike Green is recovering from a sports hernia and is skating again. Nicklas Backstrom is out indefinitely with a concussion. Brooks Laich is day-to-day with a knee injury. Tom Poti is out the rest of the season with a groin injury.
Starting Lineup:
Forwards:
Alex Ovechkin - Marcus Johansson - Troy Brouwer
Jason Chimera - Mathieu Perrault - Alexander Semin
Matt Hendricks - Jeff Halpern - Joel Ward
Keith Aucoin - Mike Knuble
Defensemen:
Karl Alzner - John Carlson
Jeff Schultz - Dennis Wideman
Roman Hamrlik - Dmitry Orlov
Goalies:
Tomas Vokoun (21-13-1) is confirmed as tonight's starter, with Michal Neuvirth (6-8-3) backing him up.