Washington Capitals vs Columbus Blue Jackets: Lineups, stakes and what to watch at 12:30 PM

With Washington having already clinched home ice through the Eastern Conference Final, we can expect possible lineup changes that are including rest for captain Alex Ovechkin.

The Columbus Blue Jackets meanwhile are clinging to slim playoff hopes and will be without goaltender Elvis Merzlikins and defenseman Jake Christiansen and Jet Greaves is expected to start in net.

Capitals Projected Lineup
Forwards
Ovechkin - Strome - Raddysh
McMichael - Dubois - Wilson
Mangiapane - Eller - Leonard
Duhaime - Dowd - Beauvillier

Defense
Sandin - Carlson
Chychrun - van Riemsdyk
Fehervary - Roy

Goalies
Lindgren
Shepard

Scratched: McIlrath, Alexeyev, Frank
Injured: Protas, Thompson, Milano

Blue Jackets Projected Lineup
Forwards
Jenner - Monahan - Marchenko
van Riemsdyk - Fantilli - Johnson
Voronkov - Sillinger - Olivier
Aston-Reese - Kuraly - Danforth

Defense
Werenski - Fabbro
Mateychuk - Provorov
Johnson - Gudbranson

Goalies
Greaves
Tarasov

Scratched: Harris, Fischer, Williams, Severson, Kunin, Chinakhov
Injured: Merzlikins, Christiansen

Puck drops at 12:30 p.m. ET.