The Washington Capitals visit the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center on Friday night for a 10 p.m. ET matchup. Both teams enter with strong records, the Capitals at 17-9-2 and the Ducks at 16-10-1. Projected lineups feature key returns and adjustments due to injuries.
The Washington Capitals (17-9-2) face the Anaheim Ducks (16-10-1) in Anaheim on December 5, 2025, at 10 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on Victory+, MNMT, KCOP-13, SNW, SNO, SNE, and TVAS.
Capitals Projected Lineup
Forwards:
- Anthony Beauvillier — Dylan Strome — Alex Ovechkin
- Aliaksei Protas — Connor McMichael — Tom Wilson
- Ryan Leonard — Nic Dowd — Ethen Frank
- Brandon Duhaime — Hendrix Lapierre — Sonny Milano
Defense:
- Martin Fehervary — Rasmus Sandin
- Jakob Chychrun — Matt Roy
- Declan Chisholm — Trevor van Riemsdyk
Goalies: Logan Thompson, Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Dylan McIlrath
Injured: Pierre-Luc Dubois (lower body), Justin Sourdif (lower body), John Carlson (upper body)
John Carlson will miss his second consecutive game after participating in warmups but not playing in the Capitals' 7-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday. Justin Sourdif, injured in the final minutes of a 3-1 victory at the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, attended the morning skate and is a game-time decision.
Ducks Projected Lineup
Forwards:
- Chris Kreider — Leo Carlsson — Troy Terry
- Cutter Gauthier — Mason McTavish — Beckett Sennecke
- Frank Vatrano — Mikael Granlund — Ryan Strome
- Ross Johnston — Ryan Poehling — Alex Killorn
Defense:
- Jackson LaCombe — Jacob Trouba
- Olen Zellweger — Radko Gudas
- Pavel Mintyukov — Drew Helleson
Goalies: Ville Husso, Vyacheslav Buteyets
Scratched: Nikita Nesterenko, Jansen Harkins, Ian Moore
Injured: Lukas Dostal (upper body), Petr Mrazek (lower body)
Mikael Granlund returns after missing 10 games with a lower-body injury. Ryan Strome is back after being scratched for the past two games. Jacob Trouba has moved to the top defensive pair with Jackson LaCombe, while Drew Helleson shifts to the third pair. Ducks coach Joel Quenneville has not ruled out using Ian Moore as a seventh defenseman, as done in the previous two games.