With forward T.J. Oshie out for Game 5 with an upper-body injury, forward Carl Hagelin was promoted to the second line with center Evgeny Kuznetsov and forward Jakub Vrana for the Washington Capitals. Forward Tom Wilson took Oshie’s spot on the top-line. More news heading into Game 5 between the Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes can be found below:

Defenseman Jonas Seigenthaler took line rushes on the first defensive pairing with defenseman John Carlson.

I don’t know how much Siegenthaler will actually play with Carlson during the game. Pairs will probably rotate a decent amount again.

Hagelin moves into top six with Oshie out.

— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) April 20, 2019

Goaltender Ilya Samsonov, who was recalled from the AHL’s Hershey Bears on Saturday morning, will serve as the third goalie for the Capitals on Saturday night.

Hurricanes

The Hurricanes will once again be without forwards Michael Ferland, who left Game 3  with an upper-body injury; Andrei Svechnikov, who left Game 3 with a concussion; and Jordan Martinook, who left Game 4 with a lower-body injury, in Game 5. Forward Aleksi Saarela will make his NHL debut on Saturday night. Svechnikov said that he is feeling good and hopeful to play in Game 6 at PNC Arena on Monday.

Hurricanes rookie Andrei Svechnikov (concussion) said he feels good and hopes to play in Game 6 vs. Capitals on Monday.

— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) April 20, 2019

Capitals’ Game 5 Lineup

Caps projected Game 5 lineup:

Ovechkin-Backstrom-Wilson
Vrana-Kuznetsov-Hagelin
Burakovsky-Eller-Connolly
Stephenson-Dowd-DSP

Siegenthaler-Carlson
Orlov-Niskanen
Orpik-Jensen

Holtby

— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) April 20, 2019

Hurricanes’ Game 5 Lineup

Hurricanes lines and D at morning skate:

Niederreiter-Aho-Teravainen
Foegele-Staal-Williams
McGinn-Wallmark-Maenalanen
Saarela-McKegg-Brown

Slavin-Hamilton
Pesce-Faulk
deHaan-van Riemsdyk

Mrazek
McElhinney

— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) April 20, 2019

Caps’ Today

CAPS TODAY: Braden Holtby is entering tonight’s game with a career playoff record of 25-16 at Capital One Arena with a 1.95 goals against average and a .930 save percentage and has won five straight home playoff games. More info on Holtby and the Caps at https://t.co/HecIC0ECg1 pic.twitter.com/MkjshG70hG

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) April 20, 2019

By Harrison Brown