Canucks at Senators

CANUCKS (7-14-2) at SENATORS (4-14-1)

Canucks projected lineup
Tanner Pearson -- Bo Horvat -- Conor Garland
Nils Hoglander -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser
Justin Dowling -- Elias Pettersson -- Vasily Podkolzin
Tyler Motte -- Jason Dickinson -- Alex Chiasson
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Tyler Myers
Quinn Hughes -- Luke Schenn
Kyle Burroughs -- Tucker Poolman
Thatcher Demko
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Brad Hunt, Juho Lammikko
Injured: Brandon Sutter (illness), Matthew Highmore (upper body), Brady Keeper (leg)
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Josh Norris -- Drake Batherson
Tim Stutzle
-- Nicholas Paul -- Connor Brown
Alex Formenton -- Adam Gaudette -- Zach Sanford
Chris Tierney -- Dylan Gambrell -- Austin Watson
Thomas Chabot -- Artem Zub
Victor Mete -- Nikita Zaitsev
Nick Holden -- Lassi Thomson
Filip Gustavsson
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Tyler Ennis, Michael Del Zotto
Injured: Colin White (shoulder), Erik Brannstrom (broken hand), Shane Pinto (upper body), Josh Brown (hand)
Status report
The Canucks will dress the same lineup they used in a 2-1 win at the Montreal Canadiens on Monday, coach Travis Green said. ... Batherson will play for the first time since Nov. 14; he was removed from COVID-19 protocol Tuesday after missing five games. ... Gaudette will make his Senators debut after being claimed on waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.