Flames at Senators preview

FLAMES (38-16-7) at SENATORS (22-34-5)
7 p.m. ET; SN, TVAS, NHL.TV

Matthew Tkachuk was chosen with the No. 6 pick in the 2016 NHL Draft. Brady Tkachuk was taken No. 4 at the 2018 NHL Draft. Their father, Keith Tkachuk, played 1,201 NHL games.
The Flames will try for their fifth win in a row. They lead the San Jose Sharks by three points for first in the Pacific Division.
Senators forward Mark Stone will not play because of precautionary reasons. Ottawa has lost three straight and have been shut out its past two games.

Players to watch

Flames forward Elias Lindholm has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in his past seven games.
Senators forward Chris Tierney has no points in two games since getting seven assists in his previous six.

They said it

"It's going to be great having so many people there who have had such a big influence, big impacts, in both our lives. … I know my mom's going to be pretty emotional. She might cry once or twice." -- Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk
"[Matthew and I] had a shake on no fighting tonight. A lot of people are witnesses, so that's not going to happen. … [My dad] actually came up with it. He was like, 'Alright, shake hands so a lot of people can see and say, 'No fighting.'" -- Senators forward Brady Tkachuk

Flames projected lineup

Johnny Gaudreau -- Sean Monahan -- Elias Lindholm
Sam Bennett -- Mikael Backlund -- Matthew Tkachuk
Michael Frolik -- Mark Jankowski -- Austin Czarnik
Andrew Mangiapane -- Derek Ryan -- Garnet Hathaway
Mark Giordano -- TJ Brodie
Noah Hanifin -- Travis Hamonic
Rasmus Andersson -- Oliver Kylington
David Rittich
Mike Smith
Scratched:Curtis Lazar, Dalton Prout
Injured:James Neal (lower body), Oliver Kylington (lower body), Michael Stone (blood clot)

Senators projected lineup

Brady Tkachuk -- Filip Chlapik -- Colin White
Mikkel Boedker -- Logan Brown -- Bobby Ryan
Zack Smith -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Anthony Duclair
Rudolfs Balcers -- Chris Tierney -- Drake Batherson
Thomas Chabot -- Dylan DeMelo
Christian Wolanin
-- Cody Ceci
Ben Harpur -- Christian Jaros
Craig Anderson
Anders Nilsson
Scratched:Mark Stone, Magnus Paajarvi
Injured:Mark Borowiecki (foot)

Status report

Duclair could make his Senators debut. He and a second-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft and 2021 NHL Draft were acquired in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday for forward Ryan Dzingel and a seventh-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft.

Stat pack

Giordano needs two points to become the fourth defenseman in NHL history age 35 or older with 60 in a season (Nicklas Lidstrom, four times; Al MacInnis, twice; Sergei Zubov, twice). … The Senators are 3-10-0 in their past 13 games.