Hurricanes at Senators

HURRICANES (31-9-3) at SENATORS (15-22-4)

Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Jesper Fast
Jordan Martinook -- Vincent Trocheck -- Seth Jarvis
Nino Niederreiter -- Jordan Staal -- Steven Lorentz
Derek Stepan -- Martin Necas -- Josh Leivo
Jaccob Slavin -- Tony DeAngelo
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Ian Cole -- Ethan Bear
Antti Raanta
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Brendan Smith
Injured: Teuvo Teravainen (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk --
Tim Stutzle
-- Adam Gaudette
Alex Formenton -- Nick Paul -- Connor Brown
Mark Kastelic
-- Chris Tierney -- Tyler Ennis
Zach Sanford -- Dylan Gambrell -- Austin Watson
Thomas Chabot -- Nikita Zaitsev
Nick Holden -- Artem Zub
Erik Brannstrom -- Josh Brown
Anton Forsberg
Matt Murray
Scratched: Victor Mete, Parker Kelly
Injured: Colin White (shoulder), Shane Pinto (upper body), Drake Batherson (ankle), Josh Norris (shoulder), Clark Bishop (leg)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate Tuesday after playing Monday; the Hurricanes lost 4-3 in overtime at the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Senators won 4-1 against the New Jersey Devils. ... Teravainen, a forward who has missed the past three games, will be a game-time decision. … Bishop, a forward, blocked a shot during the morning skate Monday and was unable to dress, coach D.J. Smith said. … Kelly, a forward, was recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.