HURRICANES (31-15-5) at SENATORS (23-20-7)
7 p.m. ET; SN1, CITY, FDSNSO
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Taylor Hall -- Logan Stankoven -- Jackson Blake
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Jordan Staal -- Jordan Martinook
William Carrier -- Mark Jankowski -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Jaccob Slavin -- Jalen Chatfield
K’Andre Miller -- Sean Walker
Alexander Nikishin -- Joel Nystrom
Brandon Bussi
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Mike Reilly
Injured: Pyotr Kochetkov (lower body), Noah Philp (concussion), William Carrier (undisclosed), Shayne Gostisbehere (lower body)
Senators projected lineup
Drake Batherson -- Tim Stutzle -- Claude Giroux
Brady Tkachuk -- Dylan Cozens -- Ridly Greig
Michael Amadio -- Shane Pinto -- Fabian Zetterlund
Stephen Halliday -- Lars Eller -- Nick Cousins
Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot -- Jordan Spence
Tyler Kleven -- Nikolas Matinpalo
James Reimer
Hunter Shepard
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Nick Jensen
Injured: David Perron (sports hernia)
Status report
The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate. … Bussi is expected to start after Andersen made 19 saves in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. … Matinpalo will enter the lineup after being scratched for the past seven games. ... Jensen, a defenseman, will come out. … Reimer will make his fourth straight start. ... Linus Ullmark could return to the Senators soon, coach Travis Green said Saturday. “He’s getting closer to playing, for sure,” Green said of the goalie, who rejoined Ottawa on Jan. 16 after taking an indefinite leave of absence on Dec. 28 for personal reasons. "I’m not sure when, but I don’t expect it to be a long time.”
