Avalanche at Senators

AVALANCHE (38-22-6) at SENATORS (33-30-4)

Avalanche projected lineup
Denis Malgin -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Valeri Nichushkin
Evan Rodrigues -- J.T. Compher -- Mikko Rantanen
Andrew Cogliano -- Lars Eller -- Logan O'Connor
Alex Galchenyuk
-- Alex Newhook -- Matt Nieto
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Bowen Byram
Jack Johnson -- Brad Hunt
Jonas Johansson
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: None
Injured: Pavel Francouz (lower body), Darren Helm (lower body), Erik Johnson (lower body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Josh Manson (lower body), Kurtis MacDermid (lower body), Artturi Lehkonen (broken finger)
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk --
Tim Stutzle
-- Drake Batherson
Alex DeBrincat --
Ridly Greig
-- Claude Giroux
Derick Brassard -- Shane Pinto -- Patrick Brown
Julien Gauthier -- Dylan Gambrell -- Austin Watson
Jakob Chychrun -- Travis Hamonic
Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot -- Erik Brannstrom
Mads Sogaard
Kevin Mandolese
Scratched: Mark Kastelic, Nick Holden
Injured: Josh Norris (shoulder), Anton Forsberg (MCL tears), Parker Kelly (undisclosed), Mathieu Joseph (lower body), Cam Talbot (mid-body)
Status report
The Avalanche did not conduct a morning skate following a 2-1 shootout win at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. ... Johansson could start after Georgiev made 17 saves Wednesday. … Chabot took part in the Senators morning skate and could return after missing a 6-3 loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday because of an undisclosed injury. ... Greig was recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. … Joseph is week to week; the forward has missed one game. Ottawa coach D.J. Smith could not confirm whether Joseph will return before the end of the regular season. ... Sogaard will make his fifth start in six games. ... There is no timeline regarding a return for Talbot; the goalie has missed five games.