Panthers at Senators

PANTHERS (43-14-6) at SENATORS (23-36-5)

Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Claude Giroux
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Sam Bennett -- Anthony Duclair
Mason Marchment -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Sam Reinhart
Ryan Lomberg -- Noel Acciari -- Patric Hornqvist
Ben Chiarot -- MacKenzie Weegar
Gustav Forsling -- Radko Gudas
Robert Hagg -- Brandon Montour
Spencer Knight
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Petteri Lindbohm, Maxim Mamin, Joe Thornton, Lucas Carlsson
Injured: Anton Lundell (illness), Aaron Ekblad (lower body), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Jonas Johansson (undisclosed)
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Josh Norris -- Drake Batherson
Alex Formenton --
Tim Stutzle
-- Connor Brown
Mathieu Joseph -- Colin White -- Tyler Ennis
Chris Tierney -- Dylan Gambrell -- Austin Watson
Erik Brannstrom -- Artem Zub
Nick Holden -- Nikita Zaitsev
Victor Mete -- Travis Hamonic
Anton Forsberg
Filip Gustavsson
Scratched: Michael Del Zotto, Adam Gaudette
Injured: Shane Pinto (upper body), Matt Murray (upper body)
Status report
The Panthers did not hold a morning skate Saturday. … Batherson will return after missing 28 games with an ankle injury. … Zaitsev will be a game-time decision after taking a puck to the face in a 5-2 win at the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.