Devils at Senators

DEVILS (14-3-0) at SENATORS (6-9-1)

Devils projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Nico Hischier -- Fabian Zetterlund
Erik Haula -- Jack Hughes -- Dawson Mercer
Yegor Sharangovich -- Jesper Boqvist -- Jesper Bratt
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- John Marino
Brendan Smith -- Damon Severson
Vitek Vanecek
Akira Schmid
Scratched: Kevin Bahl, Alexander Holtz
Injured:Ondrej Palat (groin), Mackenzie Blackwood (knee)
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk --
Tim Stutzle
-- Claude Giroux
Alex DeBrincat -- Derick Brassard -- Mathieu Joseph
Tyler Motte -- Shane Pinto -- Drake Batherson
Parker Kelly -- Dylan Gambrell -- Austin Watson
Jake Sanderson -- Travis Hamonic
Erik Brannstrom -- Artem Zub
Nick Holden -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
Cam Talbot
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Mark Kastelic, Jacob Larsson
Injured: Josh Norris (shoulder), Thomas Chabot (concussion)
Status report
Hamilton and Hughes practiced Friday after each dealt with discomfort at times during a 3-2 overtime win at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. ... Zub will be a game-time decision after missing nine games with an upper-body injury, but Senators coach D.J. Smith said, "We're thinking he's going to play." … Chabot is progressing and could return next week; the defenseman will miss his third straight game. ... Ottawa assigned Nikita Zaitsev to Belleville of the American Hockey League on Friday; the defenseman was placed on waivers Nov. 9.