Rangers at Senators preview

RANGERS (16-11-3) at SENATORS (9-13-7)
7 p.m. ET; SN, TVA Sports, MSG, NHL.TV

The Senators, 1-10-2 in their past 13 games, having been held to one goal or fewer seven times. They have been shut out four times in that span, including three times in their past five games, and have lost five straight at home.
The Rangers are 7-2-1 in their past 10 games. Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist will start; he is 6-1-0 with 15 goals allowed in his past eight games (pulled once), and is four saves from becoming the 15th goalie in NHL history to make 20,000 saves.

Players to watch

Rangers forward Mats Zuccarello has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in his past 10 games.
Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson has two assists in his past 13 games after having 17 points (one goal, 16 assists) in his previous 10 games.

They said it

"We know them well. We know their system well. We know the areas we can exploit to have success against that team. We just have to go out and do it." -- Rangers coach Alain Vigneault
"We're going to come to the rink [Wednesday] with our head held high and try and make the best of our situation we're in and try and do everything we can to figure our way out of it." -- Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson

Rangers projected lineup

Chris Kreider -- David Desharnais -- Pavel Buchnevich
Rick Nash -- Kevin Hayes -- Jesper Fast
Michael Grabner -- J.T. Miller -- Mats Zuccarello
Paul Carey -- Boo Nieves -- Jimmy Vesey
Ryan McDonagh -- Nick Holden
Brady Skjei -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Marc Staal -- Brendan Smith
Henrik Lundqvist
Ondrej Pavelec
Scratched: Steven Kampfer
Injured: Mika Zibanejad (concussion)

Senators projected lineup

Bobby Ryan -- Matt Duchene -- Mark Stone
Ryan Dzingel -- Derick Brassard -- Tom Pyatt
Mike Hoffman -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Zack Smith
Nick Paul
-- Nate Thompson -- Gabriel Dumont
Johnny Oduya -- Erik Karlsson
Dion Phaneuf -- Cody Ceci
Fredrik Claesson -- Thomas Chabot
Craig Anderson
Mike Condon
Scratched:Alexandre Burrows
Injured: Chris Wideman (hamstring), Mark Borowiecki (concussion)

Status report

Zibanejad practiced with the Rangers on Tuesday but did not travel to Ottawa. … Neither team held a morning skate on Wednesday. … The Senators sent defenseman Ben Harpur to Belleville of the American Hockey League and recalled Paul.

Stat pack

The Rangers are 10-4-1 at Ottawa since Jan. 10, 2009. … Stone has one assist in his past five games after having 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in his previous 12 games. … Duchene has four points (two goals, two assists) in 15 games with the Senators since being acquired as part of a three-team trade with the Colorado Avalanche and Nashville Predators on Nov. 5.