SENATORS (25-31-3) at DUCKS (22-36-3)
10 p.m. ET; BSW, TSN5, TVAS
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Shane Pinto -- Mathieu Joseph
Claude Giroux -- Tim Stutzle -- Drake Batherson
Ridly Greig -- Rourke Chartier -- Matthew Highmore
Dominik Kubalik -- Mark Kastelic -- Parker Kelly
Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
Jakob Chychrun -- Erik Brannstrom
Mads Sogaard
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Anton Forsberg
Injured: Josh Norris (upper body), Travis Hamonic (undisclosed) Zack MacEwen (lower body)
Ducks projected lineup
Max Jones -- Alex Killorn -- Frank Vatrano
Isac Lundestrom -- Ryan Strome-- Jakob Silfverberg
Ross Johnston -- Bo Groulx -- Brett Leason
Pavol Regenda -- Glenn Gawdin
Cam Fowler -- Olen Zellweger
Pavel Mintyukov -- Radko Gudas
Urho Vaakanainen -- Gustav Lindstrom
Jackson LaCombe
Lukas Dostal
John Gibson
Scratched: None
Injured: Trevor Zegras (broken ankle), Brock McGinn (upper body), Leo Carlsson (upper body), Mason McTavish (lower body), Troy Terry (undisclosed)
Status report
The Senators did not hold a morning skate Wednesday. ... Ottawa recalled Highmore from Belleville of the American Hockey League on Wednesday, shortly before forward Vladimir Tarasenko was traded to the Florida Panthers for a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and a third-round choice in the 2025 NHL Draft. ... Forsberg (lower body) and Korpisalo (illness) rejoined Ottawa after missing a 4-2 loss at the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday; Forsberg is expected to start Wednesday with Korpisalo starting at the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. Sogaard, who made 36 saves Saturday, remains on the NHL roster as insurance. ... Tkachuk will play after not playing Saturday because of an an upper-body injury. ... Chartier was recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League on Tuesday to replace MacEwen, a forward who was injured against Philadelphia. ... Gawdin and Regenda each will make his season debut after being recalled from San Diego of the AHL on Wednesday, following the trade of forwards Adam Henrique and Sam Carrick to the Edmonton Oilers in a three-way deal that also involved the Tampa Bay Lightning . ... Anaheim could dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. ... Dostal will make his third straight start and Gibson will dress as the backup after missing a 2-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday with an illness. ... Anaheim reassigned goalie Alex Stalock to San Diego on Tuesday. ... McTavish, Carlsson and Terry, each a forward, will not play. Terry left during the second period Sunday, but returned to finish the game. ... McTavish will miss his second consecutive game and Carlsson his third. ... Zegras, a forward, skated in full gear before practice on Tuesday but will miss his 22nd straight game.
