Senators at Coyotes preview

SENATORS (22-31-10) at COYOTES (19-34-10)
8 p.m. ET; CITY, FS-A, NHL.TV

The Senators are 1-4-1 in their past six games. Ottawa ended a five-game losing streak (0-4-1) with a 5-4 win over the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Friday.
The Senators (54 points) are in seventh place in the Atlantic Division. They are 15 points behind the Carolina Panthers for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference.
The Coyotes (48 points), who began the season 1-12-1, are in last place in the Pacific Division and 18 points behind the Anaheim Ducks for the second wild card into the playoffs from the Western Conference.

Players to watch

Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson has five points (one goal, four assists) in his past two games. He has 11 points (one goal, 10 assists) in his past nine games.
Coyotes defenseman Kevin Connauton has nine points (six goals, three assists) in his past 13 games. The six goals are tied with the Calgary Flames Dougie Hamilton for the most goals since Feb. 1 among NHL defensemen.

They said it

"You hope it's a pivotal [win] and we can finish the season strong." -- Senators forward Bobby Ryan to the Ottawa Sun after a 5-4 win over the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Friday
"They've got dangerous guys. You've got to remember they were one goal from going to the Stanley Cup Final last year."-- Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet on the Ottawa Senators

Senators projected lineup

Mike Hoffman -- Matt Duchene -- Tom Pyatt
Bobby Ryan -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Mark Stone
Magnus Paajarvi -- Zack Smith -- Ryan Dzingel
Max McCormick -- Jim O'Brien -- Alexandre Burrows
Fredrik Claesson -- Erik Karlsson
Thomas Chabot -- Cody Ceci
Mark Borowiecki -- Ben Harpur
Mike Condon
Craig Anderson
Scratched: Erik Burgdoerfer
Injured: Chris Wideman (leg), Marian Gaborik (undisclosed)

Coyotes projected lineup

Brendan Perlini -- Derek Stepan -- Clayton Keller
Max Domi -- Christian Dvorak -- Christian Fischer
Jordan Martinook -- Brad Richardson -- Nick Cousins
Richard Panik -- Freddie Hamilton -- Josh Archibald
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Jason Demers
Jakob Chychrun -- Niklas Hjalmarsson
Kevin Connauton -- Alex Goligoski
Antti Raanta
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched: Laurent Dauphin, Luke Schenn
Injured: Zac Rinaldo (upper body)

Status report

Rinaldo missed practice Friday. He is day to day. … The Coyotes and Senators did not skate Saturday morning.

Stat pack

Stone has 12 points (two goals, 10 assists) in a seven-game point streak, 25 points (five goals, 20 assists) in his past 16 games. … Duchene has 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in his past 12 games. … Karlsson has 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in 12 games against the Coyotes. … Keller has nine points (three goals, seven assists) in his past 10 games. … Domi has four points (one goal, three assists) in his past three games. … Raanta is 5-1-0 with a 1.74 goals-against average, a .951 save percentage and two shutouts in his past seven games