Senators at Bruins preview

SENATORS (1-0-1) at BRUINS (1-1-0)
1 p.m. ET; NESN, RDS2, TSN5, NHL.TV

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The Game

Brady Tkachuk will make his NHL debut for the Ottawa Senators against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Monday.
Tkachuk, who was selected with the No. 4 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, missed the first two games of the season because of a lower-body injury. Goaltender Mike Condon, who is from Holliston, Massachusetts, will make his season debut for the Senators.
Goaltender Tuukka Rask will start for Bruins. In his most recent outing he allowed five goals and was pulled in the second period of a 7-0 loss to the Washington Capitals in their season opener.

Players to watch

Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot has four points (two goals, two assists) in two games this season.
Bruins forward Brad Marchand tied a career high with four assists in a 4-0 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.

They said it

"I've been itching to get back out there. If everything works out, I know I'll be ready to go." -- Senators forward Brady Tkachuk
"Hopefully we have lots of energy. I'm sure Ottawa will, they've started well. ... I hope our guys are focused and ready to go at 1 [p.m.]." -- Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy on home opener

Senators projected lineup

Mikkel Boedker -- Zack Smith -- Mark Stone
Alex Formenton -- Chris Tierney -- Bobby Ryan
Brady Tkachuk -- Matt Duchene -- Ryan Dzingel
Magnus Paajarvi -- Tom Pyatt -- Colin White
Thomas Chabot -- Dylan DeMelo
Mark Borowiecki -- Chris Wideman
Maxime Lajoie -- Cody Ceci
Mike Condon
Craig Anderson
Scratched:Ben Harpur, Paul Carey
Injured:Max McCormick (lower body), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (Achilles)

Bruins projected lineup

Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk -- David Krejci -- Ryan Donato
Danton Heinen -- David Backes -- Anders Bjork
Sean Kuraly -- Noel Acciari -- Chris Wagner
Zdeno Chara -- Charlie McAvoy
Matt Grzelcyk -- Kevan Miller
John Moore -- Brandon Carlo
Tuukka Rask
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched:Steven Kampfer, Joakim Nordstrom
Injured: Torey Krug (ankle)

Status report

Dzingel left Senators practice twice Sunday because of an undisclosed injury and is questionable. If Dzingel can't play, Carey would be in the lineup for the second straight game. ... Backes will center the third line and Kuraly will move to the fourth line for the Bruins. … Wagner will play after being a healthy scratch Thursday. … Nordstrom will sit out for the first time this season.

Stat pack

Smith has three points (one goal, two assists) in two games for the Senators. ... Krejci is three assists shy of 400 in the NHL.