Senators at Flames

SENATORS (33-28-4) at FLAMES (29-24-13)

Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Tim Stutzle -- Claude Giroux
Alex DeBrincat -- Shane Pinto -- Drake Batherson
Mathieu Joseph -- Dylan Gambrell -- Julien Gauthier
Parker Kelly -- Mark Kastelic -- Austin Watson
Thomas Chabot -- Artem Zub
Jake Sanderson -- Travis Hamonic
Jakob Chychrun -- Erik Brannstrom
Kevin Mandolese
Mads Sogaard
Scratched: Derick Brassard, Patrick Brown, Nick Holden
Injured: Cam Talbot (lower body), Anton Forsberg (knee), Josh Norris (shoulder)
Flames projected lineup
Jakob Pelletier -- Elias Lindholm -- Tyler Toffoli
Jonathan Huberdeau -- Nazem Kadri -- Dillon Dube
Andrew Mangiapane -- Mikael Backlund -- Blake Coleman
Milan Lucic -- Trevor Lewis -- Walker Duehr
MacKenzie Weegar -- Rasmus Andersson
Noah Hanifin -- Chris Tanev
Nikita Zadorov -- Troy Stecher
Jacob Markstrom
Dan Vladar
Scratched: Adam Ruzicka, Nick Ritchie, Dennis Gilbert
Injured: Michael Stone (lower body)
Status report
The Senators did not hold a morning skate following a 5-2 loss at the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. ... Mandolese could start after Sogaard made 25 saves Saturday. ... Brannstrom, Kelly and Gauthier will all play after each was a healthy scratch at Vancouver. Senators coach D.J. Smith did not say who would come out of the lineup. ... The Flames held an optional skate. ... Markstrom will make his sixth consecutive start. ... Huberdeau, who has played the last 30 games primarily at right wing, will return to the left side. ... Ruzicka, a forward, could be a healthy scratch for a 10th straight game.