Senators at Hurricanes

SENATORS (27-25-4) at HURRICANES (38-10-8)

Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk --
Tim Stutzle
-- Claude Giroux
Alex DeBrincat --
Ridly Greig
-- Drake Batherson
Derick Brassard -- Shane Pinto -- Mathieu Joseph
Austin Watson -- Dylan Gambrell -- Julien Gauthier
Thomas Chabot -- Nikita Zaitsev
Erik Brannstrom -- Jake Sanderson
Nick Holden -- Travis Hamonic
Cam Talbot
Mads Sogaard
Scratched: Parker Kelly, Jacob Larsson, Artem Zub, Dillon Heatherington
Injured: Anton Forsberg (knee), Josh Norris (shoulder)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Teuvo Teravainen -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Stefan Noesen -- Paul Stastny -- Derek Stepan
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Calvin de Haan -- Jalen Chatfield
Frederik Andersen
Antti Raanta
Scratched: Dylan Coghlan
Injured: Ondrej Kase (concussion), Max Pacioretty (torn Achilles)
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate Friday. … Talbot will return and start after missing nine games with a lower body injury. … Sanderson, who missed five games with an upper-body injury, and Holden, who missed four games with an undisclosed injury, each is expected to return as well.