Senators at Hurricanes

SENATORS (37-34-6) at HURRICANES (49-18-9)

Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk --
Tim Stutzle
-- Drake Batherson
Alex DeBrincat -- Ridly Greig -- Claude Giroux
Mathieu Joseph -- Shane Pinto --
Egor Sokolov
Patrick Brown -- Mark Kastelic -- Austin Watson
Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub
Erik Brannstrom -- Nick Holden
Tyler Kleven -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
Leevi Merilainen
Cam Talbot
Scratched: Dylan Gambrell
Injured: Anton Forsberg (MCL tears), Parker Kelly (undisclosed), Jakob Chychrun (hamstring), Thomas Chabot (upper body), Travis Hamonic (lower body), Julien Gauthier (illness), Mads Sogaard (illness)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Jordan Martinook -- Sebastian Aho -- Martin Necas
Stefan Noesen -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Jack Drury -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Derek Stepan -- Paul Stastny -- Seth Jarvis
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Jalen Chatfield
Antti Raanta
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Calvin de Haan, Dylan Coghlan
Injured: Teuvo Teravainen (illness), Max Pacioretty (Achilles), Andrei Svechnikov (knee surgery), Ondrej Kase (concussion)
Status report
Merilainen is expected to make his NHL debut after being recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League on Monday. ... Senators coach D.J. Smith said there will be two or three game-time decisions after Tkachuk and Joseph each left Ottawa's morning skate early. ... Sokolov, recalled from Belleville on Tuesday, will make his season debut. ... The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate. … Teravainen, a forward who has missed three games, skated with Carolina's extras.