Senators at Blue Jackets

SENATORS (11-20-3) at BLUE JACKETS (18-19-1)

Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Josh Norris -- Drake Batherson
Alex Formenton --
Tim Stutzle
-- Zach Sanford
Nick Paul -- Dylan Gambrell -- Austin Watson
Clark Bishop
-- Chris Tierney -- Adam Gaudette
Thomas Chabot -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
Nick Holden -- Artem Zub
Erik Brannstrom -- Josh Brown
Anton Forsberg
Matt Murray
Scratched:Dillon Heatherington, Victor Mete, Tyler Ennis, Filip Gustavsson
Injured:Colin White (shoulder), Shane Pinto (upper body), Connor Brown (broken jaw), Nikita Zaitsev (lower body)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Gustav Nyquist -- Boone Jenner -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Patrik Laine -- Cole Sillinger -- Jakub Voracek
Max Domi -- Jack Roslovic -- Alexandre Texier
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Yegor Chinakhov
Zach Werenski -- Vladislav Gavrikov
Jake Bean -- Andrew Peeke
Dean Kukan -- Gavin Bayreuther
Elvis Merzlikins
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched:Gabriel Carlsson, Emil Bemstrom, Jake Christiansen
Injured:Justin Danforth (left knee), Daniil Tarasov (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Adam Boqvist
Status report
Murray returned Saturday after missing two games with a non-COVID-19 illness to make 30 saves in a 3-2 overtime defeat at the Washington Capitals. ... Sillinger is back after missing three games while in NHL COVID-19 protocol. He replaces Bemstrom, a forward. Gavrikov is out of protocol after missing two games and will replace Christiansen, a defenseman.