Senators at Red Wings

SENATORS (13-14-2) at RED WINGS (13-10-6)

Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Derick Brassard -- Claude Giroux
Alex DeBrincat -- Shane Pinto -- Drake Batherson
Tyler Motte -- Mark Kastelic -- Austin Watson
Parker Kelly -- Rourke Chartier -- Dylan Gambrell
Thomas Chabot -- Nikita Zaitsev
Jake Sanderson -- Travis Hamonic
Erik Brannstrom -- Nick Holden
Cam Talbot
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Dillon Heatherington, Jake Lucchini
Injured: Josh Norris (shoulder), Artem Zub (jaw), Mathieu Joseph (lower body), Tim Stutzle (shoulder)
Red Wings projected lineup
Jonatan Berggren
-- Michael Rasmussen -- David Perron
Adam Erne -- Andrew Copp -- Lucas Raymond
Dominik Kubalik -- Joe Veleno - Austin Czarnik
Oskar Sundqvist -- Pius Suter -- Elmer Soderblom
Jake Walman -- Filip Hronek
Ben Chiarot -- Moritz Seider
Jordan Oesterle -- Olli Maatta
Ville Husso
Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratched: Robert Hagg, Magnus Hellberg, Gustav Lindstrom
Injured:Robby Fabbri (knee), Filip Zadina (leg), Matt Luff (upper body), Mark Pysyk (Achilles), Tyler Bertuzzi (hand), Dylan Larkin (hand)
Status report
Norris returned to practice Friday and could be back in the lineup soon; the center has missed 24 games. ... Larkin will be a game-time decision; the center practiced Friday after missing a 4-1 loss at the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday. ...
Jakub Vrana
was reinstated by the NHL/NHLPA Player Asssistance program Friday; the Detroit forward practiced Friday for the first time since entering the program Oct. 19.