Senators at Red Wings preview

SENATORS (13-15-4) at RED WINGS (14-14-4)
7:30 p.m. ET; FS-D, TSN5, RDS, NHL.TV

The 31-year-old forward missed three games because of a concussion sustained during a 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Dec. 6.
Detroit will play without defenseman Mike Green, who is expected to miss 3-5 weeks with a lower-body injury.

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Players to watch

Senators forward Mark Stone has 11 points (six goals, five assists) in his past nine games.
Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard is 7-1-2 with a .932 save percentage in his past 12 games.

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They said it

"He's feeling great. He hasn't played, so obviously the first period he will have to get a little rust out. That's just timing, and I'm planning on giving him plenty of ice time. Hopefully he's ready for it."-- Senators coach Guy Boucher on forward Bobby Ryan
"There are no bad teams in the Eastern Conference, just teams with bad records. That can be health or confidence, all those types of things. Ottawa is a good hockey team with some really good players. Like us they have some injuries right now, but it will be two good teams tonight. -- Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill

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Senators projected lineup

Brady Tkachuk -- Colin White -- Mark Stone
Mikkel Boedker -- Chris Tierney -- Bobby Ryan
Ryan Dzingel -- Zack Smith -- Magnus Paajarvi
Max McCormick -- Nicholas Paul -- Tom Pyatt
Thomas Chabot -- Ben Harpur
Max Lajoie -- Cody Ceci
Justin Falk -- Erik Burgdoerfer
Craig Anderson
Mike McKenna
Scratched:Stefan Elliott, Drake Batherson
Injured: Jean-Gabriel Pageau (Achilles), Mark Borowiecki (upper body), Matt Duchene (groin), Christian Jaros (lower body), Dylan DeMelo (upper body)

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Red Wings projected lineup

Gustav Nyquist -- Dylan Larkin -- Justin Abdelkader
Thomas Vanek -- Frans Nielsen -- Andreas Athanasiou
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Luke Glendening -- Michael Rasmussen
Martin Frk -- Christoffer Ehn -- Jacob de la Rose
Jonathan Ericsson -- Nick Jensen
Niklas Kronwall -- Dennis Cholowski
Trevor Daley --
Filip Hronek
Jimmy Howard
Jonathan Bernier
Scratched: Wade Megan, Luke Witkowski
Injured: Evgeny Svechnikov (knee surgery), Darren Helm (upper body), Anthony Mantha (hand), Danny DeKeyser (hand), Mike Green (lower body)

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Status report

Both teams held optional morning skates. … Hronek was recalled from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League on Friday and will play for the first time since Oct. 15. Red Wings defenseman Brian Lashoff, who was called up from Grand Rapids on Tuesday, was returned to the AHL.

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Stat pack

Anderson has a .951 save percentage in his past six games against the Red Wings, including 34 saves in a 2-1 Senators win at Canadian Tire Centre on Nov. 15. … Nyquist has 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in his past nine games.