Senators at Panthers

SENATORS (37-34-7) at PANTHERS (40-31-7)

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
Mads Sogaard
Scratched: Dylan Gambrell, Cam Talbot
Injured: Anton Forsberg (MCL tears), Parker Kelly (undisclosed), Jakob Chychrun (hamstring), Thomas Chabot (upper body), Travis Hamonic (lower body), Julien Gauthier (illness)
Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Anthony Duclair
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Matthew Tkachuk
Ryan Lomberg -- Eric Staal -- Sam Reinhart
Givani Smith -- Colin White -- Nick Cousins
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Alex Lyon
Mack Guzda
Scratched: Casey Fitzgerald
Injured: Patric Hornqvist (concussion), Sam Bennett (undisclosed), Sergei Bobrovsky (non-COVID-19 illness)
Status report
The Senators, who did not hold a morning skate, are expected to dress the same lineup they used in a 3-2 overtime loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. … Bobrovsky took part in the Panthers morning skate, but the goalie will miss his fifth straight game; Lyon will make his fifth consecutive start. ... Bennett also skated Thursday but the forward will miss his ninth game in a row; coach Paul Maurice said he didn't anticipate him playing at the Washington Capitals on Saturday either.