Senators at Wild

SENATORS (3-5-0) at WILD (5-3-0)

Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Josh Norris -- Drake Batherson
Tim Stutzle
-- Nick Paul -- Connor Brown
Austin Watson -- Chris Tierney -- Tyler Ennis
Zach Sanford -- Dylan Gambrell --
Logan Shaw
Thomas Chabot -- Michael Del Zotto
Nick Holden -- Nikita Zaitsev
Victor Mete -- Josh Brown
Filip Gustavsson
Matt Murray
Scratched: Artem Zub, Scott Sabourin , Alex Formenton
Injured: Shane Pinto (upper body), Colin White (shoulder)
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Marcus Foligno
Kevin Fiala -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Ryan Hartman
Brandon Duhaime -- Nico Sturm -- Nick Bjugstad
Adam Beckman -- Connor Dewar -- Kyle Rau
Dmitry Kulikov -- Jared Spurgeon
Jonas Brodin -- Mathew Dumba
Jon Merrill -- Calen Addison
Cam Talbot
Kaapo Kahkonen
Scratched: Jordie Benn, Victor Rask
Injured: Alex Goligoski (upper body), Jordan Greenway (lower body), Matt Boldy (fractured left ankle)
COVID-19 protocol: Rem Pitlick, Mats Zuccarello
Status report
The Senators did not hold a morning skate following a 5-1 loss at the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. ... Watson will make his season debut after sustaining an ankle injury in a preseason game Oct. 7. ... Del Zotto will play after being a healthy scratch Monday. ... Goligoski, a defenseman, practiced Monday and skated Tuesday morning but will miss his third straight game.