Senators at Canadiens preview

SENATORS (12-12-3) at CANADIENS (12-10-5)
7:30 p.m. ET; TSN2, RDS, TSN5, NHL.TV

Ottawa, which plays Montreal at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday, has outscored its opponents 13-5 in three consecutive wins following a four-game losing streak (0-4-0).
The Senators also had a three-game winning streak from Oct. 13-20, which they capped with a 4-3 overtime win against the Canadiens.
Goalie Carey Price will make his fifth straight start for Montreal, which is 1-4-2 in its past seven games.
The Canadiens have scored two goals or fewer in five of their past six.

Players to watch

Senators forward Matt Duchene has 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in his past nine games.
Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin has 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in his past 12 games.

They said it

"It's going to be a fast-paced game. We're right there in the standings with one another so four big points coming up here. So I know we're going to be dialed-in on this end." -- Senators forward Brady Tkachuk
"It's an advantage to start at home and we have to be prepared and focused from the get-go." -- Canadiens forward Tomas Tatar about consecutive games against Ottawa

Senators projected lineup

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

Canadiens projected lineup

Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher
Jonathan Drouin -- Max Domi -- Andrew Shaw
Paul Byron -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Artturi Lehkonen
Matthew Peca -- Michael Chaput -- Kenny Agostino
Brett Kulak -- Shea Weber
David Schlemko -- Jeff Petry
Mike Reilly -- Jordie Benn
Scratched:Xavier Ouellet, Charles Hudon, Nicolas Deslauriers
Injured:Noah Juulsen (facial fracture), Joel Armia (lower body)

Status report

Borowiecki remains week to week, Senators coach Guy Boucher said Monday. "A little longer. It's going slower than we thought," he said. … Juulsen took part in the morning skate for the first time since he was injured Nov. 19.

Stat pack

Chabot has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in his past eight games. … Stone has five points (three goals, two assists) in five games. … Domi has one assist in the past five games after having 15 points (six goals, nine assists) during an 11-game point streak. … Shaw needs one goal for 100 in the NHL.