Senators at Devils

SENATORS (6-15-1) at DEVILS (9-9-4)

Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Josh Norris -- Drake Batherson
Nick Paul --
Tim Stutzle
-- Connor Brown
Zach Sanford -- Dylan Gambrell -- Austin Watson
Alex Formenton -- Chris Tierney -- Tyler Ennis
Thomas Chabot -- Nikita Zaitsev
Nick Holden -- Artem Zub
Victor Mete -- Lassi Thomson
Anton Forsberg
Filip Gustavsson
Scratched: Michael Del Zotto, Adam Gaudette, Dillon Heatherington
Injured: Josh Brown (hand), Shane Pinto (upper body), Erik Brannstrom (broken hand), Colin White (shoulder)
Devils projected lineup
Pavel Zacha -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Andreas Johnsson -- Jack Hughes -- Yegor Sharangovich
Tomas Tatar -- Dawson Mercer -- Jimmy Vesey
Janne Kuokkanen -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Ryan Graves -- Dougie Hamilton
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Damon Severson
P.K. Subban -- Ty Smith
Mackenzie Blackwood
Jonathan Bernier
Scratched: Mason Geertsen, Jesper Boqvist
Injured: Miles Wood (right hip), Christian Jaros (hand), Tyce Thompson (upper body)
Status report
Mete will replace Heatherington, a defenseman, in the lineup. Ottawa coach D.J. Smith said Belleville of the American Hockey League had a player test positive for COVID-19 and Heatherington practiced with them last week so he is being held out for precautionary measures. … Sharangovich skated with Hughes and Johnsson in practice Sunday after being scratched for an 8-4 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Friday.