Senators at Devils

SENATORS (4-8-0) at DEVILS (10-3-0)

Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk --
Tim Stutzle
-- Claude Giroux
Alex DeBrincat -- Derick Brassard -- Drake Batherson
Tyler Motte -- Shane Pinto -- Mathieu Joseph
Parker Kelly -- Mark Kastelic -- Austin Watson
Thomas Chabot -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
Jake Sanderson -- Travis Hamonic
Erik Brannstrom -- Nick Holden
Anton Forsberg
Cam Talbot
Scratched: Dylan Gambrell
Injured: Josh Norris (shoulder), Artem Zub (upper body)
Devils projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Nico Hischier -- Fabian Zetterlund
Erik Haula -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Yegor Sharangovich -- Dawson Mercer -- Jesper Boqvist
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- John Marino
Brendan Smith -- Damon Severson
Vitek Vanecek
Akira Schmid
Scratched: Kevin Bahl, Alexander Holtz
Injured: Jonathan Bernier (hip), Ondrej Palat (lower body), Mackenzie Blackwood (knee)
Status report
The Senators did not hold a morning skate Thursday. ... Forsberg will start after Talbot started Ottawa's previous two games. ... The Senators placed goalie Magnus Hellberg and defenseman Nikita Zaitsev on waivers Wednesday. ... Holden returns after being a healthy scratch in a 6-4 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.