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SENATORS (5-1-4) at DEVILS (6-2-0)
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Palmieri, who was injured during practice on Sunday, remains day-to-day and will be re-evaluated by the Devils medical staff Saturday.
Ottawa forward Filip Chlapik made his NHL debut and Max McCormick made his season debut in a 5-4 win against the Philadelphia Flyers at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday. Chlapik had one assist, and McCormick had two hits and one blocked shot.

Players to watch

Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson has eight points, all assists, and 15 shots on goal in five games since returning to the lineup against the Vancouver Canucks on Oct. 17. Karlsson missed the first five games of the season during his recovery from surgery to repair torn tendons in his left foot on June 14.
Devils center Nico Hischier, the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, has six points (two goals, four assists) and six shots on goal in his past four games.

They said it

"We're [being] tested [due to injuries] and the players are responding with character. I think everyone is contributing in one way or another." -- Senators coach Guy Boucher
"In this league there are always great players to go up against and having a chance to face Erik Karlsson again will be fun for me. I look up to those guys, and to now go face-to-face against them is pretty cool. I'm always pumped to have that chance." -- Devils center Nico Hischier

Senators projected lineup

Ryan Dzingel -- Derick Brassard -- Mark Stone
Mike Hoffman -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Tom Pyatt
Alexandre Burrows -- Nate Thompson -- Christopher DiDomenico
Max McCormick -- Filip Chlapik
Johnny Oduya -- Erik Karlsson
Dion Phaneuf -- Cody Ceci
Fredrik Claesson -- Chris Wideman
Mark Borowiecki
Mike Condon
Craig Anderson
Scratched: Jack Rodewald
Injured: Kyle Turris (virus), Bobby Ryan (fractured finger), Zack Smith (upper body), Colin White (left wrist)

Devils projected lineup

Taylor Hall -- Nico Hischier -- Drew Stafford
Marcus Johansson -- Adam Henrique -- Jesper Bratt
Brian Gibbons -- Pavel Zacha -- Jimmy Hayes
Miles Wood -- Blake Coleman -- Stefan Noesen
Andy Greene -- Damon Severson
John Moore -- Steven Santini
Will Butcher -- Ben Lovejoy
Keith Kinkaid
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Dalton Prout, Mirco Mueller
Injured:Cory Schneider (lower body), Travis Zajac (pectoral muscle), Kyle Palmieri (lower body), Brian Boyle (chronic myeloid leukemia)

Status report

Smith (upper body) could return after missing the past three games. ... Schneider, who is with his wife as they anticipate the birth of their second child, could return to the lineup on Saturday. ... Boyle (chronic myeloid leukemia) will not play this weekend, but could return to the lineup at some point next week.

Stat pack

The Senators rank first in the NHL on the penalty kill at 92.6 percent. ... Stone has four points (three goals, one assist) in his past three games. ... Hall has five assists in his past three games.