Senators at Rangers

SENATORS (26-38-6) at RANGERS (46-20-6)

Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Josh Norris -- Mathieu Joseph
Alex Formenton -- Chris Tierney -- Adam Gaudette
Parker Kelly -- Colin White -- Connor Brown
Dylan Gambrell --
Mark Kastelic
-- Austin Watson
Erik Brannstrom -- Artem Zub
Nick Holden -- Nikita Zaitsev
Michael Del Zotto -- Travis Hamonic
Anton Forsberg
Mads Sogaard
Scratched: Victor Mete
Injured: Matt Murray (upper body), Thomas Chabot (hand), Shane Pinto (upper body), Jake Sanderson (hand), Drake Batherson (illness), Tim Stutzle (undisclosed)
Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Frank Vatrano
Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Andrew Copp
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Barclay Goodrow -- Kaapo Kakko
Dryden Hunt -- Kevin Rooney -- Ryan Reaves
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Justin Braun -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Libor Hajek, Julien Gauthier, Patrik Nemeth, Greg McKegg, Jonny Brodzinski
Injured: Tyler Motte (upper body), Filip Chytil (upper body)
Status report
Stutzle and Batherson did not make the trip and each forward will miss his second straight game. ... Gambrell is expected to play after missing a 3-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on Thursday because of an illness. … Forsberg will start. ... Motte, a forward, and Chytil, a center, each was injured during the Rangers' 3-0 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. Motte is expected to be out long-term; Chytil is day to day. … Kakko, a forward, and Rooney, a center, each will return; Kakko missed 31 games because of an upper-body injury and Rooney missed 18 games because of an upper-body injury.