#### **SENATORS (8-13-1) at RANGERS (11-9-4)****Senators projected lineup**Brady Tkachuk --[Tim Stutzle](https://www.nhl.com/player/tim-stutzle-8482116?season=20222023)-- Claude GirouxAlex DeBrincat -- Shane Pinto -- Drake BathersonTyler Motte -- Dylan Gambrell -- Mathieu JosephParker Kelly -- Mark Kastelic -- Austin WatsonThomas Chabot - Artem ZubJake Sanderson -- Travis Hamonic[Erik Brannstrom](https://www.nhl.com/player/erik-brannstrom-8480073)-- Nick HoldenCam TalbotAnton Forsberg***Scratched:**Nikita Zaitsev****Injured:**Derick Brassard (undisclosed), Josh Norris (shoulder), Jacob Bernard-Docker (ankle)***Rangers projected lineup**Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Jimmy VeseyArtemi Panarin -- Filip Chytil -- Vitali Kravtsov[Alexis Lafreniere](https://www.nhl.com/player/alexis-lafreniere-8482109)-- Vincent Trocheck -- Kaapo KakkoSammy Blais -- Barclay Goodrow -- Julien GauthierRyan Lindgren -- Adam FoxK'Andre Miller -- Jacob TroubaZac Jones -- Braden SchneiderIgor ShesterkinJaroslav Halak***Scratched:**Libor Hajek, Ryan Carpenter****Injured:**None***Status report**Gambrell will replace Brassard in the lineup. Senators coach D.J. Smith said Brassard, a forward, will be reevaluated to see if he can play against the San Jose Sharks at Canadian Tire Center on Saturday. … Zaitsev, a defenseman, was recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League on Friday. Smith said a decision on the Senators defense group will be made closer to gametime, meaning Zaitsev could play. … Kravtsov will move up to play on the second line with Panarin and Chytil after playing on the third line with Trocheck and Lafreniere in a 3-1 win against the Senators in Ottawa on Wednesday.
