Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Tim Stutzle -- Ridly Greig
Claude Giroux -- Josh Norris -- Drake Batherson
Noah Gregor -- Zack Ostapchuk -- Michael Amadio
Nick Cousins -- Adam Gaudette -- Zack MacEwen
Jake Sanderson -- Travis Hamonic
Thomas Chabot -- Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
Linus Ullmark
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: David Perron
Injured: Artem Zub (concussion), Shane Pinto (undisclosed)
Rangers projected lineup
Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Reilly Smith
Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle -- Filip Chytil -- Kaapo Kakko
Adam Edstrom -- Sam Carrick - Jonny Brodzinski
K'Andre Miller -- Adam Fox
Ryan Lindgren -- Jacob Trouba
Braden Schneider -- Victor Mancini
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Matt Rempe, Zac Jones
Injured: Jimmy Vesey (lower body)
Status report
Gaudette and Ostapchuk each was recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League on Thursday. … Perron will not play for personal reasons and the forward will miss his fifth straight game. ... Pinto is week to week and the forward will miss his fourth consecutive game. ... Zub, a defenseman, will miss his seventh game in a row. ... Brodzinski will replace Rempe, a forward who played in a 5-3 loss at the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. … Vesey is on long-term injured reserve and will miss his 10th game. The forward has been skating and is eligible to return against the New York Islanders on Sunday.
