Senators at Sharks

SENATORS (4-11-1) at SHARKS (9-8-1)

Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Josh Norris -- Zach Sanford
Nick Paul --
Tim Stutzle
-- Connor Brown
Alex Formenton -- Chris Tierney -- Tyler Ennis
Parker Kelly -- Dylan Gambrell -- Austin Watson
Thomas Chabot -- Nikita Zaitsev
Victor Mete -- Artem Zub
Nick Holden -- Lassi Thomson
Matt Murray
Filip Gustavsson
Scratched:Logan Shaw, Michael Del Zotto, Anton Forsberg
Injured: Erik Brannstrom (hand), Shane Pinto (shoulder), Colin White (shoulder), Josh Brown (hand)
COVID-19 protocol:Drake Batherson
Sharks projected lineup
Timo Meier -- Logan Couture -- Rudolfs Balcers
Alexander Barabanov -- Tomas Hertl -- Noah Gregor
Matt Nieto -- Jasper Weatherby -- Kevin Labanc
Andrew Cogliano -- Nick Bonino -- Scott Reedy
Mario Ferraro -- Brent Burns
Erik Karlsson -- Jake Middleton
Marc-Edouard Vlasic -- Radim Simek
James Reimer
Adin Hill
Scratched:Santeri Hatakka, Jonah Gadjovich
Injured:Nikolai Knyzhov (upper body), Lane Pederson (lower body), Jonathan Dahlen (upper body)
Status report
The Senators held an optional morning skate. ... Zaitsev will play his first game since Nov. 11. He missed four games after entering NHL COVID-19 protocol. ... Josh Brown, a defenseman, was injured in a 4-0 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. ... The Sharks will play with the same lineup from its 2-1 overtime win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday.