Senators at Blues

SENATORS (19-20-3) at BLUES (21-20-3)

Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk --
Tim Stutzle
-- Drake Batherson
Alex DeBrincat -- Shane Pinto -- Claude Giroux
Parker Kelly -- Dylan Gambrell -- Mathieu Joseph
Jake Lucchini -- Mark Kastelic -- Austin Watson
Thomas Chabot -- Travis Hamonic
Jake Sanderson -- Nick Holden
Erik Brannstrom -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
Cam Talbot
Anton Forsberg
Scratched:Derick Brassard
Injured:Josh Norris (shoulder), Tyler Motte (hand), Nikita Zaitsev (lower body), Rourke Chartier (upper body), Artem Zub (lower body)
Blues projected lineup
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Jordan Kyrou
Brandon Saad -- Brayden Schenn -- Ivan Barbashev
Jake Neighbours -- Noel Acciari -- Josh Leivo
Alexey Toropchenko -- Nikita Alexandrov -- Tyler Pitlick
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Niko Mikkola -- Justin Faulk
Tyler Tucker -- Calle Rosen
Jordan Binnington
Thomas Greiss
Scratched:Nathan Walker, Steven Santini
Injured:Ryan O'Reilly (foot), Vladimir Tarasenko (hand), Torey Krug (lower body), Robert Bortuzzo (lower body), Marco Scandella (hip), Scott Perunovich (shoulder), Logan Brown (upper body)
Status report
The Senators did not hold a morning skate. ... Joseph is projected to return after missing 16 games because of a lower-body injury; he has not played since Dec. 8. ... Bernard-Docker will play after being recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League on Sunday. He'll replace Zub, who is out after the defenseman was injured during a 7-0 loss at the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. ... The Blues held an optional morning skate. ... Tarasenko skated for a third straight day but the forward will miss his eighth straight game. ... Leddy and Mikkola will flip spots on defense.