SENATORS (11-12-0) at BLUES (13-14-1)
8 p.m. ET; BSMW, TSN5, RDS
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Josh Norris -- Claude Giroux
Vladimir Tarasenko -- Tim Stutzle -- Drake Batherson
Dominik Kubalik -- Ridly Greig -- Mathieu Joseph
Parker Kelly -- Rourke Chartier -- Mark Kastelic
Jake Sanderson -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
Jakob Chychrun -- Artem Zub
Erik Brannstrom -- Travis Hamonic
Joonas Korpisalo
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Zack MacEwen, Jiri Smejkal
Injured: Thomas Chabot (undisclosed)
Blues projected lineup
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Jordan Kyrou
Brandon Saad -- Brayden Schenn -- Kasperi Kapanen
Alexey Toropchenko -- Kevin Hayes -- Jake Neighbours
Mackenzie MacEachern -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Hugh McGing
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Justin Faulk
Marco Scandella -- Tyler Tucker
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
Scratched: Sammy Blais, Nikita Alexandrov, Scott Perunovich
Injured: None
Status report
Kastelic will return after missing 14 games with a high ankle sprain and replace Smejkal, a forward. ... Korpisalo is expected to make his third straight start. ... Drew Bannister will make his debut as Blues coach debut after replacing Craig Berube, who was fired Tuesday. ... Binnington will start for the fifth time in six games. ... MacEachern will make his season debut after being recalled from Springfield of the American Hockey League on Wednesday and replace Blais, a forward.
