Canucks at Senators preview

CANUCKS (34-22-6) at SENATORS (21-31-12)
7:30 p.m. ET; TSN5, RDS2, SNP, NHL.TV

The Canucks, who are four points behind the Vegas Golden Knights for first place in the division, are 4-1-1 in their past six games.
Goaltender Marcus Hogberg will start for the Senators, who are winless in their past four games (0-3-1).

Players to watch

Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes has six assists in a four-game point streak.
Senators goalie Marcus Hogberg is 0-2-1 with a 4.61 goals-against average and .874 save percentage and his past three starts.

They said it

"Just the adjustment; there's different things, game-day routines. I'm pretty easy going, so I don't need anything in particular, but it's just different. So, just getting used to those things and getting used to playing with a different group. At the same time, it's been a lot of fun, and we've been playing really well." -- Canucks forward Tyler Toffoli, who has five points (three goals, two assists) in three games since being acquired from the Los Angeles Kings on Feb. 17
"It should be a fun night. I think I'm just going to try and get those two guys the puck and get open. Obviously, they both bring something a little bit different, but I think we'll compliment each other well, so it'll be an exciting game." -- Senators forward Josh Norris on playing on the same line with Brady Tkachuk and Bobby Ryan

Canucks projected lineup

J.T. Miller -- Elias Pettersson -- Tyler Toffoli
Tanner Pearson -- Bo Horvat -- Loui Eriksson
Antoine Roussel -- Adam Gaudette -- Jake Virtanen
Tyler Motte -- Jay Beagle -- Brandon Sutter
Quinn Hughes -- Chris Tanev
Alexander Edler -- Troy Stecher
Oscar Fantenberg -- Tyler Myers
Thatcher Demko
Louis Domingue
Scratched:Zack MacEwen, Jordie Benn
Injured: Jacob Markstrom (lower body), Brock Boeser (ribs), Josh Leivo (kneecap), Micheal Ferland (concussion symptoms), Tyler Graovac (lower body)

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Senators projected lineup

Brady Tkachuk -- Josh Norris -- Bobby Ryan
Rudolfs Balcers -- Chris Tierney -- Connor Brown
Mikkel Boedker -- Matthew Peca -- Scott Sabourin
Nicholas Paul -- Artem Anisimov -- Jayce Hawryluk
Thomas Chabot -- Ron Hainsey
Mike Reilly -- Nikita Zaitsev
Andreas Englund -- Christian Jaros
Marcus Hogberg
Craig Anderson
Scratched: None
Injured:Anders Nilsson (concussion), Mark Borowiecki (high ankle sprain), Colin White (undisclosed), Anthony Duclair (lower body)

Status report

Norris was recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League and will center the top line with Tkachuk and Ryan. … Forwards Duclair and White each are not expected to be out long term, Senators coach D.J. Smith said. … The Canucks did not hold a morning skate. … Markstrom had a lower-body procedure and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, Canucks general manager Jim Benning said.

Stat pack

Miller has six points (two goals, four assists) in a three-game point streak. … The Senators are 3-8-3 in their past 14 games.