Canucks at Senators

CANUCKS (3-6-3) at SENATORS (4-7-0)

Canucks projected lineup
Tanner Pearson -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser
Andrei Kuzmenko -- Elias Pettersson -- Ilya Mikheyev
Vasily Podkolzin -- Bo Horvat -- Conor Garland
Dakota Joshua -- Nils Aman -- Jack Studnicka
Quinn Hughes -- Luke Schenn
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Ethan Bear
Jack Rathbone -- Tyler Myers
Spencer Martin
Thatcher Demko
Scratched: Riley Stillman, Nils Hoglander, Kyle Burroughs, Sheldon Dries
Injured: Curtis Lazar (undisclosed), Travis Dermott (concussion), Tucker Poolman (migraines)
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk --
Tim Stutzle
-- Claude Giroux
Alex DeBrincat -- Derick Brassard -- Drake Batherson
Tyler Motte -- Shane Pinto -- Mathieu Joseph
Parker Kelly -- Mark Kastelic -- Austin Watson
Thomas Chabot -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
Jake Sanderson -- Travis Hamonic
Erik Brannstrom -- Nick Holden
Cam Talbot
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Magnus Hellberg, Nikita Zaitsev, Dylan Gambrell
Injured: Josh Norris (shoulder), Artem Zub (upper body)
Status report
Boeser will play for the first time since sustaining a hand injury on Oct. 22. … Dermott, a defenseman, practiced in a non-contact jersey. … Demko will start against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday. … Bernard-Docker will make his season debut. … Zub, a defenseman, could play on the upcoming road trip. … After consulting with five doctors and two shoulder experts, Norris, a center, will not require surgery; he still could be out for the season.