Jets at Senators preview

JETS (34-17-3) at SENATORS (20-29-5)
2 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, SN1, TVAS, NHL.TV

Duchene, who centers Ottawa's second line, has 14 points (nine goals, five assists) in his past 12 games. He has 528 points (225 goals, 303 assists) in 10 seasons with the Senators and Colorado Avalanche.
Anders Nilsson will start for the Senators after he made 45 saves in a 4-0 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday that ended a five-game losing streak.
Laurent Brossoit will start for the Jets, who will try to avoid a third straight loss (0-1-1) after winning nine of their previous 12 games.

Players to watch

Jets forward Blake Wheeler has 15 points (five goals, 10 assists) in his past 14 games.
Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot has three points (one goal, two assists) in his past two games after going five games without a point.

They said it

"We have a fairly clear idea what our game identity is, so we don't have to search for it too long. But again, that's the test [Saturday]." -- Jets coach Paul Maurice on trying to bounce back after a 5-2 loss at the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday
"[The Jets are] outstanding. It's one of the most impressive teams in the League, for sure. Last year, I would say, probably from ice level, it was the most impressive team because they've got everything: goaltending, size, speed, skill. That's a team who's going to be good for many, many years." -- Senators coach Guy Boucher
"It's gone by fast, faster than I would've liked it to, obviously. I feel like, hopefully, I've got a lot of years left." -- Senators center Matt Duchene on playing his 700th NHL game

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Patrik Laine -- Bryan Little -- Jack Roslovic
Mathieu Perreault -- Adam Lowry -- Brandon Tanev
Brendan Lemieux -- Andrew Copp -- Mason Appleton
Josh Morrissey -- Jacob Trouba
Ben Chiarot -- Dustin Byfuglien
Joe Morrow -- Tyler Myers
Laurent Brossoit
Connor Hellebuyck
Scratched:Dmitry Kulikov, Nic Petan, Sami Niku
Injured:Nikolaj Ehlers (upper body)

Senators projected lineup

Brady Tkachuk -- Colin White -- Mark Stone
Ryan Dzingel -- Matt Duchene -- Bobby Ryan
Zack Smith -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Magnus Paajarvi
Chris Tierney -- Rudolfs Balcers -- Darren Archibald
Thomas Chabot -- Dylan DeMelo
Max Lajoie -- Cody Ceci
Mark Borowiecki -- Christian Jaros
Anders Nilsson
Craig Anderson
Scratched:Ben Harpur
Injured:Mikkel Boedker (undisclosed)

Status report

Morrissey, who did not play in the loss to Montreal because of a lower-body injury, will be a game-time decision. … Boucher said Ottawa could dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. … The Senators recalled Archibald from Belleville of the American Hockey League.

Stat pack

Scheifele has 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in his past 14 games. … Laine has gone nine games without a goal and has two in his past 22 games.