SENATORS (14-18-0) at CANUCKS (23-10-3)
10 p.m. ET; RDS2, SNP, TSN5
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Josh Norris -- Claude Giroux
Vladimir Tarasenko -- Tim Stutzle -- Drake Batherson
Dominik Kubalik -- Ridly Greig -- Parker Kelly
Erik Brannstrom -- Mark Kastelic -- Zack MacEwen
Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
Jakob Chychrun -- Travis Hamonic
Anton Forsberg
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Angus Crookshank, Jiri Smejkal
Injured: Mathieu Joseph (lower body), Rourke Chartier (concussion)
Canucks projected lineup
Ilya Mikheyev -- Elias Pettersson -- Andrei Kuzmenko
Phillip Di Giuseppe -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser
Dakota Joshua -- Teddy Blueger -- Conor Garland
Nils Aman -- Pius Suter -- Sam Lafferty
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Nikita Zadorov -- Tyler Myers
Ian Cole -- Noah Juulsen
Thatcher Demko
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Mark Friedman, Nils Hoglander
Injured: Carson Soucy (foot), Guillaume Brisebois (concussion)
Status report
Senators coach Jacques Martin said there will be no lineup changes from a 5-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday, which means Brannstrom, normally a defenseman, will dress as a forward for a second straight game and Forsberg will start consecutive games for the third time this season. … Based on recent practices, it appears Hoglander, a forward, will be a healthy scratch for the first time since Nov. 12; Di Giuseppe is expected to takes his spot after being scratched the past two games. … Demko will make his seventh start in 10 games. ... Soucy, a defenseman who has been out since blocking a shot Nov. 12, continues to skate with the Canucks and likely will return during an upcoming seven-game road trip, which begins at the St. Louis Blues on Thursday
