SENATORS (29-22-8) at OILERS (29-24-8)
9 p.m. ET; RDS2, SNW, TSN5
Senators projected lineup
Drake Batherson — Tim Stutzle — Claude Giroux
Brady Tkachuk — Dylan Cozens — Ridly Greig
Nick Cousins — Shane Pinto — Michael Amadio
Stephen Halliday — Lars Eller — Fabian Zetterlund
Jake Sanderson — Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot — Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven — Jordan Spence
Linus Ullmark
James Reimer
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: Nikolas Matinpalo (undisclosed), David Perron (sports hernia)
Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Connor McDavid — Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin — Leon Draisaitl — Kasperi Kapanen
Trent Frederic — Jack Roslovic — Matthew Savoie
Curtis Lazar — Adam Henrique — Josh Samanski
Jake Walman — Evan Bouchard
Mattias Ekholm — Spencer Stastney
Darnell Nurse — Ty Emberson
Connor Ingram
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Isaac Howard, Connor Murphy
Injured: Mattias Janmark (shoulder)
Status report
Each team held an optional morning skate. … Senators coach Travis Green was noncommittal regarding any lineup changes. … Murphy, a defenseman acquired in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, joined the Oilers on Tuesday but won’t play. … Samanski and Isaac Howard, a forward, each was recalled from Bakersfield of the American Hockey League. … Defenseman Alec Regula and forward Andrew Mangiapane each was waived and assigned to Bakersfield.
