SENATORS (29-22-9) at FLAMES (24-29-7)
9 p.m. ET; RDS, SNW, TSN5
Senators projected lineup
Drake Batherson — Tim Stutzle — Claude Giroux
Brady Tkachuk — Dylan Cozens — Ridly Greig
Nick Cousins — Shane Pinto — Michael Amadio
Kurtis MacDermid — Lars Eller — Fabian Zetterlund
Jake Sanderson — Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot — Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven — Jordan Spence
Linus Ullmark
James Reimer
Scratched: Stephen Halliday
Injured: Nikolas Matinpalo (undisclosed), David Perron (sports hernia)
Flames projected lineup
Connor Zary — Nazem Kadri — Joel Farabee
Blake Coleman — Mikael Backlund — Matt Coronato
Yegor Sharangovich — Morgan Frost — Matvei Gridin
Ryan Lomberg — Martin Pospisil — Adam Klapka
Yan Kuznetsov — Zach Whitecloud
Kevin Bahl — Brayden Pachal
Joel Hanley — Zayne Parekh
Devin Cooley
Dustin Wolf
Scratched: John Beecher, Olli Maatta
Injured: Jake Bean (undisclosed), Samuel Honzek (upper body), Jonathan Huberdeau (hip surgery)
Status report
Senators coach Travis Green was noncommittal regarding any lineup changes, but confirmed Ullmark will start. … The Flames held an optional morning skate. … Maatta, a defenseman acquired in a trade with the Utah Mammoth on Wednesday, won’t play, but is expected to be available against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, Calgary coach Ryan Huska said. … Pachal will be back in the lineup after being scratched for a 6-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. … Pospisil will play after being scratched the past two games.
