The Ottawa Senators take on the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
SENATORS (34-40-4) at LIGHTNING (44-27-7)
7 p.m. ET; BSSUN, TSN5, RDS2
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk — Ridly Greig — Claude Giroux
Dominik Kubalik — Shane Pinto — Drake Batherson
Boris Katchouk — Mathieu Joseph — Parker Kelly
Bokondji Imama — Mark Kastelic — Jiri Smejkal
Jake Sanderson — Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot — Erik Brannstrom
Jakob Chychrun — Jacob Bernard-Docker
Anton Forsberg
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: None
Injured: Matthew Highmore (upper body), Zack MacEwen (lower body), Angus Crookshank (lower body), Travis Hamonic (undisclosed), Tim Stutzle (upper body)
Status report
- The Senators will make any lineup changes following pregame warmups.
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Lightning projected lineup
Michael Eyssimont — Brayden Point — Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel — Anthony Cirelli — Steven Stamkos
Conor Sheary — Nicholas Paul — Tanner Jeannot
Austin Watson — Luke Glendening — Tyler Motte
Victor Hedman — Darren Raddysh
Matt Dumba — Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg — Nick Perbix
Matt Tomkins
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Scratched: Mitchell Chaffee
Injured: Anthony Duclair (illness), Haydn Fleury (upper body), Jonas Johansson (lower body), Mikhail Sergachev (leg surgery)
Status report
- Tomkins will make his fifth start of the season and second in four games.
- Duclair, a forward, is doubtful with a stomach illness.
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