SENATORS (24-19-4) at BRUINS (23-20-6)
7 p.m. ET; NESN, TSN5, RDS2
Senators projected lineup
Nick Cousins -- Tim Stutzle -- Drake Batherson
Brady Tkachuk -- Shane Pinto -- Claude Giroux
Ridley Greig -- Zack Ostapchuk -- David Perron
Matthew Highmore -- Adam Gaudette -- Michael Amadio
Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot -- Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven -- Nikolas Matinpalo
Leevi Merilainen
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Donovan Sebrango
Injured: Travis Hamonic (lower body), Linus Ullmark (back), Jacob Bernard-Docker (high ankle sprain), Josh Norris (upper body), Noah Gregor (lower body), Cole Reinhardt (upper body)
Bruins projected lineup
Morgan Geekie -- Pavel Zacha -- David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand -- Matthew Poitras -- Charlie Coyle
Oliver Wahlstrom -- Elias Lindholm -- Vinni Lettieri
Trent Frederic -- John Beecher -- Justin Brazeau
Nikita Zadorov -- Andrew Peeke
Brandon Carlo -- Jordan Oesterle
Parker Wotherspoon -- Mason Lohrei
Joonas Korpisalo
Michael DiPietro
Scratched: Cole Koepke, Patrick Brown, Michael Callahan, Max Jones
Injured: Hampus Lindholm (knee), Charlie McAvoy (wrist), Mark Kastelic (upper body), Jeremy Swayman (upper body)
Status report
Perron is expected to return after missing 27 games because of an upper-body injury. He last played Nov. 23. ... Norris was injured during a 5-0 loss to the New York Rangers on Tuesday and the forward is expected to miss the next few games. ... The Bruins did not have a morning skate after their 5-1 loss at the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday. ... DiPietro was recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League on Thursday and will be the backup with Swayman unavailable. ... McAvoy is expected to miss his fifth consecutive game. The defenseman has been skating but there is no timetable for his return. ... Frederic will play after missing the past two games with an illness.
