SENATORS (8-5-0) at KINGS (3-6-2)
10 p.m. ET; ABTV, TSN5, RDSI
Senators projected lineup
Fabian Zetterlund -- Tim Stutzle -- Claude Giroux
Andre Burakovsky -- Dylan Cozens -- Drake Batherson
Ridly Greig -- Shane Pinto -- Michael Amadio
Hayden Hodgson -- Stephen Halliday -- Nick Cousins
Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot -- Jordan Spence
Tyler Kleven -- Nikolas Matinpalo
Jonas Johansson
Samuel Ersson
Scratched: Carter Yakemchuk
Injured: Warren Foegele (lower body), Linus Ullmark (lower body), William Eklund (ankle), Kurtis MacDermid (upper body)
Kings projected lineup
Artemi Panarin -- Alex Laferriere -- Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore -- Quinton Byfield -- Taylor Ward
Erik Haula -- Scott Laughton -- Joel Armia
Andre Lee -- Samuel Helenius -- Corey Perry
Erik Gustafsson -- Brandt Clarke
Joel Edmundson -- Drew Doughty
Mikey Anderson -- Brian Dumoulin
Darcy Kuemper
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Martin Chromiak, Cody Ceci
Injured: Alex Turcotte (undisclosed), Kevin Fiala (leg surgery), Mats Zuccarello (upper body)
Status report
Chabot will return after missing four games because of an upper-body injury.
Foegele will be out for an extended period after the forward was injured on a knee-on-knee hit by Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Jeremy Lauzon during a 4-1 loss on Tuesday. The Senators lost defenseman Cameron Crotty on waivers to the Minnesota Wild.
Fiala practiced in a noncontact jersey Thursday for the first time since he sustained multiple fractures to his lower left leg playing for Team Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics in February and undergoing a followup procedure in September; the forward is week to week, Kings coach Peter Laviolette said.
Zuccarello is week to week after the forward was placed on injured reserve Monday.
Doughty and Perry each will return after missing a 2-1 loss at the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday because of an undisclosed injury.
Chromiak, a forward, was recalled from Ontario of the American Hockey League on Thursday; forward Jared Wright was assigned to the AHL in a corresponding move.
