Projected Lineups for the Senators vs Lightning – 2/4/25

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 (29-20-4) at LIGHTNING (27-20-4)

7 p.m. ET; FDSNSUN, TSN5, RDS

Senators projected lineup

Brady Tkachuk — Tim Stutzle — Claude Giroux
David Perron — Ridly Greig — Drake Batherson
Cole Reinhardt — Shane Pinto — Michael Amadio
Matthew Highmore — Zack Ostapchuk — Adam Gaudette

Jake Sanderson — Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot — Travis Hamonic
Tyler Kleven — Nikolas Matinpalo

Linus Ullmark
Anton Forsberg

Scratched: None

Injured: Josh Norris (undisclosed), Jacob Bernard-Docker (high ankle sprain), Noah Gregor (lower body), Nick Jensen (lower body), Nick Cousins (knee)

Status report

Ullmark is expected to start after Forsberg made 25 saves in a 5-2 win at the Nashville Predators on Monday.

Latest for THW:

• Ottawa Senators Prospect of the Week – Leevi Merilainen
• Wild’s Ryan Hartman Suspended 10 Games for Roughing
• Senators Win 5th Straight Game With 5-2 Win Over Predators

Lightning projected lineup

Jake Guentzel — Brayden Point — Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel — Anthony Cirelli — Michael Eyssimont
Zemgus Girgensons — Nick Paul — Gage Goncalves
Mitchell Chaffee — Luke Glendeniing — Cam Atkinson

Victor Hedman — Darren Raddysh
Ryan McDonagh — Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg — Nick Perbix

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brandon Halverson

Scratched: None

Injured: J.J. Moser (upper body), Jonas Johansson (lower body)

Status report

The Lightning reassigned forward Conor Geekie to Syracuse of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. … Halverson signed a two-year contract with Tampa Bay on Monday.

Latest for THW:

• Lightning Send Conor Geekie to AHL Syracuse
• Lightning Shouldn’t Splurge at Trade Deadline With Rising Salary Cap
• Lightning Face Critical Stretch Ahead of 4 Nations Face-Off Break