That’s more like it.
After those ugly losses to the Leafs and Blue Jackets, the Senators really needed something to go right. That’s exactly what happened on Thursday afternoon. Ottawa battled back from an early deficit and then took the lead late in regulation. A big ol’ win to kick off 2026.
The Ottawa Senators will look to keep it rolling as they play host to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night in scenic Kanata, Ontario.
There has been a good amount of in-game line juggling the past few games and that has continued today. This is how Travis Green lined his team up at the AM skate.
Tkachuk-Cozens-Batherson
Greig-Stutzle-Zetterlund
Amadio-Pinto-Giroux
Cousins-Halliday-Perron
Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Jensen
Kleven-Spence
Leevi Merilainen is the expected starter.
Puck drop is scheduled for just a shade after 7:00 PM. Let’s say 7:08 PM for time-keeping purposes. The game is available on Sportsnet One and on the radio at TSN1200 and 104.7 FM en francais. If you’re looking to spruce up your Saturday with some illegal activity, streaming options will be posted in the comment section below a little closer to game time.
Wondering how the Senators match-up with the Jets but just can’t be bothered to do your own research? Well I have just the HEAD2HEAD table for you.
| HEAD2HEAD |  |
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 15-20-4 (34 pts) | 19-15-5 (43 pts) |
| Goals For | 2.87 (22nd) | 3.23 (10th) |
| Goals Against | 3.10 (16th) | 3.26 (23rd) |
| Power Play | 19.8% (16th) | 24.2% (8th) |
| Penalty Kill | 79.0% (19th) | 71.6% (31st) |
| Shots For | 27.2 (22nd) | 28.1 (16th) |
| Shots Against | 27.9 (14th) | 25.6 (4th) |
| Leading Scorers | Scheifele-48 pts Connor-46 pts Vilardi-35 pts Morrissey-31 pts Niederreiter-15 pts |
Stutzle-42 pts Batherson-37 pts Cozens-29 pts Sanderson-28 pts Giroux-27 pts |
| Starting Goalie | Connor Hellebuyck 9-10-3 2.51 GAA, .907 sv% |
Leevi Merilainen 5-7-0 3.46 GAA, .872 sv% |