It was just ten days ago that the Ottawa Senators notched a second straight victory to kick off 2026.
Big home ice wins over the Washington Capitals and the Winnipeg Jets certainly gave the impression that this team was ready to turn the corner a little bit and that there were better days ahead. What has happened since then is a rug pull for the ages. Four straight losses and with it, a feeling of dread that hasn’t been felt around these parts in quite some time.
But you should see the other guy! The Ottawa Senators look to bounce back as they play host to the free-falling Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night in Kanata. Plenty of tickets still available.
No changes expected to the Ottawa lineup. This is how Travis Green lined ’em up last time out.
Tkachuk-Stutzle-Zetterlund
Perron-Cozens-Batherson
Amadio-Pinto-Giroux
Eller-Greig-Cousins
Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Jensen
Kleven-Spence
Leevi Merilainen starts. James Reimer won’t dress tonight but it sounds like there is a decent chance he gets into a game this week.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:08 PM at The Tire. The game is on TSN5, Sportsnet Pacific, TSN1200 and 104.7 FM. Streams can be found in the comment section below a little closer to game time.
Wondering how these two titans match up and simply cannot wait to see it play out later tonight? Here’s a HEAD2HEAD table to fill the void.
| HEAD2HEAD |  |
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 16-24-5 (37 pts) | 20-19-5 (45 pts) |
| Goals For | 2.67 (27th) | 3.14 (14th) |
| Goals Against | 3.62 (31st) | 3.36 (27th) |
| Power Play | 19.7% (18th) | 22.8% (9th) |
| Penalty Kill | 72.7% (30th) | 72.7% (30th) |
| Shots For | 26.9 (23rd) | 28.2 (14th) |
| Shots Against | 29.4 (24th) | 25.4 (3rd) |
| Leading Scorers | Hronek-27 pts Pettersson-27 pts Sherwood-23 pts DeBrusk-22 pts Garland-22 pts |
Stutzle-45 pts Batherson-40 pts Sanderson-33 pts Giroux-32 pts Cozens-31 pts |
| Starting Goalie | Kevin Lankinen 6-11-4 3.40 GAA, .883 sv% |
Leevi Merilainen 6-10-4 3.48 GAA, .866 sv% |