…wait, you’re all still here??
Didn’t the season end days ago? Everyone fired, the franchise folded and SensChirp was sold to deep-pocketed investors? No? What a pleasant and unexpected surprise this is.
Oh! And there’s a hockey game today! After another completely unnecessary and painful break, the Ottawa Senators are back at it as they visit Rick Nash and the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Some big news on the lineup front tonight as Thomas Chabot is back to save the day. Chabot hasn’t played since October 26th against the New York Islanders and he has been badly missed. He’ll jump back into things tonight skating alongside his ol’ buddy Artem Zub.
DJ Smith has done a little more juggling with the forward groups but he still can’t seem to locate a third capable centre. Keep at it, Coach! Here’s how the Senators are expected to line up for this one.
Tkachuk-Norris-Giroux
Joseph-Stützle-Batherson
Kubalik-Chartier-Tarasenko
Kelly-Highmore-MacEwen
Chychrun-Sanderson
Chabot-Zub
Brannstrom-Hamonic
Joonas Korpisalo gets the start against his former team.
Puck will drop when it’s good and ready. Likely around 7:08 PM. The game is available on TSN5, RDS and on the radio at TSN1200. Stream at your own risk.
And now, a HEAD2HEAD table that has been days in the making.
| HEAD2HEAD |  |
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 8-9-0 (16 pts) | 7-13-4 (18 pts) |
| Goals For | 3.47 (6th) | 2.88 (25th) |
| Goals Against | 3.47 (24th) | 3.42 (22nd) |
| Power Play | 18.9% (19th) | 11.0% (28th) |
| Penalty Kill | 74.6% (25th) | 89.2% (2nd) |
| Shots For | 32.1 (10th) | 30.5 (18th) |
| Shots Against | 30.4 (15th) | 33.5 (29th) |
| Leading Scorers | Stutzle-22 pts Giroux-16 pts Joseph-15 pts Tkachuk-15 pts Tarasenko-13 pts |
Jenner-16 pts Werenski-16 pts Provorov-14 pts Marchenko-13 pts Gaudreau-11 pts |
| Starting Goalie | Joonas Korpisalo 5-5-0 3.34 GAA, .902 sv% |
Elvis Merzlikins 5-8-3 3.11 GAA, .907 sv% |
