And if they can do all that, they just might be able to fight their way back into the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference. Step one though- ruin things for somebody else.
The Ottawa Senators look to hang on for dear life tonight when they visit the Florida Panthers.
No changes expected to the lineup the Sens iced the other night in Carolina. Just an optional game day skate but here’s how they are expected to arrange themselves for puck drop.
Tkachuk-Stützle-Batherson
DeBrincat-Greig-Giroux
Joseph-Pinto-Sokolov
Brown-Kastelic-Watson
Sanderson-Zub
Brannstrom-Holden
Kleven-Bernard-Docker
Leevi Meriläinen is likely to get another start for the good guys.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:08 PM in Sunrise, Florida. The game is televised on the NewRO and on the radio at the Team 1200. The game can’t be streamed because the technology simply doesn’t exist.
Here’s a closer look at this evening’s match-up via the HEAD2HEAD table. Don’t let those point totals fool you, folks- Brady is better.
| HEAD2HEAD |  |
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 37-34-7 (81 pts) | 40-31-7 (87 pts) |
| Goals For | 3.13 (18th) | 3.49 (5th) |
| Goals Against | 3.24 (20th) | 3.33 (23rd) |
| Power Play | 24.4% (6th) | 22.5% (10th) |
| Penalty Kill | 81.5% (11th) | 74.7% (27th) |
| Shots For | 33.1 (8th) | 36.8 (1st) |
| Shots Against | 31.5 (19th) | 31.5 (21st) |
| Leading Scorers | Stützle- 84 pts Tkachuk- 79 pts Giroux- 73 pts DeBrincat- 64 pts Batherson- 59 pts |
Tkachuk- 103 pts Barkov- 72 pts Verhaeghe- 70 pts Montour- 67 pts Reinhart- 62 pts |
| Starting Goalie | Leevi Meriläinen 0-0-1 2.81 GAA, .919 sv% |
Alex Lyon 7-3-1 3.04 GAA, .905 sv% |
