Before we dive into this one, a moment of appreciation for our beloved pest, Ridly Greig.
With one hilariously greasy move, he has sent the Toronto Maple Leafs and their fans and their intensely loyal media into one of the most entertaining 48-hour tailspins imaginable. Watching their collective rage and angst and outrage has truly been a gift. I am eternally grateful for that wildly unnecessary slap shot into an empty net on Saturday night.
Thank you, Ridly. Thank you.
The Ottawa Senators look to continue their recent resurgence when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night in Kanata.
Jake Sanderson is skating again which is a good sign but he’s still not quite ready to return. Meanwhile, Artem Zub missed the morning skate after leaving practice a little early yesterday but he is expected to play tonight. Here’s how Jacques had ’em lined up this morning.
Tkachuk-Norris-Batherson
Joseph-Stützle-Giroux
Greig-Pinto-Tarasenko
Kubalik-Kastelic-Kelly
Chabot-Zub
Chychrun-Bernard-Docker
Brannstrom-Hamonic
Anton Forsberg gets the start in goal for Ottawa.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:08 PM at The Tire. TSN5 has the TV coverage and TSN 1200 will provide a radio feed. Streams will be hand-delivered to SensChirp Premium members closer to game time.
Wondering how these two teams match-up but too embarrassed to be caught googling “the Columbus Blue Jackets”? The HEAD2HEAD table has no shame.
| HEAD2HEAD |  |
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 16-25-10 (42 pts) | 21-25-2 (44 pts) |
| Goals For | 2.90 (24th) | 3.38 (8th) |
| Goals Against | 3.67 (31st) | 3.60 (30th) |
| Power Play | 15.1% (25th) | 15.4% (24th) |
| Penalty Kill | 76.7% (26th) | 74.3% (28th) |
| Shots For | 29.6 (22nd) | 32.7 (8th) |
| Shots Against | 33.4 (29th) | 30.5 (20th) |
| Leading Scorers | Gaudreau-34 pts Werenski-29 pts Fantilli-27 pts Marchenko-26 pts Voronkov-25 pts |
Stutzle-47 pts Giroux-43 pts Tkachuk-41 pts Batherson-39 pts Tarasenko-34 pts |
| Starting Goalie | Elvis Merzlinkins 9-11-7 3.21 GAA, .904 sv% |
Anton Forsberg 7-8-0 3.35 GAA, .889 sv% |
