Friday night was almost perfect.
A fitting ceremony for a long-time fan favourite. A packed house. And the good guys were up by a couple goals in the third period. Then, in the blink of an eye, it all unravelled. Instead of a perfect night, it was a two-goal lead frittered away and an overtime loss against one of the league’s worst teams.
The Ottawa Senators look to bounce back when they host the St. Louis Blues on Sunday afternoon.
No morning skate with the early start but based on yesterday’s practice, it seems like there could be some juggling among the forward lines.
DJ Smith says Austin Watson is a game time decision. It also sounds like Tyler Motte will sit this afternoon with a possible trade in the works.
Dillon Heatherington has been recalled from Belleville and could draw in on defence.
A best guess for now.
Tkachuk-Stützle-Giroux
DeBrincat-Pinto-Batherson
Brassard-Greig-Joseph
Kelly-Gambrell-Watson
Chabot-Zaitsev
Brannstrom-Zub
Larsson/Heatherington-Hamonic
Mads Søgaard gets another start for the home side.
Puck drop is scheduled for just after 2:00 PM at the Canadian Tire Centre. The game is available on TSN5, TVA and on the radio at TSN1200. Keep an eye out for streaming options in the comment section below.
Here’s a closer look at this afternoon’s match-up via the HEAD2HEAD table.
| HEAD2HEAD |  |
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 26-26-3 (55 pts) | 26-24-4 (56 pts) |
| Goals For | 3.09 (19th) | 3.00 (21st) |
| Goals Against | 3.58 (26th) | 3.22 (20th) |
| Power Play | 22.3% (13th) | 26.1% (3rd) |
| Penalty Kill | 75.2% (24th) | 80.8% (10th) |
| Shots For | 28.9 (29th) | 33.4 (6th) |
| Shots Against | 32.0 (21st) | 32.3 (23rd) |
| Leading Scorers | Kyrou- 54 pts Thomas- 48 pts Buchnevich- 43 pts Schenn- 43 pts Barbashev- 28 pts |
Tkachuk- 57 pts Stützle- 56 pts Giroux- 50 pts Batherson- 45 pts DeBrincat- 45 pts |
| Starting Goalie | Thomas Greiss 5-7-0 3.22 GAA, .906 sv% |
Mads Søgaard 1-0-1 3.25 GAA, .903 sv% |
