Change takes time.
The Ottawa Senators didn’t get that immediate “new Head Coach bump” that some other teams did and for a couple weeks anyway, somehow looked worse. Yet with time to implement his philosophy, there is zero doubt that Jacques Martin has changed the way the Senators play.
And recently, it’s working. Over the last month or so, the Ottawa Senators have been one of the best teams in the National Hockey League. I know what you’re thinking – there goes that wacky ol’ SensChirp again, ranting and raving about how good the Sens are. Except this time, it’s true!
See! I told ya!
The Ottawa Senators will look to continue their recent surge when they host the defending Champs.
Game Day skate is scheduled for 10:30 AM in Ottawa but we’ll assume same lineup for now.
Tkachuk-Pinto-Tarasenko
Joseph-Stützle-Giroux
Greig-Norris-Batherson
Kubalik-Kastelic-Kelly
Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Bernard Docker
Chychrun-Brannstrom
Anton Forsberg starts.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:08 PM down at The Tire. The game is available on Sportsnet One, TSN1200 and on illegal streaming sites all across the information super-highway.
Wondering how the 27th place Ottawa Senators match-up against the defending Stanley Cup Champions? The answer may surprise you. The HEAD2HEAD table – on time and on budget.
| HEAD2HEAD |  |
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 32-19-6 (70 pts) | 24-27-3 (51 pts) |
| Goals For | 3.14 (14th) | 3.35 (9th) |
| Goals Against | 2.81 (10th) | 3.52 (27th) |
| Power Play | 19.6% (18th) | 16.1% (25th) |
| Penalty Kill | 81.4% (12th) | 74.8% (28th) |
| Shots For | 30.9 (16th) | 32.6 (8th) |
| Shots Against | 30.8 (22nd) | 30.0 (14th) |
| Leading Scorers | Stone-53 pts Marshmallow-46 pts Eichel-44 pts Karlsson-37 pts Barbashev-34 pts |
Stutzle-53 pts Giroux-51 pts Tkachuk-46 pts Batherson-41 pts Tarasenko-37 pts |
| Starting Goalie | TBD | TBD |
