It’s hard not to take it personally, at this point.
The problem wasn’t roster composition or coaching or goaltending or a horrible curse that hangs over the organization and the city. No, it would appear that the problem was Game Day posts.
But I got bills to pay, damn it.
The Ottawa Senators are right back it less than 24 hours after an impressive road win against the New Jersey Devils. This time, they host Connor McDavid and the rest of the Edmonton Oilers.
No game day skate today on the back to back and with the pre-game media availability set for 4:00 PM, we’ll have to wait until later today to confirm the lineup. Safe to assume it will be a similar look as last night in the Swamp.
Tkachuk – Pinto – Batherson
Crookshank- Stützle – Giroux
Kubalik- Greig – Joseph
Katchouk – Kastelic – Kelly
Sanderson – Zub
Chabot – Brannstrom
Chychrun – Bernard-Docker
Anton Forsberg is expected to start.
Puck drop is scheduled for 6:00 PM. The game is available on TSN5, SportsnetWest, TSN1200 and all across the information superhighway. Wondering how these teams match-up and common sense isn’t enough?
Feast your eyes on today’s HEAD2HEAD table.
| HEAD2HEAD |  |
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 42-22-4 (88 pts) | 29-36-4 (62 pts) |
| Goals For | 3.57 (4th) | 3.14 (15th) |
| Goals Against | 2.87 (9th) | 3.57 (28th) |
| Power Play | 27.0% (2nd) | 16.7% (26th) |
| Penalty Kill | 80.3% (14th) | 73.5% (30th) |
| Shots For | 33.7 (2nd) | 32.3 (9th) |
| Shots Against | 28.6 (5th) | 29.9 (16th) |
| Leading Scorers | McDavid-115 pts Draisaitl-91 pts Bouchard-69 pts Hyman-68 pts RNH-59 pts |
Stutzle-65 pts Tkachuk-59 pts Giroux-58 pts Batherson-52 pts Joseph-34 pts |
| Starting Goalie | Calvin Pickard 10-4-0 2.21 GAA, .920 sv% |
Anton Forsberg 12-12-0 3.42 GAA, .885 sv% |
