Every once in a while, you get a chance to witness history.
One of those rare moments when you the events unfolding in front of you will be remembered for years to come. And not just to sports fans either. There are certain points in our lives that we just know we’ll always remember. And that everyone else will too.
Tonight, is one of those moments.
Tim Stützle returns to the Ottawa lineup.
The Ottawa Senators host the Washington Capital at the Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday night.
With Tim Stützle returning to the top line, Derick Brassard takes a turn in the press box. They’ll make a change on the blueline too as Dillon Heatherington draws in for Erik Brannstrom, who is dealing with a minor injury.
Here’s how the Senators are expected to lineup for this one.
Tkachuk-Stützle-Giroux
DeBrincat-Pinto-Batherson
Motte-Kastelic-Watson
Gambrell-Chartier-Kelly
Chabot-Zaitsev
Sanderson-Hamonic
Heatherington-Holden
Anton Forsberg starts in goal for the home side.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:08 PM, assuming snowmaggedon doesn’t arrive early and cancel this game too. You can catch the game on TSN5, RDS and the ol’ ham radio at TSN1200. If you really want to walk on the wild side, you can stream the game illegally.
Wondering how the Sens match-up against the Washington Capitals and prefer to receive this information in a neatly arranged table with all the most relevant stats laid out in a logical and mostly coherent fashion?
Enter- the HEAD2HEAD table.
| HEAD2HEAD |  |
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 17-13-4 (38 pts) | 14-16-2 (32 pts) |
| Goals For | 3.06 (19th) | 3.06 (19th) |
| Goals Against | 2.85 (13th) | 3.22 (18th) |
| Power Play | 21.2% (20th) | 28.5% (4th) |
| Penalty Kill | 80.2% (12th) | 80.3% (11th) |
| Shots For | 31.5 (16th) | 33.5 (6th) |
| Shots Against | 30.4 (11th) | 32.2 (20th) |
| Leading Scorers | Ovechkin- 36 pts Kuznetsov- 25 pts Strome- 24 pts Carlson- 20 pts Mantha- 19 pts |
Tkachuk- 36 pts DeBrincat- 31 pts Batherson- 30 pts Giroux- 29 pts Stutzle- 27 pts |
| Starting Goalie | TBD | TBD |
