So these are your Ottawa Senators. For better or worse.
The NHL Trade Deadline came and went yesterday and in the end, GM Steve Staios decided to dance with the one that brung him. Warren Foegele is in and David Perron is out but other than that, Staios likes what he has. Or maybe just didn’t want to pay what it would take to change it up. Either way, the 21-game push for a playoff spot starts now.
The Ottawa Senators continue their five-game road trip as they visit a Kraken on Saturday night in Seattle.
There is work to be done. Heading into Saturday’s action, the Senators sit four points back of the Bruins for the final playoff spot in the East. The Bruins play an early one today so that could change by puck drop. Meanwhile, the Detroit Red Wings are holding the third spot in the Atlantic and are eight points clear but the Sens have a couple games in hand. Columbus is home to the Utah Mammoth. Either way, a chance to gain some ground tonight.
Won’t know the lineup until a little bit later but there are possible changes up front and on the blueline.
The Senators snuck Kurtis MacDermid in against the Flames but it seems unlikely he dresses for a second straight game. Warren Foegele is expected to join the team in Seattle although it wasn’t immediately clear if he would play. Stephen Halliday was a healthy scratch against the Flames. Meanwhile on the blueline, Nikolas Matinpalo could be an option.
To be confirmed later in the day.
Batherson-Stützle-Giroux
Tkachuk-Cozens-Greig
Cousins-Pinto-Amadio
Halliday-Eller-Zetterlund
Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Jensen
Kleven-Spence
Linus Ullmark is likely to get another start but again, unconfirmed.
Puck drop is scheduled for 10:00 PM so pace yerselves. The game is on CityTV, Sportsnet and TVA sports. TSN1200 and 104.7 FM have the radio feeds and SensAfterDark.edu is available for all your streaming needs.
A closer look at this evening’s match-up in what has recently been called “the best statistical table in Eastern Ontario”. It’s the HEAD2HEAD table.
| HEAD2HEAD |  |
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 30-22-9 (69 pts) | 29-23-9 (67 pts) |
| Goals For | 3.31 (11th) | 2.82 (24th) |
| Goals Against | 3.18 (23rd) | 2.87 (9th) |
| Power Play | 23.7% (8th) | 21.5% (14th) |
| Penalty Kill | 72.9% (30th) | 72.3% (31st) |
| Shots For | 28.7 (11th) | 25.2 (30th) |
| Shots Against | 24.5 (2nd) | 29.4 (24th) |
| Leading Scorers | Stutzle-66 pts Batherson-54 pts Sanderson-48 pts Cozens-48 pts Tkachuk-41 pts |
Eberle-42 pts Stephenson-39 pts Beniers-38 pts Dunn-37 pts McCann-33 pts |
| Starting Goalie | Linus Ullmark 18-8-7 .886 sv% |
Philipp Grubauer 11-8-3 2.38 GAA, .913 sv% |