You know, I’ve always respected the Montreal Canadiens.
So much history. A passionate fan base. A roster filled with small but feisty forwards that play the game the right waaaaaaaahhhhh to hell with it.
I hate everything about them.
The Senators and Canadiens square off for the third time this month at the Centre Bell (that’s french for Bell Centre).
Ottawa is coming off a tidy road win last night in Detroit. Chris Tierney scored twice, Thomas Chabot had his 9th of the season and Mark Stone notched the game winner. And in a stunning turn of events, they allowed fewer than 30 shots.
Certainly something to build off of as they play a tough back to back tonight in Montréal (that’s French for Montreal).
The line up will remain a bit of a mystery until puck drop. 11/7 is a possibility and it sounds like there’s a chance Christian Jaros returns to the blueline. Would expect Tom Pyatt to be a healthy scratch again. A best guess for now.
Tkachuk-White-Stone
Boedker-Tierney-Ryan
Dzingel-Smith-Paajarvi
McCormick-Paul-Batherson
Chabot-Harpur
Lajoie-Ceci
Falk-Elliott/Jaros
Mike McKenna gets the start for the Senators. Puck drop is scheduled for just after 7:00 PM.
The game is available on Sportsnet which means the ol’ mute button is getting a work out tonight. The game is also available on the AM radio and the streams, they shall flow like water.
As the old saying goes, when it comes to a table, it’s better to table late than to table never.
| HEAD2HEAD |  |
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 14-15-4 (32 pts) | 16-11-5 (37 pts) |
| Goals For | 3.33 (9th) | 3.16 (14th) |
| Goals Against | 3.85 (31st) | 3.28 (23rd) |
| Power Play | 22.1% (12th) | 12.7% (30th) |
| Penalty Kill | 73.4% (29th) | 76.2% (27th) |
| Shots For | 29.5 (T-23rd) | 34.2 (4th) |
| Shots Against | 37.9 (31st) | 31.0 (13th) |
| Leading Scorers | Stone- 36 pts Chabot- 35 pts Duchene- 34 pts |
Dummy- 32 pts Drouin- 27 pts Tatar- 24 pts |
| Starting Goalie | Mike McKenna 1-1-1 3.98 GAA, .899 sv% |
Carey Price 12-8-4 2.94 GAA, .902 sv% |
