Game Day- Slumping Senators Visit Oilers

SensChirp February 2, 2021 0
Game Day- Slumping Senators Visit Oilers

It’s all starting to feel a little bit repetitive.

After starting their season with an impressive win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Senators have gone into a bit of a tailspin. And when I say a bit of a tailspin, I mean one of the worst stretches in franchise history. Since the expansion years, anyway.

Terrible goaltending, bad defence, atrocious penalty killing and a fan base in a complete freefall. Outscored by a 44 to 22 margin. Eight straight losses and another game against Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers on tap.

It’s all starting to feel a little bit repetitive.

After starting their season with an impressive win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Senators have gone into a bit of a tailspin. And when I say a bit of a tailspin, I mean one of the worst stretches in franchise history. Since the expansion years, anyway.

Terrible goaltending, bad defence, atrocious penalty killing and a fan base in a complete freefall. Outscored by a 44 to 22 margin. Eight straight losses and another game against Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers on tap.

It’s all starting to feel a little bit repetitive.

After starting their season with an impressive win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Senators have gone into a bit of a tailspin. And when I say a bit of a tailspin, I mean one of the worst stretches in franchise history. Since the expansion years, anyway.

Terrible goaltending, bad defence, atrocious penalty killing and a fan base in a complete freefall. Outscored by a 44 to 22 margin. Eight straight losses and another game against Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers on tap.

It’s all starting to feel a little bit repetitive.

DJ Smith had his team on the ice for practice yesterday and once again, he was without his best defenceman. Thomas Chabot misses a second straight game. No other changes expected.

Tkachuk-Norris-C. Brown
Paul-White-Dadonov
Stützle-Tierney-Batherson
Paquette-Stepan-Watson

Reilly-Zaitsev
Coburn-Gudbranson
J. Brown-Zub

Marcus Hogberg gets the start in goal.

Puck drop is scheduled for just after 10:00 PM. The game is available on TSN, Sportsnet, RDS, TSN1200 and illegally streamed by hockey-loving pirates across the internet. Viewer discretion is advised.

Here’s a closer look at how these teams match-up.

HEAD2HEAD
Record 1-7-1 (3 pts) 5-6-0 (10 pts)
Goals For 2.44 (26th) 3.45 (8th)
Goals Against 4.89 (31st) 3.73 (29th)
Power Play 15.4% (21st) 28.6% (T-8th)
Penalty Kill 68.4% (28th) 69.4% (27th)
Shots For 32.0 (8th) 31.6 (11th)
Shots Against 31.6 (22nd) 33.2 (27th)
Leading Scorers Tkachuk- 7 pts
Norris- 6 pts
Paul- 5 pts
Batherson- 5 pts
Zaitsev- 5 pts
McDavid- 22 pts
Draisaitl- 21 pts
RNH- 10 pts
Nurse- 8 pts
Yamamoto- 7 pts
Starting Goalie Marcus Hogberg
0-3-0
4.71 GAA, .845 sv%
TBD