They just keep getting bigger from this point on.
After a massive win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday night, the Sens have found themselves back in a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. And once again, in charge of their own destiny. With five games left and a handful of teams still in the mix, there is no room for a letdown.
The Ottawa Senators continue this season-defining homestand as they play host to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.
Some good news from the skate this morning as Thomas Chabot joined the team in a non-contact jersey. Timelines for his return have always been a little bit unclear but Travis Green did go so far as to say he’d be back sooner than expected. For what it’s worth, Chabot took a shot or two with that injured arm during the skate.
No changes expected tonight though.
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Tkachuk-Cozens-Greig
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Foegele-Eller-Zetterlund
Sanderson-Zub
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Linus Ullmark starts again for the good guys.
Puck drops just after 7:00 PM. TV, radio and pirate-led streams are all available but this is the kind of game that requires a jersey, an expensive beer, a 50/50 ticket with no chance of winning and 45 minutes in the parking lot post-game. Your team needs you.
A closer look at the match-up via an expertly crafted statistical table with a dazzling array of both rows and columns, both of which are just rammed with useful information. The HEAD2HEAD table.
| HEAD2HEAD |  |
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 48-23-6 (102 pts) | 40-27-10 (90 pts) |
| Goals For | 3.57 (2nd) | 3.31 (8th) |
| Goals Against | 2.77 (3rd) | 3.08 (19th) |
| Power Play | 21.7% (14th) | 22.7% (11th) |
| Penalty Kill | 82.6% (3rd) | 74.8% (29th) |
| Shots For | 28.3 (12th) | 29.0 (8th) |
| Shots Against | 26.8 (8th) | 24.4 (2nd) |
| Leading Scorers | Kucherov-126 pts Guentzel-86 pts Hagel-73 pts Raddysh-69 pts Cirelli-52 pts |
Stutzle-79 pts Batherson-66 pts Cozens-55 pts Tkachuk-54 pts Sanderson-49 pts |
| Starting Goalie | Jonas Johansson 11-9-2 3.04 GAA, .886 sv% |
Linus Ullmark 25-12-8 2.78 GAA, .886 sv% |