That’s more like it.
After a surprisingly ugly homestand, the Ottawa Senators got back to their winning ways on Thursday night in Columbus. It wasn’t a work of art by any stretch of the imagination but they definitely scored more goals than the other team. A step in the right direction.
The Senators look to build on that effort as they visit the Minnesota Wild on Saturday afternoon.
The Senators might be catching the Wild at a good time. They’re 7-2-1 in their last ten games and have been one of the best teams in the Western Conference but thanks to yesterday’s big ol’ trade, the Wild are going to be a little bit shorthanded today. Both Marco Rossi and Zeev Buium are gone and Quinn Hughes won’t make his debut until tomorrow.
Assume the Senators will go with a similar look as the other night in Columbus except maybe with Stephen Halliday drawing in for the injured Lars Eller.
Tkachuk-Stützle-Zetterlund
Perron-Cozens-Batherson
Amadio-Greig-Giroux
MacDermid-Halliday-Cousins
Sanderson-Zub
Kleven-Spence
Matinpalo-Jensen
Puck drops at 2:00 PM today so govern yourself accordingly. The game is available on TSN5, TSN1200 and 104.7 FM. Early-rising internet pirates will have streaming options up and running a little closer to game time.
Wondering how the Senators match-up with the Wild and too damn lazy to do your own research? The HEAD2HEAD table is the way to go.
| HEAD2HEAD |  |
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 14-12-4 (32 pts) | 17-9-5 (39 pts) |
| Goals For | 3.10 (11th) | 2.81 (24th) |
| Goals Against | 3.30 (23rd) | 2.65 (7th) |
| Power Play | 25.3% (6th) | 21.5% (11th) |
| Penalty Kill | 69.9% (31st) | 79.5% (19th) |
| Shots For | 27.2 (20th) | 28.1 (17th) |
| Shots Against | 25.6 (4th) | 29.7 (26th) |
| Leading Scorers | Batherson-29 pts Stutzle-28 pts Sanderson-24 pts Cozens-22 pts Giroux-19 pts |
Boldy-35 pts Kaprisov-34 pts Hughes-23 pts Johansson-23 pts Eriksson Ek-21 pts |
| Starting Goalie | TBD | TBD |
