Columbus Blue Jackets at Ottawa Senators Game Preview
By Joel
A quick turn around for the Senators, less than 24-hour after the Senators shootout win in Toronto. Ottawa will host the Columbus Blue Jackets playing them for the second time in four days.
5:00PM Canadian Tire Centre
TV: TSN TSN5
Radio: TSN 1200 Ottawa
Ottawa Senators (25-15-4, 2rd in Atlantic Division 11th in the NHL)
Columbus Blue Jackets (31-10-4, 2nd Metropolitan Division, 2nd in the NHL)
Leading Scorers: Erik Karlsson (44 GP – 7G – 31A – 38PTS) Mark Stone (43P -15 G -19 A – 34 PTS) Kyle Turris (44GP – 16G -16– A –32PTS )
Injuries: Andrew Hammond,
The Senators return home after a perfect 3-0 road trip. The Senators currently on a 6 game win streak. It will be no easy task to extend the streak this evening. The Senators are 2-4-0 in back-to-back situations this season.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have slowed down since their 15 game win streak going just 5-5 in their last 10 games.
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The Senators will continue to call on Mike Condon. He will make his 22 straight appearance in net. Condon has been stellar of late shutting out the Blue Jackets Thursday night and coming up big in a 3-2 shootout victory last night in Toronto.
The Senators will keep the same line-up from the win in Toronto.
Projected Lineup Senators
Ryan Dzingel – Kyle Turris – Bobby Ryan
Zack Smith– Derick Brassard – Mark Stone
Mike Hoffman– J.G. Pageau – Tom Pyatt
Chris Kelly- Curtis Lazar – Chris Neil
Marc Methot – Erik Karlsson
Dion Phaneuf – Cody Ceci
Fredrik Claesson– Chris Wideman
Mike Condon