Ottawa Senators Look To Return Against Washington

The Ottawa Senators will look to end a season long three game losing streak tonight. They will face the Washington Capitals in a rematch of the season opener.

When these two teams last met it was the season opener and the Ottawa Senators fell by the score of 5-4 in a shootout. Alex Ovechkin was a killer as he scored a hat trick to help give the Capitals the win. The Sens will look to avoid the same fate tonight.

Forward

The Sens will stick with 11 forwards tonight as they head to Washington. They will be: Tom Pyatt, Matt Duchene, Bobby Ryan, Ryan Dzingel, Derick Brassard, Mark Stone, Mike Hoffman, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Alex Burrows, Nick Paul, and Nate Thompson.

Defence

On defence the Sens will use seven defencemen although with injuries it’s a different lineup from normal. The players will be: Fredrik Claesson, Erik Karlsson, Dion Phaneuf, Cody Ceci, Johnny Oduya, Thomas Chabot, and Ben Harpur.

Goal

In goal Craig Anderson will get the start. He’s struggled so far this season and now would be a great time for him to step up.

Matt Duchene

The Matt Duchene watch is up and running at this point. He’s played very well so far for the Ottawa Senators, but hasn’t registered a point. This will be his sixth game with Ottawa and it would be nice to see him get on the score-sheet.

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Thomas Chabot

With Thomas Chabot returning to the lineup it will be interesting to see if he can have a positive impact on the powerplay as he did earlier in the season.