Game-day Preview #10: Ottawa Senators @ Edmonton Oilers
Ottawa tries to get off of their 8-game losing streak in the final game of their doubleheader
1-7-1. 91. Tuesday, February 2. 5-6-0. 10 PM ET. TSN. 148. Oilers -220
For the second time in three nights, the Ottawa Senators have to matchup against the most dynamic duo in the NHL, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Both rank in the top 2 this season in points, McDavid with 22 and Draisaitl producing 21 so far. In Sunday’s loss, Ottawa did a poor job on the Oilers’ two stars, Draisaitl finished with 6 points while McDavid had 5 in the win, that can’t happen if the Senators want to win tonight.
News & Notes
D.J. Smith - who usually doesn't announce his starter - says Marcus Hogberg will start tonight vs EDM.
— Ian Mendes (@ian_mendes) February 2, 2021
Thomas Chabot will not play again, but is listed as day-to-day.
It appears the Senators will trot out the same lineup as the previous game versus the Oilers, with Thomas Chabot still out nursing a minor injury, Artem Zub steps into the lineup for the 2nd straight game.
Marcus Hogberg gets his 3rd start of the season after Matt Murray was pulled last game.
Edmonton’s lines are expected to look like this:
Lineup vs OTT:
— Jack Michaels (@EdmontonJack) February 2, 2021
RNH-McDavid-Puljujarvi
Kahun-Draisaitl-Yamamoto
Archibald-Haas-Kassian
Turris-Chiasson
Nurse-Barrie
Lagesson-Larsson
K. Russell-Bouchard
Koekkoek
Koskinen
*Bouchard makes 8th NHL appearance tonight; 1st since Oct. 25, 2018, when he scored 1st goal vs WSH.
Evan Bouchard gets back into the Oilers lineup for the first time this season, looking to give the Edmonton defence a spark.
Starting Goalies
Marcus Hogberg
4 GP, 0-3-0, 0.845 SV%, 4.71 GAA
Hogberg appeared last game after the Senators pulled starter Matt Murray in the 1st period, after entering the game Hogberg saved 17/22 shots and didn’t look inspiring in relief. Murray has been horrible in basically every start this season and D.J. Smith believes Hogberg gives the team a better chance to win, and rightfully so.
Mikko Koskinen
10 GP, 4-6-0, 0.895 SV%, 3.45 GAA
Koskinen retains the net tonight after Stuart Skinner backstopped them in their 8-5 win over Ottawa on Sunday. Starting Edmonton’s first 9 games, Koskinen should be fresh and ready after a break last game, but he’s still a beatable goalie that the Senators can score on.