Game-day Preview #14: Ottawa Senators @ Winnipeg Jets
By Daniel Bruce
The Ottawa Senators look to grab their first win against the Winnipeg Jets in their fourth battle on the season
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Player to Watch: Artem Zub
Since entering the lineup it’s been impossible for Artem Zub to leave, his calm, methodical game has been noticeable on the ice and in his underlying numbers.
Zub ranks second in the NHL in CF% among players with at least 6 games played.
I don't wanna alarm anyone, but amongst 186 D with 6+GP, Artem Zub is 2nd in CF% at 60.26%.
— Trevor Shackles (@ShackTS) February 10, 2021
Maybe you can start thinking about the D like this:
Chabot-JBD
Sanderson-Thomson
Brannstrom-Zub
So far Zub has 2 assists in his first 6 NHL games and looks to be locked in on the 2nd pairing alongside Mike Reilly.
News & Notes
- Nick Paul is a game-time-decision with a minor injury that D.J. Smith deemed the ailment as “something minor”
- Senators lines during the morning skate (Paquette skating in Paul’s place):
#Sens forward lines and D pairings for Feb. 11's skate in Winnipeg:
— Sens Communications (@Media_Sens) February 11, 2021
Tkachuk - Tierney - C. Brown
Paquette - White - Dadonov
Stützle - Stepan - Batherson
Galchenyuk - Norris - Watson
Chabot - Zaitsev
Reilly - Zub
Wolanin - Gudbranson
- Tucker Poolman returns to the Jets Lineup and major acquisition Pierre-Luc Dubois makes his second appearance with the club, he made his debut on February 9th.
Starting Goalies
Matt Murray
11 GP, 2-6-1, 0.886 SV%, 3.64 GAA
Murray has been sensational over his last 3 starts where his save percentage hasn’t dipped below 0.938 and he hasn’t surrendered more than 2 goals over that stretch.
Murray is starting to show why the Senators conceded a 2nd-round pick and a prospect for him at the draft, stability in the crease will be essential if Ottawa wants to start winning.
Connor Hellebuyck
9 GP, 5-3-1, 0.911 SV%, 2.55 GAA
The former Vezina Trophy winner looks to be in form once again and will be tough to beat again tonight as he always is. He gave up 3 goals on 29 shots in Winnipeg’s 3-2 defeat versus Calgary on February 9th.