Game-Preview #22: Ottawa Senators @ New Jersey Devils

The surging Senators head down to New Jersey to face a Devils team that is winless in their last 3 games

Coming off consecutive victories on back-to-back nights, the Ottawa Senators now boast their first multi-game win streak of the season.

Fresh off a game on Saturday night versus the Colorado Avalanche that saw the four Senators players register a multi-point game: Brady Tkachuk (2G, 1A), Tim Stützle (2G, 1A), Josh Norris (1G, 1A), and Thomas Chabot (2A). For the Senators to be successful this season, they’re going to need plenty of more big performances from their top players.

Lineup Notes

The Senators will be running with the same lineup they used versus Colorado, with the exception of Victor Mete replacing Dylan Heatherington on the bottom-pairing.

Team Leaders

Goals: OTT – Norris (10), NJ – Johnsson (9)

Assists: OTT- Batherson (11), NJ – Bratt (13)

Points: OTT – Batherson (18), NJ – Bratt (19)

+/-: OTT – Batherson, Chabot, Zub (+3), NJ – Johnsson (+10)

Shots: OTT – Norris (59), NJ – Hamilton (77)

Hits: OTT – Tkachuk (81), NJ – McLeod (38)

Senators captain Brady Tkachuk leads all Senators skaters in hits by 36, the next closest player is Zach Sanford with 45.

Starting Goalies

Anton Forsberg

2021-22 Season Stats: 8 GP, 3-4-0, 0.893 SV%, 4.13 GAA

Forsberg was sensational on Thursday night versus the Carolina Hurricanes stopping 47/49 shots in the team’s 3-2 win, the veteran netminder would grab another win on Saturday, conceding 5 goals on 31 shots in a heroic 6-5 overtime win.

Mackenzie Blackwood

2021-22 Season Stats: 11 GP, 4-3-2, 0.906 SV%, 3.21 GAA

Blackwood has had an up and down season so far, similar to the Devils. Blackwood has lost his past 2 starts, conceding 4+ goals in both games.

All stats via NHL.com