GAMEDAY PREVIEW #63: Ottawa Senators @ Chicago Blackhawks

OTTAWA, CANADA - FEBRUARY 28: Alex DeBrincat #12 of the Ottawa Senators celebrates his first period goal against the Detroit Red Wings at Canadian Tire Centre on February 28, 2023 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Chris Tanouye/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images)
OTTAWA, CANADA - FEBRUARY 28: Alex DeBrincat #12 of the Ottawa Senators celebrates his first period goal against the Detroit Red Wings at Canadian Tire Centre on February 28, 2023 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Chris Tanouye/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images)

The Ottawa Senators are set to face the Chicago Blackhawks tonight in Chicago.

The Ottawa Senators face the Chicago Blackhawks tonight. The Senators have won 5 games in a row in their bid to reach the playoffs for the first time in 5 years. Here is your SenShot Gameday Preview:

Ottawa Senators (32-26-4, 68 pts) @ Chicago Blackhawks (21-36-5, 47 points)

Time: 9pm EST

Where To Watch: TSN5, RDS

Where To Listen: TSN1200

Ottawa Senators Notes

The Ottawa Senators won against the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Saturday March 4th 2023. The Sens have won 5 games in a row, for the first time since 2017.

This is the second time the Ottawa Senators play against the Chicago Blackhawks this season. The Blackhawks won the first matchup on February 17th, 4-3 in Overtime.
Tonight sparks the first time Alex DeBrincat will play in Chicago since his trade to the Senators on Draft Day. Expect some sort of tribute.

Tonight is the first of a 5 game western road trip. They next make their way to Seattle, Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary.

Tim Stützle has scored 5 goals in his last 5 games, while Claude Giroux has scored 3 goals and 7 assists for 10 points in his last 5.

Cam Talbot was in the starter’s end for the Senators during the Morning Skate. Should he start tonight, it will be his fourth start in a row.

Chicago Blackhawks Notes

Alex DeBrincat makes his return to Chicago tonight. Expect a tribute.

Nikita Zaitsev will play his first game against the Ottawa Senators tonight after being traded to Chicago.

The Chicago Blackhawks lost 3-1 against the Nashville Predators on Saturday, they have lost four games in a row.

Defenseman Seth Jones has 2 goals in his last 5 games.

Alex Stalock is in the starter’s end for the Blackhawks. He has a record of 6-7-1 with a Save Percentage of .915 and a GAA of 2.80.

Ottawa Senators Lines

Brady Tkachuk – Tim Stützle – Claude Giroux

Alex DeBrincat – Shane Pinto – Drake Batherson

Mathieu Joseph – Dylan Gambrell – Julien Gauthier

Derick Brassard – Mark Kastelic – Austin Watson

Thomas Chabot – Artem Zub

Jake Sanderson – Travis Hamonic

Jake Chychrun – Erik Brannstrom

Cam Talbot

Mads Sogaard

Chicago Blackhawks Lines

Lukas Reichel – Philipp Kurashev – Andreas Athanasiou

Tyler Johnson – Cole Guttman – Taylor Raddysh

Anders Bjork – Jason Dickinson – Mackenzie Entwistle

Boris Tkachouk – Jujhar Khaira – Joey Anderson

Caleb Jones – Seth Jones

Jarred Tinordi – Connor Murphy

Andreas Englund – Nikita Zaitsev

Alex Stalock

Petr Mrazek