GAMEDAY PREVIEW #69: Ottawa Senators VS Toronto Maple Leafs
The Ottawa Senators are set to face off against the Toronto Maple Leafs
After losing against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, the Ottawa Senators will host the Toronto Maple Leafs for the third time this season on Hockey Night In Canada. Here is your SenShot Gameday Preview:
Ottawa Senators (33-31-4, 70 pts) VS Toronto Maple Leafs (41-18-9, 91 pts)
Time: 7pm
Where To Watch: CBC, SNO, SNW, SNP
Where To Listen: TSN1200
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Ottawa Senators Notes
The Senators lost 5-4 against the Colorado Avalanche in Regulation on Tuesday, but the winning goal was an extremely controversial one.
The Senators hope to win tonight to keep their playoff hopes alive. A win today would boost the Sens to 72 points tying them with the Buffalo Sabres.
Since January 1st, Tim Stützle is 4th in NHL scoring with 22 goals and 23 assists for 45 points.
DJ Smith announced that there would be no line changes from last game.
Mads Sogaard will start in net.
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Toronto Maple Leafs Notes
The Toronto Maple Leafs are coming off of a 5-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes last evening. This is the second game of a back-to-back.
Joseph Woll was called up from the AHL today as Ilya Samsonov is expected to miss tonight’s game. Bobby McCann was also called up.
Mitch Marner leads the team in points with 87, while William Nylander leads the team in goals with 35.
Matt Murray will start in net. It will be his first time playing against the Ottawa Senators since being traded during the offseason.
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Ottawa Senators Lines
Brady Tkachuk – Tim Stützle – Drake Batherson
Alex DeBrincat – Ridly Greig – Claude Giroux
Derick Brassard – Shane Pinto – Julien Gauthier
Patrick Brown – Dylan Gambrell – Austin Watson
Jake Chychrun – Travis Hamonic
Jake Sanderson – Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot – Erik Brannstrom
Mads Sogaard
Kevin Mandolese
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Toronto Maple Leafs Lines
Calle Jarnkrok – Auston Matthews – Mitch Marner
Michael Bunting – John Tavares – William Nylander
Zach Aston-Reese – David Kampf – Wayne Simmonds
Alex Kerfoot – Sam Lafferty – Bobby McCann
Morgan Rielly – TJ Brodie
Justin Holl – Timothy Liljegren
Jake McCabe – Luke Schenn
Matt Murray
Joseph Woll