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GAMEDAY PREVIEW #72: Ottawa Senators VS Tampa Bay Lightning

By Jacob Larivière |
TORONTO, CANADA - JANUARY 27: Ridly Greig #17 of the Ottawa Senators waits for a puck drop against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on January 27, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Senators defeated the Maple Leafs 6-2. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, CANADA - JANUARY 27: Ridly Greig #17 of the Ottawa Senators waits for a puck drop against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on January 27, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Senators defeated the Maple Leafs 6-2. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)

The Ottawa Senators are set to face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning

After Tuesday’s loss to the Boston Bruins, the Ottawa Senators regroup and return home to face off against the defending eastern conference champions in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Here is your SenShot Gameday Preview:

Ottawa Senators (34-32-5, 73 pts) VS Tampa Bay Lightning (42-24-6, 90 pts)

When: 7pm EST

Where To Watch: TSN5, RDS2

Where To Listen: TSN1200

Ottawa Senators Notes

Tonight is an absolute must-win for the Senators should they wish to continue their bid to make the playoffs. Especially considering the Lightning are a divisional rival.

Scoreboard Watching: The perfect outcome for the Senators playoff bid would be if they won in regulation tonight, the Washington Capitals defeat the Chicago Blackhawks, the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the New York Rangers, the Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Florida Panthers, the St Louis Blues defeat the Detroit Red Wings, and if the Dallas Stars defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins. It would be even better if each matchup ended in regulation.

The Ottawa Senators currently sit 6 points behind the Florida Panthers for the second wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference.

Claude Giroux is currently sitting 9 points away from hitting the 1000 point mark in his NHL career. There remain 10 games in the season after tonight’s matchup. He has already scored 28 goals and 40 assists for 68 points in 71 games this season.

Tim Stutzle currently leads the Senators in goals(35), assists(43), and points(78). He has absolutely broken out this season and is on point for 98 points in a full 82 game season.

Dylan Ferguson was unavailable during Tuesday’s matchup against the Boston Bruins, but head coach DJ Smith has said that he will start tonight should he be healthy.

Tampa Bay Lightning Notes

Tonight will be the second of third matchups between these two teams, Tampa won the first game 4-3 in November.
Forward Nikita Kucherov eclipsed the 100 point in a season mark for the 3rd time in his NHL career. He is on pace to finish the year with 114.
The Lightning are coming off of a 3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday. They have gone 5-4-1 in their last ten games.

Brian Elliot is expected to start tonight.

Ottawa Senators Lines

Brady Tkachuk – Tim Stützle – Claude Giroux

Alex DeBrincat – Shane Pinto – Drake Batherson

Derick Brassard – Dylan Gambrell – Ridly Greig

Patrick Brown – Mark Kastelic – Austin Watson

Jake Sanderson – Artem Zub

Jake Chychrun – Travis Hamonic

Thomas Chabot – Erik Brannstrom

Dylan Ferguson

Mads Sogaard

Tampa Bay Lightning Lines

Brandon Hagel -Brayden Point – Nikita Kucherov

Steven Stamkos – Anthony Cirelli – Alex Killorn

Ross Colton – Nick Paul – Pat Maroon

Tanner Jeannot – Michael Eysssimont – Corey Perry

Victor Hedman – Nick Perbix

Mikhail Sergachev – Darren Raddysh

Ian Cole – Erik Cernak

Brian Elliot

Andrei Vasilevskiy

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