As the Ottawa Senators’ Playoff Hopes come to a near halt, they continue their road trip against the Caroline Hurricanes.
After Sunday’s loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Ottawa Senators are extremely unlikely to make the playoffs, but it is still mathematically possible, yet EXTREMELY unlikely. The Senators MUST win against the Carolina Hurricanes tonight to keep their playoff hopes alive. Here is your SenShot Gameday Preview:
Ottawa Senators (37-34-6, 80 pts) @ Carolina Hurricanes (49-48-9, 107 pts)
When:7 PM
Where To Watch: TSN5, RDS2
Where To Listen: TSN1200
Ottawa Senators Notes
The Ottawa Senators lost against the Columbus Blue Jackets in Overtime on Sunday. Tonight is an absolute Must-Win if they want to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Egor Sokolov was called up ahead of today’s game and it was announced he will play.
Mathieu Joseph could miss tonight’s game to an ankle injury as he got hurt in practice today.
Brady Tkachuk could also miss tonight’s game as he left the morning skate early. Head Coach DJ Smith that there will be 2-3 game-time decisions, so Tkachuk could still play.
Leevi Merilainen will get the nod in net tonight in his NHL Debut. He will be the seventh goalie to play in a game for the Ottawa Senators this season
Carolina Hurricanes Notes
The Carolina Hurricanes are coming off a win against the New York Islanders on Monday.
The Hurricanes have won back-to-back games and have gone 5-4-1 in their last 10 games.
Martin Necas leads the team in points with 68 points (27 goals and 41 assists) in 76 games.
Antti Raanta is expected to start in net tonight.
Ottawa Senators Lines
Brady Tkachuk – Tim Stutzle – Drake Batherson
Alex DeBrincat – Ridly Greig – Claude Giroux
Mathieu Joseph – Shane Pinto – Egor Sokolov
Patrick Brown – Mark Kastelic – Austin Watson
Jake Sanderson – Artem Zub
Erik Brannstrom – Nick Holden
Tyler Kleven – Jacob Bernard-Docker
Leevi Merilainen
Cam Talbot

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Carolina Hurricanes Lines
Jordan Martinook – Sebastian Aho – Martin Necas
Stefan Noesen – Jesperi Kotkaniemi – Jesse Puljujarvi
Jack Drury – Jordan Staal -Jesper Fast
Derek Stepan – Paul Stastny – Seth Jarvis
Jaccob Slavin – Brent Burns
Brady Skjei – Brett Pesce
Shayne Ghostisbehere – Jalen Chatfield
Antti Raanta
Frederik Andersen