After coming off of a solid 4-1 win against the New Jersey Devils last night, the Ottawa Senators are again facing off against a Metropolitan team in the nation’s capital. This time it’s a much better team: the Carolina Hurricanes. The Senators and Hurricanes have played twice this season, with Ottawa eking out a 3-2 road win in December and then Carolina winning 3-2 in a shootout on January 27th. So despite the Hurricanes being one of the best teams in the league, the matchups have been close.
The Senators have somehow been playing decently well recently (4-2-1) despite being without Drake Batherson and Josh Norris, and the return of Connor Brown last night was a big upgrade.