Remember when the bye week ended a week ago? Guess what, it’s almost time for another break — the All-Star break! Tonight the Bruins come to town, and then the Senators don’t play again until Tuesday against the Hurricanes.
According to the Sens’ Twitter account, Jean-Gabriel Pageau returns from injury (likely in place of Erik Burgdoerfer) and Mike Condon gets the start in goal. Here’s my estimate at tonight’s lines and pairings:
Pyatt - Smith - White
Hoffman - Duchene - DiDomenico
Dzingel - Brassard - Ryan
Dumont - Burrows
Chabot - Karlsson
Phaneuf - Ceci
Borowiecki - Claesson
Burgdoerfer
Condon (starter)
Anderson
Some thoughts:
- Tonight’s Chris Neil appreciation night, celebrating a guy who hit 1026 games with the franchise.