The Ottawa Senators will try to rebound from consecutive losses when they welcome the Washington Capitals to the Canadian Tire Centre tonight. As you may have heard, the Sens’ last game ended in....controversial fashion. The match-up with the Caps, Ottawa’s last home game before kicking off a three game road trip, won’t prove much of a relief. At the same time, if Ottawa is serious about making a run for the play-offs this year, playing Washington is exactly the type of measuring stick they should be looking for.
Based on DJ Smith’s media availability yesterday, here’s my best guess at how the Sens will line them up for tonight’s game:
Tkachuk - Norris - Batherson
Stützle - Paul - C.