The Senators halted their losing streak at seven over the weekend, and will look to get on a win streak for only the seventh time this season against the Islanders.
Craig Anderson will likely get the start, while Christian Wolanin appears to be the odd man out. Here are the projected lines:
Tkachuk - White - Gibbons
Balcers - Tierney - Paajarvi
Smith - Pageau - Ryan
Duclair - Lindberg - Boedker
Chabot - DeMelo
Harpur - Ceci
Borowiecki - Jaros
Anderson (starter)
Nilsson
Meanwhile, here are the projected Isles’ lines, though several of them are game-time decisions:
Lee - Nelson - Eberle
Beauvillier - Barzal - Bailey
Ladd - Filppula - Komarov
Dal Colle - Cizikas - Ho-Sang
Leddy - Boychuk
Pelech - Pulock
(Devon) Toews - Mayfield
Lehner (starter)
Greiss
Some thoughts:
- Christian Wolanin played 19:01 against the Panthers, had an assist, was the third-best Sens defenceman in terms of shot shares, so of course he’s scratched tonight.