Less than 48 hours after their victory in Detroit, the Ottawa Senators come home to renew the rivalry (?) against the Red Wings. While the game on Friday had some memorable storylines on the ice, this game will take on a sombre tone as the team honours its late owner, Eugene Melnyk.
The Sens ran these lines and pairings last time:
Tkachuk - Norris - Batherson
Formenton - Stützle - Brown
Jospeh - White - Ennis
Gaudette - Gambrell - Watson
Brännström - Zub
Del Zotto - Hamonic
Holden - Zaitsev
You might remember these Red Wings lines and pairings from such games as the last one:
Bertuzzi - Larkin - Raymond
Erne - Suter - Sundqvist
Vrana - Veleno - Gagner
Hirose - Rasmussen - Zadina
Dekeyser - Seider
Staal - Hronek
Walman- Lindstrom
Game Notes:
- Just to go over the numbers again, even though these two teams just faced off, Ottawa has the slight advantage in terms of five-on-five offence while defensively both teams have similar five-on-five rates.