Coming off a defeat at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets last night, the Ottawa Senators have now lost five straight. They will look to right the ship against the New York Islanders.
Forward
The Sens will once again use 12 forwards in today’s game. They will be: Tom Pyatt, Matt Duchene, Bobby Ryan, Ryan Dzingel, Derick Brassard, Mark Stone, Mike Hoffman, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Alex Burrows, Nick Paul, Nate Thompson, and Gabriel Dumont. This is the same lineup as yesterday.
Defence
On defence the Sens will stick with the same group as yesterday. The six players are: Dion Phaneuf, Erik Karlsson, Ben Harpur, Cody Ceci, Johnny Oduya, and Thomas Chabot.