Game 66 preview: Ottawa Senators @ Montréal Canadiens

The Ottawa Senators will look to improve their slim playoff chances when they visit Montréal to take on the Canadiens. The Senators are a disappointing 2-3-1 since the Olympic break and with 17 games to go, they will have to go on a tear to get in the playoffs.

The only change tonight will be that Robin Lehner will start with Craig Anderson injured. Here are the lines from Nicolas St-Pierre.

Greening - Smith - Neil
MacArthur - Turris - Ryan
Michalek - Spezza - Hemsky
Hoffman - Zibanejad - Condra

Methot - Karlsson
Cowen - Gryba
Phillips - Ceci

Lehner (starter)
Lawson

Some notes for tonight:

• Got to win 'em all. Or most of them. A regulation win tonight would leave the Sens seven points behind the Habs with two games in hand.
• Robin Lehner makes his first start since that disastrous game against Detroit after the Olympic break. He was pretty good against Nashville though.
• Eric Gryba will probably play every game against the Canadiens. Patrick Wiercioch continues to be inexplicably scratched.
• Jason Spezza and Ales Hemsky continue to light some mups. Hemsky has six assists in three games with Ottawa.
• With Clarke MacArthur back, it will be interesting to see Paul MacLean utilises the Hoffman - Zibanejad - Condra line which has the potential to be very good if given the chance by the coach.
• Jared Cowen has scored in two straight games!
• Carey Price will play his first game since winning the gold medal against Erik Karlsson and Sweden.

Here are some stats leaders for the two teams tonight.