Game 48 Preview: Ottawa Senators @ Carolina Hurricanes
Sens hope to keep their improved road play going
After a single home start, the Senators have hit the road again for the father’s trip with the first stop in Carolina.
With a solid (and winning) effort in the last game, Boucher has kept the lineup the same for tonight. That means going 11 & 7, with Nick Paul getting the press box duty. There is one small difference though, and that is Craig Anderson as the backup instead of Marcus Hogberg. Your expected starting lines are:
Dzingel-Duchene-Ryan
Smith-Pageau-Paajarvi
Balcers-Paul-Boedker
Chabot-DeMelo
Lajoie-Ceci
Borowiecki-Jaros
Wolanin
Nilsson (Starter)
Anderson
Game Notes:
- It’s been almost four years since the last Senators win in Raleigh, during the Hamburglar run
- After winning three of their last four, the Senators have gone from being in last place by 1 point to... being tied for last place
- Matt Duchene is second in the league in January for goals per game played, and Ryan Dzingel is in a 10-way tie for 30th
- Not sure what that does to their chances of re-signing (if anything), but it can’t hurt their trade value
- Shots allowed so far this month: 45, 26, 29, 33, 34, 32, 32. Still not great on average, but only one really bad game and hovering mostly around 32-33 is a definite improvement for this team /
Here are some stats, courtesy of NHL.com and Natural Stat Trick.
Team Stats
| Ottawa | Senators | Winnipeg | Jets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Value | Rank |
| 3.09 | 11th | 3.46 | 5th |
| 3.69 | 31st | 2.83 | 8th |
| 29.7 | 24th | 31.7 | 15th |
| 36.5 | 31st | 33.2 | 28th |
| 20.7 | 16th | 26.5 | 4th |
| 77.1 | 15th | 80.4 | 14th |
| 44.44 | 31st | 49.54 | 16th |
| 45.00 | 31st | 49.30 | 18th |
Player Stats
| Ottawa | Senators | Winnipeg | Jets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Player | # | Player | # |
| Goals | Matt Duchene | 24 | Mark Scheifele | 27 |
| Assists | Mark Stone | 31 | Blake Wheeler | 36 |
| Points | Mark Stone | 54 | Blake Wheeler | 65 |
| Shots | Thomas Chabot | 182 | Patrik Laine | 182 |
| TOI/GP | Thomas Chabot | 24:00 | Dustin Byfuglien | 24:32 |
