After getting goalied again on Saturday, the Senators will hope to continue their recent trend of actually outshooting their opponents and maybe, just maybe, they’ll find a way to score some goals, with so many of their top forwards on the injured reserve. Josh Norris remains sidelined on a precautionary basis after a scary-looking shoulder injury last week so we’ll have another rookie-heavy lineup, against the Oilers.

Ottawa practiced with these lines yesterday (Cole Reinhardt held Brady Tkachuk’s place but the latter should play today after taking a maintenance day on Sunday):

Lines at #Sens practice:

Cole Reinhardt-Stützle-Ennis
Formenton-Tierney-Gaudette
Sanford-Paul-Watson
Sokolov-Bishop-Kastelic

Chabot-Thomson
Holden-Zub
Brannstrom-J.Brown
Heatherington-Mete

Murray
Forsberg

— Claire Hanna (@clahanna) January 30, 2022

The Oilers, meanwhile, rolled these lines and pairings in their last game (a win over Montreal):

Game Notes:

• Erik Brännström has cleared COVID protocol and will replace Victor Mete on defence.
• As always, Ottawa needs to avoid the Oilers’ powerplay at all costs. Even with all of their injuries, the Sens can likely hang with Edmonton at five-on-five (especially at home) but Edmonton has a distinct advantage on special teams. And who knows what to expect from these goaltenders anymore.
• On that note, Matt Murray likely starts for Ottawa while Edmonton could stick with Stuart Skinner who won his last game (Saturday).
• In terms of hometown connections, Cody Ceci likely pays a visit to Ottawa tonight while former Senator Kyle Turris remains on Edmonton’s taxi squad. Slater Koekkoek, from Winchester, probably stays a healthy scratch. Tyler Ennis, currently on fire, faces off against his former/hometown team.
• Go Sens Go./

Where to watch: RDS, SN, TSN1200 @ 7:30PMEST

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