Recap: Senators at Oilers

How to watch: CBC / Sportsnet / TVAS

How to listen: TSN 1200 / Unique FM 94,5

When: 10 p.m. EST

Where: Rogers Place

We're at the mid-way point of the Senators five-game road trip as they are set to take on the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place. Tonight will be the first of two meetings this year and the only time the Senators will be in Edmonton.

The Senators have dropped their first two to kick off this road trip however there was a considerable improvement in the game against Seattle. With the exception of a five minute stretch towards the end of the second period, the Senators looked like the better team getting quality shots on Joey Daccord, however they came up against a hot goaltender and only found the back of the net once. Not happy with the result almost the entire team took part in the optional skate today as they look to find their footing for the back half of this road trip.

Having split their last six games right down the middle with a 3-3-0 record, the Sens will look to lean into where they have found success in the past. In the games where the Sens have walked away the victor, a key component has been the sheer number of players who have comitted to playing a 200 foot game, which Drake Batherson emphasized the importance of during his morning media.

"Focus on what you can control. Just play a full 200 foot game and let the rest take care of itself." - Drake Batherson on the key to beating the Oilers

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The Oilers come into tonight's tilt on a hot streak, winning six straight and scoring at a torrid pace in those six averaging five goals per game. No surprise that those six wins correspond with Connor McDavid's six-game point streak in which he's scored three goals and added 12 assists for a 2.0 point per-game average.

McDavid's 53 points in 33 games leads the way for the Oilers who boast five skaters averaging over a point per-game this season, with well as Leon Draisaitl, Zack Hyman, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evan Bouchard with 42, 37, 36 and 36 points respectively joining McDavid. A big part of the reason this team has put up so many points is their efficiency on the power play, ranking fifth in the NHL converting 25% of their chances with the man advantage.

It will be key for the Senators to play disciplined and limit their penalties but when they do take a penalty it will be key to shut down this electric power play unit.

By the numbers

Hear from interim head coach Jacques Martin and forward Drake Batherson ahead of tonight's game against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place.

Zack MacEwen will re-enter the line-up tonight and the Senators are running eleven forwards and seven defencemen. Anton Forsberg to get the start between the pipes.

With puck drop up next the Senators annouced tonight's starters.

Tonight we had a special guest in the press box to help out covering the first period on X (formerly Twitter).

We are live from Edmonton

Penalty: Evander Kane is called for a four minute high-sticking penalty against Claude Giroux for the first power play of the game.

Oilers penalty kill stands tall to start things off.

Penalty: Jakob Chychrun is the victim of a weak interfernce call against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins at 18:40 of the first period.

The Sens walk away to end the first but will have have 40 seconds remaining on the penalty kill to start the second.

The Senators start the second by killing off the remainder of Chychrun's oenalty and we're back to even strength.

Penalty: Artem Zub is called for holding Connor McDavid and the Oilers will get their second try on the power play at the 16:29 mark.

Goal: Zach Hyman strikes first on the power play goal off the feed from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins at the 18:08 mark, 1-0 Edmonton.

Goal: Zach Hyman puts a wrist shot on Forsberg that bounces off his armpit and sneaks into the back of the net. 2-0 Edmonton with 17:14 to play.

Penalty: Evan Bouchard is called for interference on Josh Norris at the 10:08 mark and the Sens will get another try on the man advantage.

Oilers are able to kill off this one.

Goal: Parker Kelly comes crashing in to put the loose puck in to bring the Sens back within one with 4:58 remaining in regulation.

Penalty: Artem Zub is called for intereference on Warren Foegele at the 16:27 mark.

Goal: Zach Hyman scores his third of the game on the power play to make it 3-1 Edmonton with 2:50 to play.

Senators empty their net to take the man advantage.