Tonight’s game will be a big one for the Senators, as they look to snap a four-game losing streak. They come into tonight off a 3-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, which saw forwards Adam Gaudette and Drake Batherson score for Ottawa.
The Canucks also come to Ottawa looking to snap a losing skid, having dropped their past two games. Their most recent loss came at home on Tuesday, as they fell 4-3 to the New York Rangers.
Following the team’s practice this morning, head coach Travis Green announced that defenceman Travis Hamonic will return to the lineup in place of Jacob Bernard-Docker, while goaltender Linus Ullmark will get the start in net.
“They’re a good team,” Green said of Vancouver this morning. “I know their team well; I know their coach well. A lot of similarities between how [Rick Tocchet] thinks the game and how I think the game. System-wise there’s a lot of similarities as well.”
It will be a tough battle between two determined teams in front of a sold-out crowd tonight, which promises for an exciting game. Fans will want to arrive early, too, as the first 10,000 in attendance will receive their very own limited-edition Thomas Chabot Bobblehead.
