There's no place like home for the holidays. That Hallmark sentiment rings true for the Boston Bruins, who will be happy to see their 3-game road trip come to end. The trip has seen them lose games and personnel, as they have gone 0-1-1 and are currently without the services of 3 of their top 6 defensemen. The B's will look to turns things around tonight when they take on the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place. Only one point separates the two teams in the Northeast Division standings as the Senators sit in second place with 40 points, while the Bruins trail behind with 39 points. The Sens are coming off a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, while the B's are trying bounce back from getting shutout 2-0 against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
Know Your Enemy
Ottawa Senators (18-13-4; 2nd in Northeast, 5th in Eastern Conference)
Head Coach: Cory Clouston (2nd Year; 37-24-8)
SB Nation's Senators Blog: Silver Seven
Leading Goal Scorer:
Goaltending:
Injury Report
Projected Lines & D-Pairs
Boston
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Marco Sturm
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Marc Savard
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Michael Ryder
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Daniel Paille
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Patrice Bergeron
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Mark Recchi
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Blake Wheeler
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David Krejci
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Byron Bitz
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Steve Begin
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Vladimir Sobotka
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Shawn Thornton
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| Zdeno Chara | Matt Hunwick |
| Andrew Ference |
Johnny Boychuk |
| Andy Wozniewski | Adam McQuaid |
Ottawa
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Milan Michalek
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Jesse Winchester
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Daniel Alfredsson
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Peter Regin
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Mike Fisher
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Alex Kovalev
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Jarkko Ruutu
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Chris Kelly
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Jonathan Cheechoo
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Chris Campoli
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Josh Hennessy
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Ryan Shannon
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| Chris Phillips | Anton Volchenkov |
| Erik Karlsson |
Filip Kuba |
| Alexandre Picard | Matt Carkner |
Notes:
- As of last night when I wrote this, Derek Morris was still listed as questionable with an undisclosed injury.
- Ottawa is 13-4-3 at home this season.
- Ottawa goalie Mike Brodeur got the win and turned aside 22 of 23 shots in his NHL debut on Saturday vs. the Wild.
- The Bruins have lost 4 straight (0-2-2) and have been 0 for 11 on the power play in those 4 games.
- Ottawa takes the 6th most penalty minutes per game in the league (14.5 minutes/game).
- For more on the game, Check out Silver Seven
- The puck drops at 7:30 and can be seen on NESN. The Public Skate open thread starts at 7:00.
Today's Obligatory Embarrassing Senators Fan YouTube Video
I have to admit that one was pretty funny. Apparently, this is video #3 of the series. Be sure to check out the original Jonathan Cheechoo Song and The Better Cheechoo Song.