10:07 pm
January 15

Senators @ Oilers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Ottawa Senators (10-18-2)

@ Edmonton Oilers (18-14-2)

 

Starting Goalies:

Matt Murray (OTT): Unconfirmed

Stuart Skinner (EDM): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

Ottawa Senators: (+175)

Edmonton Oilers: (-195)

 

• The Ottawa Senators showed little signs of rust when they played for just the second time in 26 days and for the first time in 12 days on Thursday night at Calgary, where they defeated the Flames 4-1. But now comes a much bigger challenge on Saturday night, when they travel to Edmonton to play an Oilers squad that hasn’t played since a 4-2 loss at Toronto on Jan. 5.

• The teams met nine times last year in the North Division. Edmonton won all nine, including seven by two goals or more. Watson was asked why the Senators, who improved to 6-3-1 in their past 10 games with the win at Calgary, struggled so badly against Edmonton.

• McDavid and Draisaitl are tied for first in the NHL in points (53), with Draisaitl leading the league with 26 goals despite the fact Edmonton has played just 34 games. Draisaitl had two hat tricks and a six-assist game last season against the Senators while McDavid had 21 points (four goals, 17 assists), including one five-point contest.

• Senators goaltender Matt Murray, who was 0-6-0 with a 3.67 goals-against and .883 save percentage before Thursday, finished with 27 saves in the win over the Flames. He ended a personal eight-game losing streak in games he played (covering six starts) dating back to April 22, 2021, against the Vancouver Canucks.

• Nick Paul scored twice for Ottawa in the first period Thursday.

• Edmonton, which is 2-9-2 over its past 13 games, resumed team activities from its COVID-19-forced break with a practice on Wednesday.

• Oilers coach Dave Tippett said goalie Mike Smith, who is 2-2-1 with 3.76 goals-against average this season, has a partial tear of a tendon in his thumb and will be sidelined for one to two weeks.

• The team recalled Stuart Skinner, who is 4-5-0 with a 2.70 GAA this season with the Oilers, from AHL Bakersfield to help back up expected starter Mikko Koskinen.

5/10
Confidence
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Edmonton Oilers
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