NHL Game Preview: Ottawa Senators at Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 1/8/2026

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Ottawa Senators (20-17-5, 45 pts) at Colorado Avalanche (31-4-7, 69 pts)

Venue: Ball Arena
Date: Thursday, January 8
Time: 9:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/RDS2/TSN5/ALT/KTVD
Radio: 1200 TSN/92.5 ALT

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Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators dropped their second straight last night in a 3-1 loss to the Mammoth. They’re 2-3-0 in their last five games, averaging 2.6 goals per game while allowing 3.4 goals per game.

Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

The Avalanche dropped their second straight on Tuesday in a 4-2 loss to the Lightning. They’re 3-2-0 in their last five games, averaging 3.8 goals per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game.

Ottawa Senators Projected Lines:

Batherson-Stutzle-Cozens
Tkachuk-Pinto-Zetterlund
Amadio-Greig-Giroux
Cousins-Halliday-Perron

Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Jensen
Kleven-Spence

Sogaard
Merilainen

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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Necas
Olofsson-Nelson-Nichushkin
Colton-Drury-Brindley
Makar-Kelly-Bardakov

Girard-Makar
Manson-Burns
Solovyov-Malinski

Wedgewood
Miner

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Players To Watch:

Ottawa Senators

Tim Stutzle recorded an assist in each game against the Avalanche last season.

Colorado Avalanche

Ross Colton had three points against the Senators last season. He had a goal in one game and two assists in the other.

Injury Report:

Ottawa Senators

C Lars Eller – IR
G Linus Ullmark – OUT

Colorado Avalanche

F Logan O’Connor – Out
F Joel Kiviranta – Out
G MacKenzie Blackwood – IR
D Devon Toews – Out
F Gabriel Landeskog – Out

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