Ottawa Senators (0-0-0) vs. Montreal Canadiens (2-0-0)
Venue: Colisée Vidéotron
Date: Monday, September 21
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: NHL Network/
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Ottawa Senators News & Notes:
The Senators last season snuck in the playoffs as the second wild card with a 44-27-11 record and 99 points finishing fifth in the Atlantic Division. Their season came to an end in the first round against the Carolina Hurricanes. They went 1-1-2 against Montreal, averaging 3.8 goals per game against them.
Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:
The Canadiens swept their split-squad games on Saturday winning 4-1 in Toronto and 4-3 in overtime at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens went 3-1-0 against Ottawa last season, averaging 3.8 goals per game.
Ottawa Senators Projected Lines
Burakovsky-Stutzle-Batherson
Eklund-Cozens-Giroux
Blais-Cousins-Amadio
Greig-Halliday-Tomasino
Hutton-Matinpalo
Hamara-Andonovski
Harrington-Toure
Ullmark
Ersson
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Montreal Canadiens Lineup:
Caufield-Suzuki-Kreider
Slafkovsky-Kapanen-Demidov
Davidson-Beck-Pastujov
Thorpe-Belzile-Nadeau
Hutson-Bentley
Struble-Xhekaj
Mittelstadt-Samson
Dobes
Fowler
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Players To Watch:
Stephen Halliday appeared in 30 games for Ottawa last season. He had 11 points on four goals and seven assists; he was even in plus/minus. He also appeared in 29 games at Belleville where he had 29 points on two goals and 27 assists; he was a -14.
Montreal Canadiens
Lane Huston had a goal and two assists in Saturday’s win over Toronto at the Bell Centre. His goal was the game tying goal and one of his assists came on the game-winner. Last season he appeared in 82 games recording 78 points on 12 goals and 66 assists. He was a +36 with two power-play goals.
Next Game
Ottawa– September 23 vs. Split-Squad vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal – September 26 Split-Squad vs. Ottawa Senators