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Brady Tkachuk skating for the Ottawa Senators

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Ottawa Senators (12-9-4) at Montreal Canadiens (13-8-3)
Venue: Bell Centre
Date: Tuesday, December 2
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+
Radio: TSN 1200, TSN 690

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Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators have lost three of their last four games after a 6-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Sunday. Ottawa is 31st in penalty killing in the NHL at 69.9 percent.

Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

The Canadiens are coming off a 7-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. Montreal has the league’s 26th-ranked penalty kill at 76.5 percent.

Ottawa Senators Projected Lines

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

Sanderson-Zub
Kleven-Spence
Mantipalo-Jensen

Ullmark
Merilainen

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Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines:

Caufield-Suzuki-Bolduc
Slafkovsky-Kapanen-Demidov
Texier-Evans-Anderson
F. Xhekaj-Veleno-Gallagher

Matheson-Dobson
Engstrom-Hutson
A. Xhekaj-Carrier

Dobes
Montembeault

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Players To Watch:

Ottawa Senators

Tim Stutzle leads the Senators with 23 points. Drake Batherson has collected 21 points.

Montreal Canadiens

Nick Suzuki has 28 points to lead the Canadiens. Cole Caufield has contributed 26 points.

Injury Report:

Ottawa Senators

D Thomas Chabot – Day to day

Montreal Canadiens

D Kaiden Guhle – IR
RW Patrik Laine – Out 3-4 months
C Alex Newhook – IR
D David Reinbacher – OUT
C Kirby Dach – OUT
D Jayden Struble – Day to day

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