Carolina Hurricanes @ Ottawa Senators, Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 7:00 PM EST

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Who:Carolina Hurricanes @ Ottawa Senators
When: Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
Where: FSCR, RSNE

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The Story:

Senators lead the season series 2-1.

Game 1: 3-2 Sens SOW @ Carolina on Oct. 25

Game 2: 4-3 Sens W @ Ottawa on Nov. 27

Game 3:2-1 Sens OTL @ Carolina on Dec. 23

Craig Anderson (highly likely) to start vs. Cam Ward (confirmed). Anderson has a 4-0-3 record with a 2.92 GAA and .922 SV%, in seven career appearances vs. Carolina. In three appearances vs. Ottawa this season Ward is 1-1-1 with a 2.27 GAA and .908 SV%.

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Ottawa (41-28-10)

Ottawa is 2nd in the Northeast (7th in the Eastern Conference) with 92 in 79. The Sens are 20-15-4 at home this season. Over their last 10 games they are 5-3-2.

Ottawa extended their winning streak to 4 games following a 5-1 W over the Islanders on Sunday.

Sens were without leading scorer Jason Spezza who was absent for the birth of his second daughter, as well as Captain Daniel Alfredsson, who was ill with the flu.

Team Leaders:

Goals: Milan Michalek [35]
Assists: Erik Karlsson [58]
Points: Jason Spezza [82]
PIMs: Zenon Kenopka [193]
+/-: Flip Kuba [28]

Player(s)-to-Watch:

Will Erik Karlsson break the 80 pt mark, sitting at 77 going into tonight's match?

Starting Line-up:

Colin Greening - Jason Spezza - Milan Michalek
Nick Foligno - Kyle Turris - Daniel Alfredsson
Erik Condra - Zack Smith - Chris Neil
Jesse Winchester - Jim O'Brien- Kaspars Daugavins

Filip Kuba - Erik Karlsson
Chris Phillips - Matt Gilroy
Jared Cowen - Matt Carkner

Craig Anderson

Injuries:

Peter Regin

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Carolina (31-32-16)

Carolina sits last in their division, 12th in the East with 78 pts in 79 games, and are 12-18-9 on the road this season.

They are coming off of a 5-0 loss to New Jersey on Saturday.

Team Leaders:

Goals: Eric Staal [24]
Assists: Eric Staal [45]
Points: Eric Staal [69]
PIMs: Bryan Allen [72]
+/-: Tim Gleason [11]

Player(s)-to-Watch:



Starting Line-up:

Jiri Tlusty - Eric Staal - Chad LaRose
Jeff Skinner - Jussi Jokinen - Tuomo Ruutu
Drayson Bowman - Brandon Sutter - Pat Dwyer
Derek Joslin - Tim Brent - Anthony Stewart

Bryan Allen - Tim Gleason
Jay Harrison - Justin Faulk
Joni Pitkanen - Jamie McBain

Cam Ward

Injuries:

N/A

In progress

GO SENS GO!!!

Let's do this.

Lines reflect last game vs. Islanders and Devils for Sens/Canes respectively

Anderson (highly likely) vs. Ward (confirmed)

Spezza and Alfie back in?

Gilroy or Carkner?

Nice GDT Dash!

Sens just need to shut down the Canes leading producer in all offensive categories, captain Eric Staal.

Can't afford another blown lead like on Sunday

Riprock wrote:Gilroy or Carkner?

Heh. Good question.

Can we have Carkner back in please? And can Karlsson get 5 points tonight to obliterate the all time record by a Swede D-man?

SpezDispenser wrote:Can we have Carkner back in please? And can Karlsson get 5 points tonight to obliterate the all time record by a Swede D-man?

Done and done.

SpezDispenser wrote:Can we have Carkner back in please? And can Karlsson get 5 points tonight to obliterate the all time record by a Swede D-man?

Agreed. Although I must say, even though Carkner had been playing well, I was happy with the decision to get Gilroy in for a game on sunday. That's using your depth to its fullest IMO.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Can we have Carkner back in please? And can Karlsson get 5 points tonight to obliterate the all time record by a Swede D-man?

Done and done.

I'm convinced...

Gonchar out, I assume Gilroy and Carkner both in.

Giddy Up.

http://www.sensnation.com/2012/04/yeswecan/

all the way.

I want one of those avatars, but the one I've used since the start of the year has been very good (superstitions!).