When these two teams last met it was the season opener and the Ottawa Senators fell by the score of 5-4 in a shootout. Alex Ovechkin was a killer as he scored a hat trick to help give the Capitals the win. The Sens will look to avoid the same fate tonight.
Forward
The Sens will stick with 11 forwards tonight as they head to Washington. They will be: Tom Pyatt, Matt Duchene, Bobby Ryan, Ryan Dzingel, Derick Brassard, Mark Stone, Mike Hoffman, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Alex Burrows, Nick Paul, and Nate Thompson.
Defence
On defence the Sens will use seven defencemen although with injuries it’s a different lineup from normal.