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Isles in Canada's Capital to face the Sens

November 1, 2013, 3:25 PM ET [278 Comments]
Dan Petriw
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Two teams that are trying to right their seasons square off tonight as the Islanders are in Ottawa to face off with the Senators. The Islanders will roll out the same lineup that were defeated by the Rangers on Tuesday.

In net Evgeni Nabokov will get the start between the pipes. With the Isles playing again tomorrow against the Bruins, I would expect Kevin Poulin to start against them. Now some might not like the fact that Poulin may play against a more formable team in the Boston, but let's be honest, until the Islanders fine some consistency on their blue line it does not matter who plays when or where.

This team will have to find a way to get this group of defenseman playing at least average in their own end. After what we have seen this season, I'm not asking for good or great; I'll take average.

This will also be Thomas Vanek's second game with the Islanders and it will interesting to see if he can start to click with the top line which has struggled at even strength for some time now. With the lineup remaining the same the only healthy scratches are Colin McDonald and Eric Boulton.
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