Chicago Blackhawks (13-9-3) at Ottawa Senators (12-7-5) 7:30PM Eastern/6:30PM Central CSN-CH, RDS2, TSN5
THE BUZZ
The Blackhawks continue to try to work out their lineup, hoping to generate some goals on more than just Patrick Kane's line. It appears, based on reports yesterday, former Senator Marian Hossa and likely Marko Dano move back to Jonathan Toews' line. Joel Quenneville chose to keep his lines a "secret" from the media yesterday, though it appeared Hossa and Dano or possibly Viktor Tikhonov could be in the top 6 tonight. Meanwhile the Sens are off to a strong start this year—they have the same amount of points as the defending Stanley Cup Champions. The Blackhawks are marginally better statistically on both special teams.
PROJECTED LINEUPS
Chicago
Dano Toews Hossa Panarin Anisimov Kane Shaw Kruger Garbutt Mashinter Kero Teravainen
Hjalmarsson Keith van Riemsdyk Seabrook Daley Rozsival
Crawford
Ottawa
Hoffman Turris Ryan Lazar Zibanejad Stone Prine Pageau Chiasson Greening Smith Neil
Methot Karlsson Cowen Ceci Borowiecki Wideman
Anderson
I'll have a recap tomorrow.
JJ