Happy Thanksgiving Canada, and happy homecoming Senators fans! The Ottawa Senators are home for an early 1pm afternoon tilt with the Nashville Predators, broadcasting on RDS2, TSN5, FDSNSO.
The Senators are looking to make the holiday special with a win for their fans, and are getting the debut of Jordan Spence, originally acquired at the draft for a third round pick.
Nashville fell apart last season after the U2 momentum from years ago, and the star signings have not worked out in Tennessee. Their top prospect is their current number one center in Brady Martin. Roman Josi’s health is in question but he is their number one defender. Filip Forsberg has started hot after a documented ankle injury from years’ past.
Ottawa won once and dropped one in Florida, and are looking to keep to show the faithful they still got it.
Keys to Win
- Heat Up the Others — Pinto has been red hot to start the season, other wingers and depth pieces have to contribute as well.
- Ullmark Rebound — after allowing 6 in Florida, he needs to turn it back around to get his team a winning record and hold the starting crease in the Olympics.
- Pesky — Live to the name brand of the Pesky Sens. The roster has the perfect mix of grit and talent.
Projected Lineups
Nashville Predators
Filip Forsberg -- Brady Martin -- Ryan O’Reilly
Steven Stamkos -- Fedor Svechkov -- Luke Evangelista
Michael Bunting -- Erik Haula -- Jonathan Marchessault
Cole Smith -- Michael McCarron -- Tyson Jost
Adam Wilsby -- Roman Josi
Brady Skjei -- Nick Perbix
Spencer Stasteny -- Justin Barron
Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen
Scratched: Ozzy Wiesblatt, Nick Blankenburg, Joakim Kemell
Injured: Nicolas Hague (upper body)
Ottawa Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Tim Stutzle -- Fabian Zetterlund
Ridly Greig -- Shane Pinto -- Claude Giroux
David Perron -- Dylan Cozens -- Michael Amadio
Nick Cousins -- Lars Eller -- Olle Lycksell
Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot -- Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven -- Jordan Spence
Linus Ullmark
Leevi Merilainen
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Nikolas Matinpalo, Donovan Sebrango
Injured: Drake Batherson (upper body)
Players to Watch
Nashville — Steven Stamkos — needs to heat up to get his team going.
Ottawa — Jordan Spence — finally gets his crack on the roster
Predicting the Final Score
OTT — 4
NSH — 1
Gambling Odds
NHL Draft Kings has the Thanksgiving matchup favoring the Sens as a -175 where the Preds are a +145.