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NEW JERSEY DEVILS 27-44-8 at OTTAWA SENATORS 31-41-7
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Tonight: 7 p.m., Canadian Tire Center
TV: TSN5
Radio: TSN 1200-AM, Unique 94.5-FM
WHY WATCH?
Senators will try to extend winning streak
Coming off a 6-4 win over the Habs on Saturday, the Senators will try to win four straight for the first time this season. The club has won three in a row only twice this year so it would be nice for the Senators to keep rolling in the final home stand of the campaign. The Senators have an 8-4-1 record this month and would like to finish out the year on a high note.
LEADER POINTS
NEW JERSEY DEVILS
| gp | G | A | PT | PLUS/MINUS | |
| Jesper Bratt | 73 | 25 | Four. Five | 70 | +1 |
| Nico Hischier | 69 | twenty-one | 38 | 59 | -one |
| Jack Hughes | 49 | 26 | 30 | 56 | -16 |
OTTAWA SENATORS
| gp | G | A | PT | PLUS/MINUS | |
| Brady Tkachuk | 76 | 29 | 33 | 62 | -5 |
| Josh Norris | 64 | 3. 4 | 19 | 53 | -8 |
| Tim Stuetzle | 76 | twenty | 33 | 53 | -25 |
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SPECIAL TEAMS
NJD PP 15.9% (28th); PK 80.4% (15th)
OTT PP 18.9% (22nd); PK 80.5% (13th)
THREE THINGS ABOUT THE DEVILS
Expect to see goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood make the start against the Senators. He hasn’t suited up since Jan. 19 after a heel injury wasn’t getting better. He told reporters Monday he’s “at a good place with the foot and it will continue to get better and better.” Blackwood has a 2-1-1 lifetime record against Ottawa with a .898 save-percentage and a 2.64 goals-against average.
The status of defenseman PK Subban and center Nico Hischier won’t be determined until Tuesday. Neither was on the ice before the club left New Jersey on Monday and both have non-COVID related illness. Hischier has been a point-a-game player vs. Ottawa with five goals and 11 points in 11 games. Subban has seven goals and 26 points in 35 games against the Senators.
The Devils are coming off a 3-0 loss Sunday to Detroit and registered only 17 shots. The club was forced to play with 11 forwards and seven defensemen because of a flu that’s going through the team. Former 67’s blueliner Kevin Bahl is with the Devils from the AHL’s Utica Comets. He has one goal and four points in 14 games with the Devils.