Inside The Rink Game Day Preview
New Jersey Devils (4-2-0, 8 Pts) at Ottawa Senators (2-1-0, 4 Pts)
Date: Wednesday, October 17
Canadian Tire Center – Ottawa, Ontario
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV:
Radio: Devils Hockey Network
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
New Jersey Devils: -1.5 ML -125
Ottawa Senators: +1.5 ML +105
O/U 6.5
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New Jersey Devils Notes:
The Devils will try to get back to their winning ways when they visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday in their seventh game in 14 days since opening the season October 4 in Prague, Czechia. The Devils are coming off a 4-2 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.
Ottawa Senators Notes:
The Senators enter Thursday’s game with a 2-1-0 record with wins over the Florida Panthers 3-1 on October 10 and the Los Angeles Kings 8-7 in overtime on October 14. In their most recent game, a high-scoring affair against the Kings, Josh Norris’ overtime winner helped the Senators get the full two points.
New Jersey Devils Lineup:
Cotter-J. Hughes-Bratt
Meier-Hischier-Mercer
Tatar-Haula-Noesen
Palat-Lazar-Bastian
Dillon-Hamilton
Siegenthaler-Kovacevic
Casey-Nemec
Allen
Markstrom
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Ottawa Senators Lineup:
Tkachuk-Stutzle-Giroux
Gregor-Norris-Batherson
Perron-Pinto-Amadio
Cousins-Gaudette-MacEwen
Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Jensen
Kleven-Bernard-Docker
Forsberg
Sogaard
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Players To Watch:
New Jersey Devils:
Paul Cotter’s four goals lead New Jersey, and his five points are tied for third on the team. Stefan Noesen and Jesper Bratt are tied for the team lead with six points each. Bratt’s five assists make him the leader in assists on the team.
Ottawa Senators:
Tim Stutzle has three goals and three assists to lead the Senators, but Norris, who has undergone three shoulder surgeries in the past five seasons, is right behind him with two goals and two assists.
Injury Report:
New Jersey Devils: L. Hughes (Shoulder – LTIR), Hatakka (Undisclosed), Pesce (Lower Leg)
Ottawa Senators: Matthew Highmore (Upper Body – IR), Greig (Upper Body), Artem Zub (Concussion), Linus Ullmark (Strain)
Next game:
New Jersey Devils: October 19 vs Washington at 7:00 pm EST.
Ottawa Senators: October 19 vs Tampa Bay at 7:00 pm EST.
