NHL Game Preview: Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 12/21/2024

Ottawa Senators (17-13-2, 36 pts) at Vancouver Canucks (16-10-6, 38 pts)

Venue: Rogers Arena
Date: Saturday, December 21
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/TSN/SCRI
Radio:
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM
Ottawa– TSN1200

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Ottawa Senators +1.5 ML +110
Vancouver Canucks -1.5 ML -130
O/U 5.5

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Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators picked up their fifth straight win on Thursday as well as their seventh win in their last eight games as they beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 in overtime. During the recent five-game stretch they’ve been led by Linus Ullmark who has started all five games posting a 1.14 goals against average and a .967 save percentage as well as picking up two shutouts in that span.

Vancouver Canucks News & Notes:

The Canucks suffered their second straight loss on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights. Vancouver has dropped five of their last seven allowing 2.9 goals per game while averaging two goals per game in that stretch.

Ottawa Senators Projected Lines:

Tkachuk-Norris-Batherson
Giroux-Stutzle-Gaudette
Cousins-Pinto-Amadio
Gregor-Ostapchuk-Greig
Chabot-Jensen
Sanderson-Hamonic
Kleven-Bernard-Docker

Ullmark
Merilainen

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Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

Di Guiuseppe-Miller-Boeser
DeBrusk-Pettersson-Karlsson Sasson
Joshua-Suter-Garland
Heinen-Blueger-Sherwood
Hughes-Myers
Soucy-Juulsen
Forbort-Desharnais

Demko
Lankinen

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Players To Watch:

Ottawa Senators

Claude Giroux this season has 20 points on seven goals and 13 assists. In 25 games against Vancouver in his career he has 23 points on nine goals and 14 assists; in the previous matchup this season he had a goal and an assist.

Vancouver Canucks

Jake DeBrusk this season has 23 points on 14 goals and nine assists. In his career against Ottawa he’s faced them 21 times recording 13 points on nine goals and four assists; in the matchup earlier this season he had three points on two goals and an assist.

Injury Report:

Ottawa Senators

D Artem Zub – Out
F David Perron – DTD
G Anton Forsberg – DTD

Vancouver Canucks

D Filip Hronek – IR

Next game:

Ottawa Senators – December 22 at Edmonton Oilers
Vancouver Canucks – December 23 vs San Jose Sharks

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