Roster Notes:
As the National Hockey League gets set to return from the Four Nations Face Off break this weekend, forward Cole Reinhardt has been recalled to Ottawa, to help the NHL Senators begin preparations for a second-half playoff push. With that in mind, the Senators have signed forward Tristan Ashbrook to a professional tryout from the Cincinatti Cyclones (ECHL). The 26-year-old from Michigan has 24 points (15 goals, nine assists) in 35 games with Cincinatti this season and has also dressed in six American Hockey League games this year, previously singing PTO’s earlier in the season with the Cleveland Monsters and Iowa Wild. Meanwhile, defenceman Donovan Sebrango has been suspended six games for leaving the bench late in Monday’s game against the Comets, attempting to get involved in an altertaction with Utica’s Dimitry Osipov, who has been suspended two games for his actions on Monday. Injury-wise, the Senators are still without goaltender Mads Sogaard, along with forwards Xavier Bourgault and Tyler Boucher heading into tonight’s game. You can
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Who to Watch:
The Senators top scorers were silent against the Comets on Monday afternoon, but that hasn’t been the case throughout most of the season series with Utica. Stephen Halliday, Garrett Pilon, and Jeremy Davies all have seven points (two goals, five assists) over the season series, with Halliday playing six games against Utica, and Davies and Pilon playing five. Halliday enters today’s game tied for fourth in AHL rookie scoring with 34 points, while Davies also has 34 points and is tied for fourth in scoring among AHL blueliners.
The Comets have been paced in the seasons series by Nolan Foote who has six points (four goals, two assists) in seven games against Belleville this season. His 30 points (15 goals, 15 assists) are tops on the Comets, putting him just seven points shy of his career high in a season. The 24-year-old 2019 first-round draft pick to the New Jersey (27th overall) has also dressed in two NHL games with the Devils this season, but has not recorded a point.
