GDT: GAME 79 | Canadiens @ Senators | This time it's Personal Edition | Fri Apr 11 2025, 7PM | SN, RDS

[L'Aveuglette]

MONTREAL CANADIENS (39-30-9) @ OTTAWA SENATORS (42-30-6)
TV: RDS, Sportsnet | Radio: TSN 1200, 94.5 Unique-FM

Ottawa Senators look to hold off Montreal Canadiens for seeding in Eastern Conference | TSN

The Ottawa Senators will try to take one step closer to locking down their seeding in the NHL playoff picture when they take on the red hot Montreal Canadiens on Friday.

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The Ottawa Senators will try to take one step closer to locking down their seeding in the NHL playoff picture when they take on the red hot Montreal Canadiens on Friday.

Ottawa locked down a playoff spot for the first time in seven seasons earlier in the week and go into Friday's game with a three-point advantage over the Canadiens for the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.​

PROJECTED LINEUP

Perron - Stutzle - Batherson
Giroux - Cozens - Zetterlund
Greig - Pinto - Amadio
Highmore - Gaudette - Cousins*

Sanderson - Zub
Chabot - Jensen
Kleven - Matinpalo

Ullmark

*Unconfirmed





PREVIOUS MATCHUP

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[Back in Black]

 

[NyQuil]

It would be nice to start building some confidence before the post season.

Our goalies have been good but we can play a lot better.

 

[armani]

Ole ole my ass, go Sens GO!!!

Win but don’t hurt yourself.

 

[PatrickEaves]

Ole ole my ass, go Sens GO!!!

Win but don’t hurt yourself.

That's what she said.

 

[Ouroboros]

Should be light work for the Habs. They've dominated Ottawa all season and they have a chance to clinch tonight so you know they'll be flying.

Also expecting them to target Stutzle all game with no response.

 

[NyQuil]

Should be light work for the Habs. They've dominated Ottawa all season and they have a chance to clinch tonight so you know they'll be flying.

Yes, I think the emotional investment will be a bit more one sided.

 

[Relapsing]

You don't need Montreal steak seasoning on everything.

Sandra Lee

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

Even with a loss, our WC1 odds are 86.5% (a win is 96.7%). Surprised, because a regulation loss means we’d only be up 1 point on them for it. Maybe they’re basing it off the remaining schedule for each team?

 

[armani]

Should be light work for the Habs. They've dominated Ottawa all season and they have a chance to clinch tonight so you know they'll be flying.

Also expecting them to target Stutzle all game with no response.

Hence it would have been an opportunity to give Stu the night off for this one.

I would have also rested Sanderson-Zub and played Gilbert-Hamonic in this one.

 

[Ouroboros]

Hence it would have been an opportunity to give Stu the night off for this one.

I would have also rested Sanderson-Zub and played Gilbert-Hamonic in this one.

Senators only have 12 healthy forwards available, so they can't rest anybody up front.

Maybe they could go 11-7.

 

[armani]

Senators only have 12 healthy forwards available, so they can't rest anybody up front.

Maybe they could go 11-7.

I don't know the cap implications, but if Cousins is back, then they have 13 forwards at the moment (not sure if they have put Tkachuk on IR officially yet), so Stutzle would be 13th with Cousins coming in for him (and Crookshank remaining on Line 4).

On Defence they are carrying 8 anyway, so no cap implications on that for Green to make the switch and give Pair 1 rest tonight and Chabot-Jensen another while giving Gilbert some games and feels with Hamonic.

 

[SlapJack]

Even with a loss, our WC1 odds are 86.5% (a win is 96.7%). Surprised, because a regulation loss means we’d only be up 1 point on them for it. Maybe they’re basing it off the remaining schedule for each team?

Ottawa is at home and have a 3 point lead. So a lot has to go right for Montreal to pass. If can be done for sure, but they have to keep winning is all. They would still be in 8th with a win so Ottawa has the advantage

 

[BigRig4]

Even with a loss, our WC1 odds are 86.5% (a win is 96.7%). Surprised, because a regulation loss means we’d only be up 1 point on them for it. Maybe they’re basing it off the remaining schedule for each team?

A thing to keep in mind is that we have them edged on tiebreaker, so they actually need to pass us by a point.

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

I don't in a million years believe that Montreal will fail to clinch, but a good thing about a win tonight is that it keeps that 1 percent chance open that they lose out their last few games.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Just stay healthy

 

[bicboi64]

F*** MTL

 

[Mr Hat]

I don't know the cap implications, but if Cousins is back, then they have 13 forwards at the moment (not sure if they have put Tkachuk on IR officially yet), so Stutzle would be 13th with Cousins coming in for him (and Crookshank remaining on Line 4).

On Defence they are carrying 8 anyway, so no cap implications on that for Green to make the switch and give Pair 1 rest tonight and Chabot-Jensen another while giving Gilbert some games and feels with Hamonic.

Cousins won’t return tonight, crookshank is shown on the NHL.com lineup.

I would have also rested Jensen. But no need to rest healthy players yet. A week is plenty of rest for the guys still in their 20’s. Better to work on the chemistry with Stu and Zetterlund. I’d rest Giroux and Jensen the last three games.

 

[Back in Black]

1 hour to g0

 

[Ralph Malfredsson]

I dunno man these guys are clicking. They are gonna be a tough playoff matchup for sure. Agree 100% with just stay healthy today. Hoping for a win though!

 

[Sun God Nika]

Montreal apparently sending a convoy of greyhounds to the game, expect the rink to be invaded by habs fans.

 

[PatrickEaves]

Montreal apparently sending a convoy of greyhounds to the game, expect the rink to be invaded by habs fans.

Poor idiots are paying for Timmy and Jake's salaries.

 

[Ouroboros]

Hayden Hodgson recalled.

 

[Senscore]

Hayden Hodgson recalled.

Nice. Maybe he can get NHL suspended this year too.

 

[Micklebot]

Hayden Hodgson recalled.

I guess that's our enforcer for the night?