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The Ottawa Senators are taking on the Nashville Predators tonight at Canadian Tire Centre with puck drop set for 7:00 p.m. ET. Tonight’s game will be the first of two meetings between the teams this season and is the first of two back-to-back home games the Senators will play this weekend. Tickets for tonight’s game are available HERE.
Fans unable to attend tonight’s game can watch on Sportsnet One or TVAS, or listen live via radio on TSN1200 or Unique FM.
The Senators enter tonight’s game aiming to get their second win in a row following a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. Forward Josh Norris scored twice to push the Senators past the Red Wings, while Drake Batherson picked up a pair of assists. Brady Tkachuk also tallied an assist, which moved him into sole possession of ninth all-time in franchise assists.
On the other side of the ice, the Nashville Predators come into town on a six-game losing streak. The Senators will be facing a determined Nashville team desperate to get back into the win column and can expect a tough game. Last season, the Senators split their two-game season series evenly with the Predators at 1-1.
Following the Senators’ morning skate, head coach Travis Green spoke to media, with whom he confirmed that goaltender Linus Ullmark would get the start in net and there would be no changes to the Senators’ lineup from Thursday’s win.
Off the ice, Sens fans in attendance at tonight’s game are in for a treat. The first 10,000 fans to arrive at Canadian Tire Centre this evening will receive their very own Senators gravy boat, just in time for the holidays.
(Preview: Predators at Senators, December 7, 2024 | Ottawa Senators)
Protect your heart when shoveling snow
Snow shoveling is a known trigger for heart attacks. Emergency departments in the snow-belt gear up for extra cases when enough of the white stuff has fallen to force folks out of their homes armed with shovels or snow blowers.
What’s the connection? Many people who shovel snow rarely exercise. Picking up a shovel and moving hundreds of pounds of snow, particularly after doing nothing physical for several months, can put a big strain on the heart. Pushing a heavy snow blower can do the same thing. Cold weather is another contributor because it can boost blood pressure, interrupt blood flow to part of the heart, and make blood more likely to form clots.
When a blood clot forms inside a coronary artery (a vessel that nourishes the heart), it can completely block blood flow to part of the heart. Cut off from their supply of life-sustaining oxygen and nutrients, heart muscle cells begin to shut down, and then die. This is what doctors call a myocardial infarction or acute coronary syndrome. The rest of us call it a heart attack.
The so-called classic signs of a heart attack are a squeezing pain in the chest, shortness of breath, pain that radiates up to the left shoulder and down the left arm, or a cold sweat. Other signs that are equally common include jaw pain, lower back pain, unexplained fatigue or nausea, and anxiety.
Here are some tips for safe shoveling:
- Warm up your muscles before starting.
- Shovel many light loads instead of fewer heavy ones.
- Take frequent breaks.
- Drink plenty of water.
- Don’t feel that you need to clear every speck of snow from your property.
- Head indoors right away if your chest starts hurting, you feel lightheaded or short of breath, your heart starts racing, or some other physical change makes you nervous. If you think you are having a heart attack, call 911 or your local emergency number.
Protect your heart when shoveling snow - Harvard Health
www.health.harvard.edu
