Divisional Match-up: Boston Bruins vs Ottawa Senators
Bruins Record: 4-4-1 (3rd in the Northeast)
Senators Record: 5-2-1 (2nd in the Northeast)
Bruins Record vs. Senators Since 2005: 17-11-1-1
Bruins Likely Goalie: Tim Thomas
Senators Likely Goalie: Brian Elliot (LeClaire has the flu)
Preview Notes: The Boston Bruins travel to Ottawa to meet the Senators tonight in a divisional battle, their first of the season.
Both teams are coming off of come from behind, over time losses. The Bruins could really use the two points in this match-up to keep pace in the division.
The Bruins may have a bit of luck as Pascal LeClaire is not playing tonight, as he is out with flu like symptoms. Brian Elliot is a more than capable back up but LeClaire has been on fire... well, outside of that pesky Predators game.
In terms of who the Bruins are starting tonight, well that is anyone's guess. Coach Claude Julien has tried many different combinations in an attempt to get the team rolling.
As Julien told the official Bruins website "We didn't have that competition. And the last thing you want is for the players to get comfortable. Because, it is not good for them and it is not good for your team.
"Competition is good. 'Healthy' competition is what I call it. And now we have some of that," he said.
The Senators are 11th in the league in scoring, having scored 27 goals so far this season (although the Bruins are only 1 behind them). The Bruins won the season series last year 5-1.
The two teams combined have quite the list of injured/potentially injured players going into tonight's game. As has been well documented the Bruins will be without Marc Savard (broken foot) and Milan Lucic (broken finger).
The Senators will be without defenseman Filip Kuba (lower body). Forwards Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek are questionable tonight as well.
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