Preview: Blackhawks vs Senators

How to watch: TSN5 / RDS2

How to listen: TSN 1200 / Unique FM 94,5

When: 7 p.m. EST

Where: Canadian Tire Centre

The Chicago Blackhawks are in town for their only visit to the National Capital Region this year. Get your tickets here.

After a big 6-2 win over division rival Buffalo Sabres last night in Buffalo, the Senators will look to extend their win streak to four here tonight. Playoffs may be out of sight here but the Sens are fighting right to the end as evidenced by the swagger they have been playing with of late. Downing New Jersey, Edmonton and now Buffalo all in convincing fashion and all teams that were fighting to make the playoffs and/or fighting for playoff positioning. With just 11 games left the Senators sit 

Lately the Senators have gotten a boost from the play of Drake Batherson and Joonas Korpisalo. Batherson now has six points in the Sens three wins while Korpisalo has minded the net in all three wins posting a 0.924% save percentage and only a 2.33 goals against average.

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The Blackhawks are playing some of their better hockey of the season right now winning winning six of their last ten games. Though this Chicago team doesn't put up goals in spades, they sure can't be taken lightly as the Senators found out first hand last time these two faced off when Blackhakws pulled off the 3-2 win on home ice.

Led of course by budding superstar rookie Connor Bedard, who paces the team in goals (21), assists (35), and points (56). On the blue line they are led by Seth Jones, Alec Vlasic, Kevin Korchinski, and Jaycob Megna, this is not an easy team necessarily to get points against.

Though neither team is playoff bound, don't expect either team to be pulling any punches as the Senators look

By the numbers

Last 10

Senators 6-4-0

Blackhakws 6-4-0

With no morning skate we won't get a preview of how the Sens might line up this evening. The Senators will be without Thomas Chabot tonight as he suffered an injury in Buffalo last night. In response the Senators recalled defenceman Tyler Kleven from Belleville. Additionally, with Korpisalo starting last night in Buffalo, Anton Forsberg will get the start in net tonight. Below is how the Senators lined up last night in Buffalo:

Hear from interim head coach Jacques Martin and defenceman Tyler Kleven ahead of the Senators taking on the Chicago Blackhawks at Canadian Tire Centre:

Watch the recap of the Senators game against the Blackhawks from their first meeting earlier this season: