Game Day Notes: Sens @ Coyotes

The Sens wrap up their 3-game Western road trip tonight against the Coyotes and we've got all the line-up details you're looking for ahead of our late start in Glendale.

Missing in action

For the second time in the last week, Mark Borowiecki has received a suspension from the league for a hit to the head. In his return from a one game suspension on Sunday, Borowiecki caught Golden Knights forward Cody Eakin with an open ice hit up high that has resulted in the Sens defenceman sitting out the next 3 games.
"No comment on that," said head coach Guy Boucher about Borowiecki's suspension. "He's not playing tonight so we'll go with the guys that we've got."

Borowiecki is the latest Senator to be sidelined as Zack Smith, Ben Harpur and Brady Tkachuk have all missed game this month with injuries and aren't expected to play tonight against the Coyotes.

Up Front

Boucher confirmed this afternoon that he'll utilize the 11 forwards and 7 defencemen formula in Arizona so no changes are expected from Sunday's forward group in Las Vegas.
Matt Duchene and Mark Stone will once again see time together on the same line tonight according to the practice lines this morning. The pair has combined for 10 points over the last 4 games with Duchene amassing team-high 4 goals over that span.
Jack Rodewald will take the warm-up tonight but is expected to be the lone healthy scratch for the Senators.
Here's a look at the Sens projected forward lines:
Dzingel - Duchene - Stone
Formenton - Tierney - Ryan
Paajarvi - White - Boedker
McCormick - Pyatt

On Defence

With Borowiecki suspended and Harpur back in Ottawa recovering from an injury, Christian Wolanin will draw into the line-up tonight for the Senators. Wolanin made his NHL debut last March and skated in 10 games for Ottawa last season before starting 2018-19 in Belleville.
"He's the same high-end offence that you see in Chabot and Lajoie," said Boucher. "But he's also in the same spot as those guys were two years ago. He has to improve his defensive game to be able to play on a consistent basis in the NHL."
And here's how the defence pairings should look against the Coyotes:
Chabot - DeMelo
Lajoie - Ceci
Wolanin - Jaros
Wideman

In Goal

Mike Condon (0-1-0) gets his second start of the season and is looking to bounce back from a 6-3 loss to the Bruins back on October 8th. Condon will be in tough though as he has a lifetime record of 1-3-1 against the Coyotes.

Where to Watch

It's a late one tonight with puck drop set for a little after 10 p.m. in Glendale and if you're in need of a spot to catch the game, then look no further. Put on a pot of coffee, grab some buddies and hit up Hometown Sports Grill because they'll be serving up $7 tall cans of Molson Canadian during the game.