Game Day Notes: Sens @ Hurricanes

Who's in? Who's out? We've got the latest on the Sens projected line-up for tonight's 7:30 p.m. start in Raleigh.

Projected Line-up

Sens head coach Guy Boucher met with the media today and confirmed that there will be no changes to his line-up tonight against the Hurricanes. The Sens were excellent on Wednesday in their 5-2 win against Colorado which made tonight's decision to roll with the same 11 forwards and 7 defencemen an easy one as they look to continue their strong play away from Canadian Tire Centre.
"It's about consistency," said Boucher. "I think we've proved that we're better on the road lately and we want to keep doing that. One thing is for sure, the opponent usually comes out in the first period and has a lot of energy so we have to match that."

Here's how the forward lines and defence pairings should like tonight:
Dzingel - Duchene - Ryan
Tkachuk - Tieney - Stone
Smith - Pageau - Paarjarvi
Boedker - Balcers
Chabot - DeMelo
Lajoie - Ceci
Borowiecki - Jaros
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In Goal

Anders Nilsson (6-11-1) will once again be between the pipes for the Senators tonight. Nilsson, who has won 3 of his last 4 starts, has been stellar recently holding a .946 save percentage over the past 10 days. He'll have a new back-up tonight though as Craig Anderson has been given the green light to return and could possible get the nod in net for tomorrow's game in St. Louis.
"The last few days have been good," Anderson said prior to the trip. "We've ramped up things on the ice a little bit and pushed ourselves into situations that could test my ability out there. My confidence is growing and everything feels pretty good right now."

Previous Meeting

These teams last faced off a little under two weeks ago at Canadian Tire Centre with the Hurricanes earning a 5-4 win. Matt Duchene, Ryan Dzingel, Rudolfs Balcers and Jean-Gabriel Pageau provided the offence for the Senators as they rallied to even the score heading into the third period before ultimately falling short in the final frame.
"They came in and made a difference for us and gave us a chance," Boucher said about the contributions of Balcers and Pageau. "It was fun to actually feel like you've got four lines that were going good. I felt all four lines gave us something."

Where to Watch

We've got ourselves a 7:30 p.m. start in Raleigh tonight and if you're looking for a great spot to catch the game be sure to hit up Oliver's Pub on campus at Carleton University where they'll be serving up $4.25 cans of Molson Canadian during tonight's game.