Lined Up: Game #24 @ Islanders
Sens head coach Guy Boucher shared that he'll reassemble a successful trio from earlier in the season as the Sens look to bust out of their 7-game funk.
"We'll have Bobby back with Brassard and Stone which was a good line together before Bobby got injured," said the coach. "That's something that we know has worked for us."
The gap from moving Mark Stone off of the top line with Matt Duchene and Mike Hoffman will be filled by Zack Smith, who returned from a dislocated thumb the Islanders last weekend.
"We're going to try something else tonight but with the same top 6 guys," Boucher continued today. "We'll keep Hoffman with Duchene for now but put Smith with them which is something we haven't tried."
Looking for a visual representation of how the lines and pairings will look? Boom:
Chabot is also set to re-enter the line-up tonight. He last appeared for the Sens exactly one week ago in Columbus against the Blue Jackets where the Sens ended up on the wrong side of a 5-2 decision. In 5 games this year, he has recorded 3 assists and is a +2. Ben Harpur comes out as a result.
Craig Anderson (7-8-3) gets the call in goal tonight and will make his second consecutive start against the Islanders. The Sens dropped a 2-1 decision to New York at Canadian Tire Centre 6 days ago with Anderson playing solid in defeat, stopping 22 of the 24 shots he faced.
