Sens head coach Guy Boucher met with the media today in Pittsburgh and confirmed a few things for this evening. For starters, Max McCormick, who had been recalled from Belleville yesterday, will check into the line-up tonight. McCormick has appeared in 5 games for the Senators this season and recorded his first goal of the year in last week's win over the Predators.
"I really liked his last game," Boucher said of McCormick against Nashville. "We're looking for guys who pay the price, are first on puck and bring us the kind of things that we need more of and that's why he's here."
McCormick's return to the line-up means that the Sens will default back to the more traditional 12 forwards and 6 defencemen deployment. As a result, Fredrik Claesson will take warm-up tonight but isn't expected to play.
Here's a look at the Sens projected line-up against the Penguins: