After today's morning skate, Sens head coach Guy Boucher met with the media where he disclosed tonight's lone line-up change that will see Fredrik Claesson check back into active duty after being a healthy scratch the last 3 games.
"We want him to be tight defensively and make sure that he has good defensive range," said Boucher of his expecations for Claesson tonight. "His one-on-ones are good and he manages the puck well on breakouts."
Ben Harpur is expected to be the extra tonight against the Predators.
Tonight also marks a milestone in the career of Derick Brassard who will suit up for his 700th NHL game. Brassard has split his time in the National Hockey League between the Blue Jackets, Rangers and Senators where he has accumulated 417 points through his first 699 games. There are no signs of the centre slowing down either as he's currently in the midst of a 4-game goal scoring streak.
Ryan Dzingel is set to miss his second consecutive game for personal reasons but is expected to rejoin the team in Chicago for Wednesday's game against the Blackhawks. The Illinois-native has been a pleasant surprise for the Sens this season and his 15 goals sit 4th on the team behind Mark Stone (19), Derick Brassard (17) and Mike Hoffman (16).
With that, here's a look at the Sens projected line-up for tonight...
