Ottawa Senators defenseman Tyler Kleven will be sidelined on a week-to-week basis after sustaining a lower-body injury, Senators head coach Travis Green confirmed Monday per Julian McKenzie of The Athletic.
The Ottawa Senators are back on the ice tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. ET when they take on the Winnipeg Jets for the second and final time this season.
The Winnipeg Jets pushed their franchise-record winning streak to 11 games, scoring a 4-1 road victory over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night.
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk and fellow forwards Josh Norris and Shane Pinto will sit out the team's home game against the white-hot Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday, multiple media outlets reported.
The Winnipeg Jets have rattled off 10 consecutive wins and will head out onto the road to battle the Ottawa Senators.
The league-leading Winnipeg Jets take their 10-game winning streak to the Canadian Tire Centre to face the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, February 26. However, Ottawa's defense reaches another level on home ice, and my Senators vs. Jets predictions expect Ottawa to control the tempo for at least the first 20.
Ottawa will go with 11 forwards — that’s all they have healthy, even with two call-ups today in Angus Crookshank and Jan Jenik – and seven defencemen including St. Malo product Travis Hamonic. Linus Ullmark, who has struggled in recent games, gets the start in goal.
KANATA – As always, two critical points are on the line tonight Winnipeg Jets (41-14-3) take on the Ottawa Senators (29-24-4) outside of the two points in the standings. But after the final buzzer, a few members of the Jets will be hoping to leave the nation’s capital with bragging rights as well.
BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators host the Winnipeg Jets after the Jets defeated the San Jose Sharks 2-1 in overtime. Ottawa is 16-8-2 in home games and 29-24-4 overall. The Senators have a 13-5-3 record in games decided by a goal.