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Lightning in the Capital. No, no, the other one... (Bolts vs. Ottawa preview)

The Capital in Ottawa, Canada via www.destination360.com

The Capital in Ottawa, Canada via www.destination360.com

WHERE:  Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
WHEN: 7:30 PM EDT
MEDIA:  Sun Sports TV (Cable), TSN (international - Cable), 620WDAE (Radio)

Mike Smith is back between the pipes tonight for the LIghtning and Kurtis Foster returns to the blue-line.  While Smith only missed two games after being knocked around (physically) versus the New Jersey Devils last week, Foster hasn't played since opening night when he sustained the ambiguously fantastic lower-body-injury.  He'll return to the point on the power play unit, where rookie Victor Hedman has served in his stead.

Smith is 80 for 90 on shots faced in his three games, giving him a .889 save percentage and a 3.16 GAA...  with that and his record of 0-1-2, Smith and the team in front of him must both raise their game versus Ottawa.

The sens boast the same point total as the Lightning )6 points in five games) but have coem about them through 3 wins on the season.  The Senators are coming off a loss to the Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins.  They're averaging 2.2 goals per game so far this season -- and staying in it by allowing 2.8 goals per game 

 In an odd twist, the Senators now have a 6.7% power play conversion -- I say odd because that is where the Panthers stood going into Monday's action against the Bolts.  They're a more-than-formidable 89% on the PK though...  meaning the Lightnng are goign to have to do their work at even strength.

Former Bolt Filip Kuba is out of the lineup tonight for the Senators.

 

Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines

 

(updated October 14, 2009 by RawCharge subject to change)

Forward Lines:

Alex Tanguay - Vincent Lecavalier - Stephane Veilleux
Ryan Malone - Steven Stamkos - Martin St. Louis
Drew Miller - Jeff Halpern - James Wright
Todd Fedoruk - Zenon Konopka - Steve Downie

Defense:

Mattias Ohlund | Victor Hedman
Paul Ranger | Matt Walker
Kurtis Foster | Andrej Meszaros

Goaltender(s)

Mike Smith (starter)
Antero Niittymaki

 


Ottawa Senators Projected Lines

 


Kovalev-Fisher-Alfredsson
Michalek-Spezza-Cheechoo
Foligno-Shannon-Neil
Ruutu-Kelly-Donovan
(inj: Winchester, Regin)
 
Phillips-Volchenkov
Picard-Karlsson
Carkner-Campoli
(inj: Kuba)
 
Leclaire
Elliott

 

 


For more on the Senators, check out SB Nation's Ottawa Senators Blog -- Silver Seven.

And behold!  The Official preview from the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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Not to pick but....

Read the site most days and appreciate the work, but a steed is a mounted horse. You’re looking for stead.

"There is a great need for sarcasm font."

by davelrogers on Oct 15, 2009 11:42 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Thanks...

I’m known for making mistakes like that. :-/ Know the word, use the wrong spelling… Or choose a word close but not quite the correct one. :-/

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by John Fontana on Oct 15, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought it was a funny substitution.

In my steed. Kinda like the proverbial trojan horse.

"There is a great need for sarcasm font."

by davelrogers on Oct 15, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Note to self... that's how to mess up next time :)

To strive, to seek, to find, and to forever keep it Raw. Raw Charge.

by John Fontana on Oct 15, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Former Bolt Kuba is out with an equally fantastic lower body injury, but Alex Picard will be in the lineup.

Also, it’s Kurtis Foster’s heroic return to the Ottawa area!

And let’s not forget the battle of highly-touted rookie Swedish defencemen, Hedman and Sens’ prospect Erik Karlsson!

by PeterR on Oct 15, 2009 1:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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