Tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET, the Boston Bruins (12-5-1, 25 points) and the Ottawa Senators (7-7-4, 18 points) hit the ice against each other for the first of four meetings against each other this season live from the Canadian Tire Center in Ottawa. The game can be live streamed here. Boston fans can hear all of the action by tuning into 98.5 WBZ-FM The Sports Hub while Ottawa fans can do the same on TSN 1200 Ottawa.
Boston is coming off of a 4-0-1 homestand and starts a three-game road trip while Ottawa had picked up a point in five straight games (3-0-2) before falling to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.
The Bruins are coming off of a 3-2 overtime win Thursday over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
"I think we kind of beared down after that last loss, and I think we had a few tough practices, and I think we all really just got back to working hard and keeping it a little more simple," forward Brad Marchand told NESN. "We know we have to better. We have a really good team in here and we want to live up to our expectations, so I think we're coming around."
The Senators got shelled 5-1 by the Flyers Tuesday in goaltender Craig Anderson's first game since Nov. 3 when he suffered a neck injury. Ottawa coach Paul MacLean announced that Anderson will be back in net against the Bruins tonight despite his struggles last game, and believes the Bruins will offer a great test.
"I think they're a type of team that brings out the best in us," MacLean told the Senators website. "We anticipate that they're going to be a real good test for us coming off of what happened to us the other night. Playing the Bruins I think is a good thing for our emotional level and our intensity level."
Anderson is 4-5-2 with a 3.30 GAA and a ,906 save percentage. He'll be opposed by Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask, who mans the crease with a 10-4-1 record to go along with a 1.52 GAA and a .948 save percentage.
Rask will look to stop an Ottawa unit that is led by Bobby Ryan, who has nine tallies and 10 helpers for a team-high 19 points while Erik Karlsson (six goals, 12 assists) and Kyle Turris (four goals, 14 assists) each have 18 points.
The Bruins have been led by David Krejci (3-13-16), Milan Lucic (8-7-15) and Torey Krug (6-6-12).
Anderson will look to return to form for the Senators while the Bruins hope to pick up a key road victory when these division rivals cross paths tonight in Ottawa.
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