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12 Jan 2025

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Gameday Senators head home to face Dallas Stars after win in

Both teams will be playing the second in back-to-back games. Dallas was in Montreal last night, while Ottawa scored a 5-0 win in Pittsburgh.

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The Stars won the most recent matchup between the teams, Jan. 2 in Dallas.

Published Jan 12, 2025 • Last updated 24 minutes ago • 2 minute read

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Stars (27-13-1) at Senators (20-18-3)

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Today, 5 p.m., Canadian Tire Centre

TV: TSN5 Radio: TSN 1200

ODDS: Ottawa +198 Dallas -250

BACK TO BACK

This will be the Senators’ eighth set of back-to-back games this season.

The Stars faced the Canadiens on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, while the Senators took on the Penguins on Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh.

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After beating the Penguins 5-0, the Senators are 4-4-0 in the first part of back-to-back sets and 3-3-1 in this second parts.

Dallas has a 10-8-4 overall record against the Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre. The Stars scored a 4-2 victory over Ottawa on Jan. 2 in Dallas.

The Stars bused to Ottawa after Saturday night’s 2-1 shootout victory in Montreal.

Forward Roope Hintz has five points (2-3-5) in his past four games against Ottawa, which includes scoring twice earlier this month.

Hintz has six points (2-4-6) in 10 career games versus the Senators.

What’s interesting to note is that Ottawa centre Tim Stutzle is still searching for his first goal against the Stars. He has six assists, but has yet to turn on the red light himself in seven career games against Dallas.

We’ll have to see if Ottawa head coach Travis Green opts to make any changes to the lineup.

BACK TO FORSBERG?

The decision to start Leevi Merilainen in net at Pittsburgh means Anton Forsberg will likely return to the crease against the Stars.

But who knows? Merilainen made 30 stops for his first NHL shutout and maybe they give him another chance in this one.

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Forsberg has a 1-2-2 record against Dallas in five career appearances with an .889 save percentage and a 2.94 goals-against average.

He is looking for his first victory since Nov. 25. He’s 0-4-1 in his past five starts and ranks No. 48 in the National Hockey League this season in save percentage (.883). That’s just not going to get you anywhere.

Merilainen made the necessary stops on Saturday.

THE ROSTERS

OTTAWA

Forwards

Tkachuk/Norris/Batherson

Giroux/Stutzle/Gaudette

Cousins/Pinto/Greig

Highmore/Ostapchuk/MacEwen

Defencemen

Chabot/Jensen

Sanderson/Zub

Kleven/Matinpalo

Guenette

Goaltenders

Forsberg/Merilainen

DALLAS

Forwards

Robertson/Hintz/Dadonov

Benn/Duchene/Johnston

Steel/Bourque/Stankhoven

Back/Hryr/Blackwell

Defence

Heiskanen/Lybushkin

Lindell/Lundkvist

Harley/Dumba

Goaltenders

Oettinger/DeSmith

INJURIES

OTTAWA

F Michael Amadio (concussion, has resumed skating); D Jacob Bernard-Docker (high-ankle sprain, six weeks); D Travis Hamonic (knee, four weeks); F David Perron (upper body, has resumed skating); F Noah Gregor (lower-body, out for a lengthy period); G Linus Ullmark (back, week-to-week); F Cole Reinhardt (upper-body, left game in Pittsburgh).