Low Effort GDT Senators @ Kings | We (sorta)Love LA edition | Sun Nov 27th 2022, 10:30PM | TSN5, RDS2

[L'Aveuglette]

Sorry, all you get is the boring GDT today.
OTTAWA SENATORS (7-12-1) @ LOS ANGELES KINGS (12-9-2)
TV: TSN5, RDS2 | Radio: TSN 1200, 94.5 Unique-FM

Game Day Five: Senators at Kings, Nov. 27 | Ottawa Senators

The Senators close out their West coast road trip tonight in LA against the Kings

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Their fourth road game in seven nights, the Senators wrap up their West coast trip tonight in LA. A win tonight would give the Senators an even split of the trip, which will be their second longest road trip of the season when it's all said and done.​

PROJECTED LINEUP

Tkachuk - Stutzle - Giroux
Debrincat - Pinto - Batherson
Motte - Brassard - Joseph
Kelly - Kastelic - Watson

Chabot - Zub
Sanderson - Hamonic
Brannstrom - Holden

Talbot





PREVIOUS MATCHUP

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[Big Muddy]

10:30 pm game. Yikes.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

10:30 pm game. Yikes.

Yeah I really don't get why they can't make the Sunday game an afternoon game. The NHL sucks at scheduling.

 

[Big Muddy]

Yeah I really don't get why they can't make the Sunday game an afternoon game. The NHL sucks at scheduling.

NFL games maybe? Maybe the folks in L.A. are more a late night crowd. I'm guessing & IDK.

 

[Micklebot]

Yeah I really don't get why they can't make the Sunday game an afternoon game. The NHL sucks at scheduling.

Certainly when you have an Eastern team visiting a western team, it just makes more sense, but my guess is TV pressure, the Rams play today at 4:30, NHL would perhaps want to avoid that head to head out there.

 

[bicboi64]

Hoping Dorion see's enough of LA's pelthora of RD in play that he tries to acquire one of em (not Doughty, Roy plz)

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Two in a row! The second step of the 6 game winning streak this team needs immediately in order for the season not to be lost.

 

[Micklebot]

Funny how similar the stats are yet how different the records are.

LA is 15th in the league in GF/G.
Ottawa is 16th

LA is 22nd in the league in GA/G
Ottawa is 23rd

LA has the 19th ranked PP.
Ottawa has the 9th best PP%

LA has the 23rd ranked PK
Ottawa has the 16th

LA has the 14th best record (Pts%)
Ottawa is 29th :/

 

[Johnny Hanson]

Funny how similar the stats are yet how different the records are.

LA is 15th in the league in GF/G.
Ottawa is 16th

LA is 22nd in the league in GA/G
Ottawa is 23rd

LA has the 19th ranked PP.
Ottawa has the 9th best PP%

LA has the 23rd ranked PK
Ottawa has the 16th

LA has the 14th best record (Pts%)
Ottawa is 29th :/

Goes to show how tough the Atlantic division is

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Funny how similar the stats are yet how different the records are.

LA is 15th in the league in GF/G.
Ottawa is 16th

LA is 22nd in the league in GA/G
Ottawa is 23rd

LA has the 19th ranked PP.
Ottawa has the 9th best PP%

LA has the 23rd ranked PK
Ottawa has the 16th

LA has the 14th best record (Pts%)
Ottawa is 29th :/

Difference is coaching imo. They have slightly better depth but their goaltending is weak-ish and their #2 C is Danault.

Goes to show how tough the Atlantic division is

This is true as well.

 

[Micklebot]

Goes to show how tough the Atlantic division is

our record is still pretty bad outside the Atlantic; 5-8-1

 

[Big Muddy]

Funny how similar the stats are yet how different the records are.

LA is 15th in the league in GF/G.
Ottawa is 16th

LA is 22nd in the league in GA/G
Ottawa is 23rd

LA has the 19th ranked PP.
Ottawa has the 9th best PP%

LA has the 23rd ranked PK
Ottawa has the 16th

LA has the 14th best record (Pts%)
Ottawa is 29th :/

LAK don't seem to have problems scoring in general. Not saying that you said they did. They are 7th overall for goals scored. Their division is probably weaker & it could be traced to other reasons no doubt. Ottawa's goal stats are generally good, but they have trouble scoring them when they are needed the most for whatever reasons. I'm guessing that the Senators goal stats will gradually decrease over time unless of course they go on some kind of heater.

 

[Dionysus]

Win streak of 2 incoming!

 

[Big Muddy]

Wonder if the Kings will be wearing those shiny silver helmets. LOL.

 

[Micklebot]

LAK don't seem to have problems scoring in general. Not saying that you said they did. They are 7th overall for goals scored. Their division is probably weaker & it could be traced to other reasons no doubt. Ottawa's goal stats are generally good, but they have trouble scoring them when they are needed the most for whatever reasons. I'm guessing that the Senators goal stats will gradually decrease over time unless of course they go on some kind of heater.

Idk, I think we could see them actually improve, we've been without Chabot during the bulk of our recent scoring drought.

With Chabot, 3.6 G/GP
Without Chabot, 1.8 G/GP

Even if we remove the games Norris was in, we score at 3.3 G/GP with Chabot in the line, that's a decent jump from the 3.15 overall.

 

[Big Muddy]

Idk, I think we could see them actually improve, we've been without Chabot during the bulk of our recent scoring drought.

With Chabot, 3.6 G/GP
Without Chabot, 1.8 G/GP

Even if we remove the games Norris was in, we score at 3.3 G/GP with Chabot in the line, that's a decent jump from the 3.15 overall.

OK, well that's fair. Maybe I was looking at those stats trending down while not accounting for the absence of Zub & Chabot enough. Chabot's play has been off this year though - somewhat of a caveat. I hope you are right.

 

[Micklebot]

OK, well that's fair. Maybe I was looking at those stats trending down while not accounting for the absence of Zub & Chabot enough. Chabot's play has been off this year though - somewhat of a caveat. I hope you are right.

Chabot was off early in the season, but it seemed pretty clear to me we missed him when he was gone. I also think he's played better of late (ie the game he got hurt in and this past one)

Chabot can be a lot better than he has been, if he's re-found his game, it's going to really help the team (or hurt if you're on team tank,..).

 

[Big Muddy]

Chabot was off early in the season, but it seemed pretty clear to me we missed him when he was gone. I also think he's played better of late (ie the game he got hurt in and this past one)

Chabot can be a lot better than he has been, if he's re-found his game, it's going to really help the team (or hurt if you're on team tank,..).

Would be a shame to be the 2nd or 3rd worst team with one month to go and then go on a heater and only get the 7th or 8th overall pick. We are good at that it seems.

 

[starling]

We are #11 in Moneypuck power rankings.

 

[Back in Black]

5 hours to g0

1 game closer to the firing of DJ.......

 

[SpezDispenser]

I love LA for taking Byfield. Really, I do.

 

[Tuna99]

Funny how similar the stats are yet how different the records are.

LA is 15th in the league in GF/G.
Ottawa is 16th

LA is 22nd in the league in GA/G
Ottawa is 23rd

LA has the 19th ranked PP.
Ottawa has the 9th best PP%

LA has the 23rd ranked PK
Ottawa has the 16th

LA has the 14th best record (Pts%)
Ottawa is 29th :/

Major difference is L.A. can win games on the road. They are basically 1 game above .500 at home and the road and thats enough for the playoffs.

Ottawa losing game 1 in Buffalo was such a terrible lose vac use it showed rhey have absolutely no road game - if you aren’t above .500 of the raid you wont make the playoffs and your program cannot advance

 

[StoicSensFan]

Just to keep what happened last time fresh in your mind.

 

[Butchy Dakkar]

Just to keep what happened last time fresh in your mind.

That commentary is awesome

 

[StoicSensFan]

Aw Lemieux is injured.