Overview
- Faceoff is 1 p.m. ET at Canadian Tire Centre as the Senators try to halt a three-game winless run.
- Washington arrives off a 6-3 win over the Rangers on Wednesday, when Tom Wilson and Logan Thompson were named to Team Canada and Wilson recorded two goals and an assist.
- Logan Thompson is slated to start for the Capitals and is 5-0-1 against Ottawa, while Merilainen is expected for the Senators after dropping six of his past seven decisions.
- Betting previews call for a high-scoring matchup, with Over 6.5 cited as the preferred play based on both teams’ recent trends.
- This is the second meeting of the season after Ottawa’s 7-1 win in Washington on Oct. 25, a game in which Dylan Cozens scored twice.