Elliott makes his aboriginal alpha of the division Saturday aback Ottawa tries to defeat the Montreal Canadiens for the fifth beeline time - both all-embracing and at the Bell Centre.
The Senators (1-2-1) opened 2010-11 by accident their aboriginal three amateur for the aboriginal time in authorization history, but Leclaire kept his club abutting in those contests by endlessly 90 of 100 shots. Ottawa bankrupt into the win cavalcade Thursday with a 3-2 home win over Carolina, but Leclaire larboard with a beam abrasion 2:06 into the aboriginal period. Leclaire bankrupt his cheekbone aftermost November aback he got hit by a bogie while sitting on the bench, and absent 16 games. That night, the Senators acquaint a 2-0 achievement at the New York Rangers to activate a franchise-record 11-game acceptable streak. Elliott had a 1.22 GAA while starting the final nine amateur of that run.
Elliot, 3-1-1 with a 2.90 GAA in six career starts adjoin Montreal, will be backed up by AHL Binghamton call-up Robin Lehner.
While the Senators are aggravating to win their aboriginal alley bold of the division in their third try, the Canadiens (2-1-1) are attractive to body off Friday’s 2-1 achievement at Buffalo.
Defensemen Alexandre Picard and Josh Gorges anniversary begin the aback of the net for the aboriginal time in 2010-11, while the Canadiens played possibly their best bold of the adolescent season.
“The aftermost two games, I wasn’t admiring with how we played abroad from the puck,” said drillmaster Jacques Martin, whose aggregation plays four of its abutting bristles at home. “… (Friday) we backward out of the amends box, formed four lines, and I anticipation that was a big difference.”
Carey Price acquainted the difference, adverse aloof 23 shots afterwards 110 were accursed adjoin him in the aboriginal three contests.
Auld, who breach time with Elliott in Ottawa in 2008-09, is winless with a 4.57 GAA in his aftermost three starts adjoin the Senators.
Fisher, who tallied his aboriginal two goals of the division Thursday, has three goals and six assists during a seven-game point band adjoin the Canadiens.
The Senators outscored Montreal 9-3 while acceptable all three affairs at the Bell Centre aftermost season. They’ve won seven of eight adjoin the Canadiens overall. Watch Live Online Give it a try >>>
