Ottawa’s stronger record meets an Anaheim team trying to halt a two-game skid at home.
With 19 points to Anaheim’s 11, Ottawa has the standings edge entering Honda Center, while the Ducks look to stop a two-game losing streak. The Senators are 9-5-1 and ranked 15th in the power index; Anaheim is 5-7-1 and ranked 29th. Ottawa’s Tim Stützle has 21 points in 15 games, while Anaheim’s Leo Carlsson has 17 in 13, setting up a clash between each team’s leading scorer. Ottawa is 2-3 over its last five and Anaheim 1-4, so the deciding question is whether the Ducks can contain Stützle and turn Carlsson’s production into a response.