Senators lineup tonight: Ottawa's projected lineup for game against Carolina Hurricanes | Dec. 13, 2024

Tonight, the Ottawa Senators will look to make it two wins in a row when they face off against the Carolina Hurricanes in an Eastern Conference showdown. Heading into tonight's game, the Senators are sitting in fifth place in the Atlantic Division, two points behind the fourth-place Lightning, and two points ahead of the sixth-place Red Wings.

On the flip side, the Hurricanes are sitting comfortably in third place in a stacked Metropolitan Division with 37 points, two points behind the second-place Devils, and six points ahead of the fourth-place Rangers.

With a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games, Ottawa will look to capitalize on the momentum against a Hurricanes team that has gone 4-5-1 in its last 10.

Unfortunately for the team, it will be without Artem Zub, who remains on the injured reserve list, as well as David Perron, who has been out with an upper-body injury since Nov. 23.

Ottawa Senators projected lines tonight

Forwards:

1. LW Brady Tkachuk - C Josh Norris - RW Drake Batherson
2. LW Claude Giroux - C Tim Stützle - RW Adam Gaudette
3. LW Nick Cousins - C Shane Pinto - RW Michael Amadio
4. LW Noah Gregor - C Zack Ostapchuk - RW Ridly Greig

Defense:

1. Thomas Chabot - Nick Jensen
2. Jake Sanderson - Travis Hamonic
3. Tyler Kleven - Jacob Bernard-Docker

Goalies:

1. Linus Ullmark
2. Anton Forsberg

Powerplay:

1. Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stützle, Drake Batherson, Jake Sanderson, Josh Norris
2. Shane Pinto, Adam Gaudette, Ridly Greig, Claude Giroux, Thomas Chabot

Penalty Kill:

1. Josh Norris, Claude Giroux, Jake Sanderson, Travis Hamonic
2. Ridly Greig, Noah Gregor, Thomas Chabot, Nick Jensen

Looking at the odds for tonight's Senators vs Hurricanes game, as well as upcoming games on the Senators' schedule

Heading into tonight's game between the Senators and Hurricanes, Carolina is sitting as a comfortable betting favorite given how the team has played this season.

On FanDuel, the Hurricanes are -205 favorites, while Ottawa is a +168 underdog. Meanwhile, on BallyBet, the Hurricanes are -245 favorites, while Ottawa is a +195 underdog.

Using the FanDuel numbers as an example, it would take a $205 bet on the Hurricanes as the favorites to win $100, whereas a $100 bet on Ottawa would win $168.

Following tonight's game, Ottawa will head back home for the second leg of a back-to-back when they collide with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. From there, the team will embark on a nine-game road stretch that will last from next Tuesday, when they play the Kraken, all the way through to Jan. 7.