The first NHL game of 2019 – on Canadian ice – starts this Wednesday when the Ottawa Senators (15-20-4) welcome the Vancouver Canucks (19-18-4) to the Canadian Tire Centre. Sportsnet and Sportsnet 360 have the coverage at 7 PM ET.
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This is a matchup of two teams heading in opposite directions. The Senators are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, mired in an ownership/front office quagmire and riddled with injuries. Meanwhile, the Canucks are climbing back towards respectability after three years of awful hockey; they’re healthy for the most part, and they have this year’s hottest rookie in centre Elias Pettersson (19 goals, 20 assists in 35 games). He leads Vancouver in scoring after dominating the Swedish Hockey League in 2017-18, earning their Rookie of the Year and playoff MVP awards.
Arguably the biggest on-ice concern for Ottawa right now is the health of veteran netminder Craig Anderson (.905 save percentage). He suffered a concussion heading into the holidays and is listed as day-to-day; Mike McKenna (.897 SV%) and Marcus Hogberg (.875 SV%) have started games in Anderson’s absence. Top blueliner Thomas Chabot (10 goals, 28 assists in 38 games) is also out for the next three weeks with an undisclosed upper-body injury.
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NHL Odds: Canucks-Sens in 2019 Opener
The Ottawa Senators (15-20-4) will host the Vancouver Canucks (19-18-4) this Wednesday in the first game of 2019 for both clubs. The puck drops at 7 PM ET on Sportsnet and Sportsnet 360.
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The injury-plagued Senators are last in the East, and their goaltending situation is uncertain with longtime starter Craig Anderson (.905 save percentage) listed as day-to-day with a concussion. The Canucks, meanwhile, are on the rise in the West, with a healthy lineup led by this year’s top rookie, Elias Pettersson (19 goals, 20 assists in 35 games). They’ve won eight of their last 11 games.
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NHL Odds: Canucks-Sens at The Tire
The Ottawa Senators (15-20-4) hope 2019 will be a much better year for them. The last-place team in the East will start the New Year this Wednesday when they welcome the Vancouver Canucks (19-18-4) to the Canadian Tire Centre; game time is 7 PM ET on Sportsnet and Sportsnet 360.
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After winning eight of their last 11 games, the young Vancouver Canucks (19-18-4) skate into the nation’s capital this Wednesday to face the last-place team in the Eastern Conference, the Ottawa Senators (15-20-4). Sportsnet and Sportsnet 360 will bring the action at 7 PM ET.
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The 15-20-4 Ottawa Senators host the 19-18-4 Vancouver Canucks this Wednesday (7 PM ET, SNET) in their first game of the New Year. Starting netminder Craig Anderson (concussion) is listed as day-to-day for the Sens.
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Rookie sensation Elias Pettersson and the 19-18-4 Vancouver Canucks face the 15-20-4 Ottawa Senators this Wednesday (7 PM ET, SNET) at the Canadian Tire Centre.
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