The St. Louis Blues play the Ottawa Senators tonight at Enterprise Center. It's the third meeting between these two teams, with both teams getting a win. Here are three players to watch in tonight's game.
1. Claude Giroux
Giroux has had a solid stretch lately for Ottawa. He has four points in his last five games, including a multi-point game on December 21st in Vancouver. Giroux is in the later stages of his career, but he's still putting up decent numbers.
He'll probably never return to the level of production he had in Philadelphia, but no one is expecting that at his age. 24 points in 36 games and a +5 on the season should be good enough for Senators fans. The Blues will have to watch out for Giroux tonight.
2. Dylan Holloway
What is there to say about Holloway that hasn't been said already? This guy is having a breakout season with the Blues this year and the offer sheet from Edmonton is looking like a home run move by Doug Armstrong.
Holloway at times has looked like the Blues best forward this year. He's red hot in his last five games. In that span, he's collected seven points including a hat trick on December 23rd against the Red Wings.
Look for Holloway to get on the board in this game. He's one of the hottest players coming into this game from either team.
3. The Senators goaltending
This isn't a player, but it's notable for this game. The Senators have been without starting goaltender Linus Ullmark since December 22nd, when he sustained an upper body injury. If there's one advantage the Blues might have, it's the Senators playing without their number one goalie.
The Senators' goaltending tandem has been Leevi Merilainen and Mads Sogaard. There is no reason the Blues can't win against those two.