Music: {allcanada} SENATORS (9-7-4) at BLUES (14-6-1)

Monday, November 24, 2014

{allcanada} SENATORS (9-7-4) at BLUES (14-6-1)

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

8:00 PM ET

SENATORS (9-7-4) at BLUES (14-6-1)

TV: RDS, TSN5, FS-MW

Season series: It's the second meeting in four days between the Ottawa Senators and St. Louis Blues. The Blues won 3-2 at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday to snap a two-game losing skid. Alexander Steen's goal midway through the second period turned out to be the game-winner, and Alex Pietrangelo had two assists.

Senators team scope: The Senators opened a five-game road trip on Monday with a 4-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. The Senators got a pair of third-period goals from Erik Karlsson and Mike Hoffman after falling behind 4-1, but were not able to get the equalizer. Kyle Turris and Karlsson each had a goal and an assist, and goalie Craig Anderson stopped 39 shots. The trip will also see Ottawa face the Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders during a stretch in which the Senators will play 11 of 15 away from home.

Blues team scope: The Blues wrapped up a four-game trip Sunday with a 4-2 victory against the Winnipeg Jets to salvage the final two games after losing the first two. Winnipeg native Ryan Reaves broke a 2-2 tie with a third-period goal that proved to be the difference. Steen, another Winnipeg native, had two assists as did Pietrangelo, giving him four in back-to-back games. "This is a very tough schedule," Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. "To come out with wins [in back-to-back games] and at the end of the [road trip], I'm really impressed with the way we competed [Saturday] and [Sunday]." Defenseman Jay Bouwmeester (lower body) saw his 'Ironman Streak' snapped at 737 games. "[Bouwmeester] felt terrible," Hitchcock said. "We all felt terrible that he couldn't go [Sunday]. That's really emotionally tough for him to break that streak." Defenseman Barret Jackman is expected to play Tuesday and will move past Brett Hull into third place for most games played (745) in franchise history.

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