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| NHL Preview: Ottawa vs. Minnesota |
Playing in front of the home crowd for the first time this season could provide Ottawa with the boost it’s been lacking. The Senators hope to get off to a quick start when they face the Minnesota Wild in Tuesday night’s home opener. After failing to score in the first two periods of Friday’s 5-3 defeat at Detroit, Ottawa (0-2-0) was again shut out over the first 40 minutes before its second straight third-period rally fell short during Saturday’s 6-5 loss at Toronto. The Senators lead the NHL with eight third-period goals - an effort MacLean wants to see his team bring from the very start. A matchup against Minnesota (1-1-0) could help Ottawa get back on track. The Senators have outscored the Wild 23-9 during a five-game winning streak in this series. Minnesota, which defeated Columbus 4-2 in Saturday’s season opener, failed to generate the same kind of offense during Monday’s 2-1 road loss to the New York Islanders. The Wild were without right wing Pierre-Marc Bouchard, who began serving his two-game suspension for high-sticking the Blue Jackets’ Matt Calvert in the face. Bouchard is eligible to return Thursday against Edmonton. Matt Cullen scored for the second time in as many games but Minnesota went 0 for 7 on the power play. The Wild are 1 for 38 with the man advantage over their last nine road games dating to last season, during which they have gone 2-7-0. Minnesota, however, could catch a break versus the Senators, who rank last in the league with a 5.50 goals-against average. Craig Anderson is 2-6-2 with a 3.01 GAA lifetime versus the Wild. Alex Auld has, in contrast, gone 7-2-1 with 1.62 GAA against them - his second-lowest mark versus any team. Yeo could give backup goalie Josh Harding the start, which would be his first since March 26, 2010. Harding missed all of last season after tearing ligaments in his left knee during a preseason game. Ottawa hopes that they can get a win tonight and get their season started off on the right foot. 
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