Brad Marchand has just one help in 4 video games with Florida since being acquired from the Boston Bruins, however the Panthers insist they don’t seem to be involved getting into Saturday afternoon’s sport with the host Ottawa Senators.
Florida (44-27-4, 92 factors) is extra fearful about ensuring Marchand is able to present the form of manufacturing within the playoffs that he did throughout his 16 seasons with the Bruins, during which he helped Boston win a Stanley Cup. The Panthers are attempting to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
“We will be somewhat affected person with it,” Florida coach Paul Maurice mentioned.
An necessary issue is determining Marchand’s finest match, so far as linemates are involved.
“I will attempt to play him with as many individuals,” Maurice mentioned of the 36-year-old veteran.
Marchand is also enjoying lower than he did with Boston, the place he averaged 18:26 of ice time. He’s enjoying 16:43 per contest up to now with the Panthers.
Florida is 0-2-1 in its final three video games after a 3-2 street loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.
“It is playoff hockey presently of the yr,” Panthers ahead Evan Rodrigues mentioned. “It is at all times one-goal video games it looks as if. We’ll proceed to battle and proceed to construct. We did a variety of good issues. It isn’t one thing we’ll hold our heads about I do not suppose.”
Captain Aleksander Barkov didn’t play in that sport and is day-to-day with an upper-body damage.
“I do not suppose it is a long-term factor,” Maurice mentioned.
The Senators (40-29-6, 86 factors) snapped a two-game shedding streak with a 2-1 house win Thursday over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Linus Ullmark made 31 saves.
“It is a variety of enjoyable. That is the form of mentality that I’ve at all times had, and I hope that everybody else has,” Ullmark mentioned. “It is enjoyable enjoying the perfect on the planet. You’ve got that little additional motivation, particularly once you come right here at house, and also you play such a harmful group offensively. there’s going to be a great problem.”
He denied Brandon Hagel on a short-handed breakaway 5:58 into the third interval, then made a proper shoulder save on Anthony Cirelli on a 2-on-1 simply 16 seconds later with Ottawa nonetheless on the ability play.
“‘Ully’ made some big saves for us,” Senators ahead Shane Pinto mentioned. “If we do not have him there, we do not win that sport. That is the kind of goalie he’s, and I am simply blissful now we have him on our facet.”
Pinto and Jake Sanderson scored Ottawa’s targets and Ridly Greig assisted on each markers.
“Clearly, presently of yr, there’s going to be some shut video games, and you have to be snug enjoying in them,” Senators coach Travis Inexperienced mentioned. “I believed we regarded snug tonight.”
Ottawa performed its second consecutive sport with out captain Brady Tkachuk due to an upper-body damage. He was injured final Sunday in opposition to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a collision with defenseman Ryan Graves.
Tkachuk is taken into account day-to-day.
–Discipline Degree Media