Game #7 Hub: Ottawa Senators @ Vegas Golden Knights

It's just October, and the Senators have a chance to beat their total road points versus Western Conference teams from last season.

The big news to watch out for tonight is the health of Linus Ullmark and Shane Pinto. The Sens sent Leevi Merilainen back to Belleville this morning which is a good sign for Ullmark's availability for the game, while Shane Pinto is listed as a game-time decision and Cole Reinhardt has been called up from Belleville.

Given the start time, we may not get updated lines so here's what they were yesterday at practice:

Game Notes

• Assuming Ullmark is 100%, do you start him or Forsberg? On one hand you probably want to get Ullmark back in ASAP, but on the other he was only able to practice again yesterday and Forsberg is coming off a hot performance in Salt Lake City
• An odd early season stat - the Senators have more Power Play goals than 5v5 goals. While part of that is the absurd PP% of 40.9%, the team also has a lacklustre eight 5v5 goals in their six games so far. Have to get that number up a bit before the power play comes back down to Earth
• Speaking of power plays, the Vegas PP is also running hot. While that can give the initial impression that this could turn into a special teams battle, it is worth noting that Vegas draws the fewest and takes the fourth fewest penalties per game so far this season
• On the Vegas side of roster news, Shea Theodore missed their last game with a day-to-day illness but was at practice on Wednesday. Maybe he had a case of gold fever
• Theodore has been proving his worth so far this season. He's currently tied for third among defensemen for points per game - with our very own Jake Sanderson
• Note the 6pm Eastern start time. TSN5 and RDS2 will have the broadcast

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