What is the story about?
The Islanders visit the 5-2 Ottawa Senators, who are dealing with the blow of learning William “Eklund The Lesser” is out 10-12 weeks with ankle surgery. Yeah, well, at least you got seven games out of him, say Romanov fans.
It sounds like Semyon Varlamov, who took the option on today’s morning skate, will start in goal. The rest of the expected lines:
It’s a 7 p.m. EDT start in Ottawa. This is our game thread. Don’t break a leg.
