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Ottawa Senators vs Carolina Hurricanes

Regular season · Saturday, November 28, 2026 · Lenovo Center

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Game preview

The Ottawa Senators visit the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Saturday, November 28, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CARNHL, HHN, SNE and TVAS.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Senators

Game 3 of a road trip: Florida and Tampa Bay, now Carolina.

  1. 182026-11-18: no game
  2. 192026-11-19: vs PHI
  3. 202026-11-20: no game
  4. 212026-11-21: vs LAK
  5. 222026-11-22: no game
  6. 232026-11-23: vs CGY
  7. 242026-11-24: no game
  8. 252026-11-25: at FLA
  9. 262026-11-26: no game
  10. 272026-11-27: at TBL
  11. 282026-11-28: at CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~585 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,109 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Hurricanes

First home game after a 2-game road trip (NY Rangers and Tampa Bay).

  1. 182026-11-18: no game
  2. 192026-11-19: vs MTL
  3. 202026-11-20: no game
  4. 212026-11-21: vs EDM
  5. 222026-11-22: at NYR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 232026-11-23: no game
  7. 242026-11-24: no game
  8. 252026-11-25: at TBL
  9. 262026-11-26: no game
  10. 272026-11-27: no game
  11. 282026-11-28: vs OTT
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~585 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,020 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Ottawa SenatorsSenatorsTue, Oct 13 vs STL
  1. L1Pinto#12Giroux#28Amadio#22
    8:55 together at 5v5
  2. L2Burakovsky#95Cozens#24Greig#71
    6:26 together at 5v5
  3. L3Foegele#37Stützle#18Batherson#19
    6:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Zetterlund#20Cousins#21Halliday#34
    2:25 together at 5v5
  1. D1Kleven#43Yakemchuk#26
    8:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Chabot#72Spence#10
    8:53 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDonovan#56Stanley#73
    4:34 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Cozens CStützle CHalliday CBatherson RYakemchuk D3:53
  2. 2Burakovsky LZetterlund LPinto CGiroux RChabot D0:54

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pinto CGreig CChabot DKleven D0:48
  2. 2Foegele LPinto CSpence DKleven D0:31
Carolina HurricanesHurricanesTue, Oct 13 vs WSH
  1. L1Carrier#28Aho#20Svechnikov#37
    9:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Jankowski#77Martinook#48Ehlers#27
    7:02 together at 5v5
  3. L3Deslauriers#44Robinson#50Kotkaniemi#82
    5:20 together at 5v5
  4. L4Hall#71Stankoven#22Blake#53
    3:09 together at 5v5
  1. D1Walker#26Miller#19
    17:18 together at 5v5
  2. D2Slavin#74Chatfield#5
    13:39 together at 5v5
  3. D3Reilly#6Gostisbehere#4
    9:49 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ehlers LAho CSvechnikov RBlake RGostisbehere D4:21
  2. 2Jankowski LRobinson LStankoven CBlake RMiller D0:33

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jankowski LMartinook LSlavin DChatfield D1:28
  2. 2Aho CStankoven CSlavin DChatfield D0:58

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

OTTCAR

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

OTT 50% (3rd most shuffled)CAR 71% (11th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

OTT 1:42 left (14th latest · 14 pulls)CAR 1:51 left (15th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

OTT 43.2s (shortest)CAR 48.0s (13th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

OTT 29% (16th least often)CAR 28% (11th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series