The set-up
The Sens are coming off of a 5-4 shootout win in Montreal Thursday night that saw them get back to .500 this preseason at 3-3-0.
Thursday's win was also the 100th preseason win in franchise history.
Toronto is 4-1-0 in preseason and are coming off of a 6-2 win over the Canadiens Tuesday night.
Roster notes
Ottawa will be without Thomas Chabot, Josh Norris, Shane Pinto and Austin Watson tonight.
With that in mind, the Senators recalled forwards Mark Kastelic and Egor Sokolov, as well defencemen Dillon Heatherington and Lassi Thomson, for tonight's game from Belleville.
"We had some guys that are not 100 per cent and there's no point in forcing them into this game when we start in five days," Sens head coach D.J. Smith said.
Matt Murray is expected to start tonight although Smith indicated that Anton Forsberg will likely see some action too.
The Senators also assigned Parker Kelly and re-assigned Mads Sogaard back to Belleville Saturday.
Previous history
Tonight is the third preseason meeting this year between the two sides with Ottawa having dropped the two previous contests.
The Sens were shutout 4-0 on Sept. 29 and were beaten 3-1 Oct. 4. Tonight is the first game to take place at Scotiabank Arena.
Ottawa will open its regular season against Toronto on Thursday at Canadian Tire Centre.
Who to watch
Alex Formenton has had himself a nice preseason as he, along with Josh Norris, lead the Senators in scoring with five points. In four games, Formenton has three goals and is a team best +4.
The Barrie, Ont., native had four goals in 20 games with the Senators last year.
Where to watch
Saturday's game can be seen live on Sportsnet One at 7 p.m. Fans can also tune into the radio call on TSN 1200 and Unique FM 94.5.
