The set-up
The Sens (1-0-0) got the season off to a flying start with a 3-2 victory over the Maple Leafs at Canadian Tire Centre Thursday night.
Toronto (1-1-0) will play its second home game of the year after they beat Montreal 2-1 on opening night.
Ottawa converted one of its four power play chances Thursday while the Maple Leafs' power play has scored three times on eight opportunities so far this season, including going 2-for-5 two days ago.
Roster notes
No changes to the Senators lineup tonight as they will role with the same 20 players as they did Thursday with Anton Forsberg starting in goal.
The season debut of Brady Tkachuk will wait at least another day, with his first game coming either Sunday against Dallas or on Thursday against San Jose.
On Friday, the Senators placed goaltender Matt Murray on the IR retroactive to Oct. 12 and will be eligible to return to the lineup on Oct. 21 against the Sharks.
Previous history
Tonight is the second of four Battle of Ontario's this year. After Thursday's win, the Senators are now 69-50-11 with three ties all-time versus Toronto and over their last 20 contests at Canadian Tire Centre, are 13-5-2.
The two teams will next meet on New Year's Day in Toronto.
Who to watch
Tyler Ennis' return to the Senators was impressive Thursday as he had a goal and an assist in Ottawa's 3-2 win.
"Enzo can make plays on the power play, he can make plays in the o-zone," Senators head coach D.J. Smith said. "He creates space for himself. He's come in and done exactly what we wanted him to do."
Ennis scored 14 goals for the Sens in 2019-20 and in his 62 games as a Senator, he's averaging a point every 0.56 games.
Where to watch
Saturday's game can be seen live on CBC, Sportsnet Ontario and Sportsnet West at 7 p.m. Fans can also tune into the radio call on TSN 1200 and Unique FM 94,5.
