Predators goalie Juuse Saros was not thrilled about the Ottawa Senators skating through his goal crease in their home opener pregame intro.

Ottawa Senators star forward Brady Tkachuk is expected to miss four weeks with an injury sustained in the team's 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Monday, head coach Travis Green told reporters Tuesday.

Let’s face it – the Ottawa Senators have a scoring problem. Last season, they ranked 31st in the league in 5-on-5 scoring. They ranked 19th in total goals scored, and nobody on the roster was among the NHL’s top 20 goal-scorers.

OTTAWA -- Juuse Saros made 31 saves for the Nashville Predators in a 4-1 win against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Monday. Saros made 12 saves in the third period, including a desperation glove save on Tim Stutzle at the edge of the crease to keep it 2-0 at 15:30 of the third period.

When Josh Norris was traded from the Ottawa Senators to the Buffalo Sabres at last year’s trade deadline, it felt like an immediate win for the Sens. The deal was basically Norris for Dylan Cozens - both former first-rounders,

Mackie Samoskevich, Sam Reinhart and Evan Rodrigues also scored for the Panthers, who got two assists from Seth Jones. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 26 shots for Florida, which has trailed for a total of 63 seconds in its first three games.

The Ottawa Senators will be getting a boost to their blue line, as Tyler Kleven is set to make his season debut against the Nashville Predators on Monday.

According to NHL Insider Darren Dreger, Ottawa Senators GM Steve Staios has informed Alex Formenton's agent Darren Ferris that he's looking to trade away his signing rights.