As the Ottawa Senators get set for their second game of the preseason on Tuesday night in Toronto, they'll ice a much different lineup than they did in Sunday afternoon's 4-3 loss to the Maple Leafs. As the Senators take a look at some other players, only five men who played on Sunday – Arthur Kaliyev, Nick Cousins, Olle Lycksell, Donovan Sebrango, and Nik Matinpalo – will return for the rematch at Scotiabank Arena. As the Leafs did on Sunday, the Sens will give a lot of their big guns the night off. Only 7 of the 18 skaters on Tuesday's roster are a lock to be in Ottawa this season. Based on morning practice, this is the group and the combinations we'll see in Toronto. Senators winger Fabian Zetterlund said on the weekend he's excited for some game action. Forwards Arthur Kaliyev-Dylan Cozens-Fabian Zetterlund Nick Cousins-Shane Pinto-Michael Amadio Olle Lycksell-Stephen Halliday-Tyler Boucher Zavier Bourgault-Garrett Pilon-Hayden Hodgson Defense Jake Sanderson-Carter Yakemchuk Tomas Hamara-Artem Zub Donovan Sebrango-Nikolas Matinpalo Goalies Leevi Merilainen Hunter Shepard The Senators are giving Yakemchuk, their top prospect, every chance to succeed. The 20-year-old is expected to make his preseason debut alongside the 23-year-old Sanderson, the Senators' best defenseman. If things go according to Hoyle, those two will anchor this club's blue line for most of the next decade. But Yakemchuk still has work to do and heads to turn. He'd like to start by replicating last fall's preseason performance when he finished as the Sens' top scorer with 7 points in 4 games. And the last time he played an NHL preseason game in Toronto, almost a year ago to the day, he did this: Kaliyev and Lycksell are both candidates for the 13th forward this season, and both helped their cause when they each scored a goal in the Sens' preseason opener. Matinpalo and Sebrango are both probably standing outside of the Sens' top six, but both could be right there as the next man up. Matinpalo could step in if Nick Jensen isn't ready, or if there's a new injury on the right side. Sebrango might be the top left side fill-in. On that note, Tyler Kleven wasn't at practice on Tuesday after an awkward collision with the end boards on Sunday. Kleven left the game in the third period and didn't return, but Sens head coach Travis Green said on Tuesday that it isn't serious and expects him back soon. As the Sens did on Sunday, the hometown Leafs will go with primarily an NHL-calibre lineup on Tuesday night. It's the first time in many years that you'd describe a Toronto lineup that way without the presence of Mitch Marner – now a member of the Vegas Golden Knights. Based on their lines today, here's how Toronto will lay out their chess pieces, according to THN's David Alter. [https://x.com/dalter/status/1970491555032248567] Forwards Knies-Matthews-Maccelli McMann -Tavares - W. Nylander Joshua - Haymes - Robertson Lorentz-Laughton-Cowan Defense Rielly-Carlo McCabe-Tanev OEL-Danford Goalies Hildeby Akhtyamov Faceoff is set for 7 pm (TSN 4/5). Steve Warne The Hockey News Ottawa More Sens Headlines From The Hockey News Ottawa: https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/ottawa-senators/latest-news/after-two-broken-clavicles-last-season-arthur-kaliyev-targets-capital-comebackSenators Send Prospect Gabriel Eliasson And Two Others Back To Junior [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/ottawa-senators/latest-news/senators-send-prospect-gabriel-eliasson-and-two-others-back-to-junior] After Two Broken Clavicles, Kaliyev Targets Capital Comeback [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/ottawa-senators/latest-news/after-two-broken-clavicles-last-season-arthur-kaliyev-targets-capital-comeback] Senators Lose 2025 Preseason Home Opener To Toronto [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/ottawa-senators/latest-news/senators-lose-2025-preseason-home-opener-4-3-to-toronto] Senators Winger Fabian Zetterlund Ready To Prove Himself This Season [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/ottawa-senators/latest-news/ottawa-senators-winger-fabian-zetterlund-ready-to-prove-himself-this-season] Ranking the Senators' 10 Best Prospects [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/ottawa-senators/latest-news/the-hockey-news-yearbook-ranks-the-ottawa-senators-top-10-prospects] Senators GM Steve Staios On Why He Brought Back The Same Group [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/ottawa-senators/latest-news/ottawa-senators-gm-steve-staios-on-why-he-brought-back-the-same-group] Image credit: Ottawa Senators [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/e56de73b-a650-4685-8865-b80eef93de6d.jpeg] Image credit: Ottawa Senators
