Jordan Oesterle will play his first game in over a month, resulting in Gilbert being a healthy scratch against Seattle on Monday. Gilbert played his first game in a month on Saturday and was limited to only 9:13 time-on-ice, registering a -1 plus/minus and three hits.
Guenette played 11:38 time-on-ice for Ottawa on Saturday, recording a +1 plus/minus, two penalty minutes, and two hits. He has been reassigned to Belleville (AHL), where he has 29 points (5G / 24A) in 48 games this season.
Leevi served as the backup to Anton Forsberg over the weekend as Joonas Korpisalo was out of the lineup with an illness. Merilainen has a 3.02 GAA and .904 SV% in 16 games (7-6-1) with Belleville (AHL) this season.
Forsberg will make the start on Friday against the Coyotes after all, as Joonas Korpisalo was a late scratch for the game due to illness. Forsberg got shelled his last time out, allowing four goals on 10 shots before being pulled in favour of Korpisalo in a 6-3 loss to the Capitals on Monday. Luckily for Forsberg, the Senators enter action on Friday as -186 home favourites against an Arizona Coyotes club riding an unprecedented 14-game losing skid (0-12-2).
Zub's return to the Senators lines up with the news that Travis Hamonic will be out for several weeks with an injury. The hard-hitting Zub had two points (0G / 2A), four shots, and 10 hits in his last four games before his injury.
Jensen has been battling a lower-body injury and did not play Monday or Tuesday but will return to the lineup against the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday. In his last contest, Jensen played 17:39 time-on-ice, recording two penalty minutes and three hits.
MacEwen spent an early portion of the season with Ottawa, registering three points (2G / 1A) and 46 penalty minutes in 22 games, but has exclusively played in Belleville (AHL) over the last month. MacEwen will likely serve as a roster replacement for Josh Norris, who will be out week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
Jensen has been battling a lower-body injury and did not play Monday or Tuesday. In his last contest, Jensen played 17:39 time-on-ice, recording two penalty minutes and three hits.
Zub's return to the Senators lines up with the news that Travis Hamonic will be out for several weeks with an injury. The hard-hitting Zub had two points (0G / 2A), four shots, and 10 hits in his last four games before his injury.
Hamonic will miss an extended period after playing only 9:56 in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators. The 33-year-old defenseman has six points (2G / 4A), 51 hits, and 74 blocks in 47 games this season. Artem Zub is expected to return from injury and draw back into the lineup in Hamonic's place.
