With Rasmus Dahlin (back spasms) out of the lineup, Gilbert will play his first game since November 16th. The 28-year-old Gilbert is averaging 10:50 time-on-ice, recording zero points, seven blocks, and 15 hits in six games.
The struggling Senators have lost seven of their last nine and will turn to Ullmark between the pipes on Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings. The 31-year-old Ullmark has struggled this season, posting a 3.07 GAA and .888 SV% in 15 appearances (5-7-2). He has allowed three or more goals in six straight (1-3-2), posting a .869 SV%. The Senators enter Thursday's contest as -164 home favorites against a Red Wings club amid a three-game losing skid (0-1-2).
The struggling Senators have lost seven of their last nine and will turn to Ullmark between the pipes on Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings. The 31-year-old Ullmark has struggled this season, posting a 3.07 GAA and .888 SV% in 15 appearances (5-7-2). He has allowed three or more goals in six straight (1-3-2), posting a .869 SV%. The Senators enter Thursday's contest as -164 home favorites against a Red Wings club amid a three-game losing skid (0-1-2).
Matinpalo is an undrafted 26-year-old defenseman that has spent the previous two seasons in Ottawa's organization. He played four games with Ottawa last season but has primarily been an AHL player, scoring 20 points (6G / 14A) in 84 combined games with Belleville.
Anton Forsberg was tending the twine for the Senators when they snapped their five-game losing skid on Monday, but the team will revert to Ullmark on Wednesday night against the San Jose Sharks. Ullmark's first season in Ottawa has been disappointing, posting an ugly 3.10 GAA and .881 SV% in 13 appearances (4-7-1). The 31-year-old Ullmark has lost four straight (0-3-1), allowing 17 combined goals, posting a .835 SV%. That said, the Senators enter Wednesday's contest as sizeable -204 road favorites against a Sharks club that will be without Mikael Granlund for a second straight game.
Anton Forsberg was tending the twine for the Senators when they snapped their five-game losing skid on Monday, but the team will revert to Ullmark on Wednesday night against the San Jose Sharks. Ullmark's first season in Ottawa has been disappointing, posting an ugly 3.10 GAA and .881 SV% in 13 appearances (4-7-1). The 31-year-old Ullmark has lost four straight (0-3-1), allowing 17 combined goals, posting a .835 SV%. That said, the Senators enter Wednesday's contest as sizeable -204 road favorites against a Sharks club that will be without Mikael Granlund for a second straight game.
Zub missed nine games earlier this season with an unrelated injury and will return to the sidelines indefinitely due to a fractured foot. The 29-year-old hard-hitting defenseman has battled injuries the last two seasons, limited to 53 and 69 games respectively. In a corresponding movie, Ottawa recalled Donovan Sebrango from the Belleville Senators (AHL).
Perron was a surprise scratch on Monday, with his absence not being announced prior to warmups. The recently recalled Cole Reinhardt will draw into the lineup in his place.
Zub missed nine games earlier this season with an unrelated injury and will return to the sidelines indefinitely due to a fractured foot. The 29-year-old hard-hitting defenseman has battled injuries the last two seasons, limited to 53 and 69 games respectively.
Ullmark allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Senators loss to the Golden Knights on Thursday. Ullmark has now lost three in a row while posting an ugly 4.28 GAA and .841 SV%. Tonight he will face a Vancouver team without two of their top forwards, but they've still averaged 3.33 goals per game over their last nine games.
Ullmark allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Senators loss to the Golden Knights on Thursday. Ullmark has now lost three in a row while posting an ugly 4.28 GAA and .841 SV%. Tonight he will face a Vancouver team without two of their top forwards, but they've still averaged 3.33 goals per game over their last nine games.
Shane Bowers will make his Devils' debut on Thursday, replacing MacDermid in the lineup. The hard-hitting MacDermid has played 10 games this season, accumulating 17 penalty minutes and 18 hits.
The Senators will turn to Ullmark between the pipes on Thursday, his fifth start in the last six games. The 31-year-old Ullmark has been inconsistent this season, posting a 2.99 GAA and .884 SV% in 11 appearances (4-5-1). He has lost three of his previous five, allowing five goals in each of the losses. The Senators enter the action on Thursday as -155 home favorites in a matchup against a Vegas Golden Knights club that played last night, losing 3-0 to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
After a 4-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes with Anton Forsberg between the pipes, the Senators will revert to Ullmark on Tuesday against the Edmonton Oilers. Ullmark has been wildly inconsistent in his first season with the Senators. Last week, he followed up a stellar 27-save shutout victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs by allowing five goals on 19 shots (.737 SV%) in a loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. The 31-year-old Ullmark has a 2.77 GAA and .890 SV% in 10 appearances this season (4-1-1). The Senators enter the action on Tuesday as +105 home underdogs against an Oilers club defeated 3-0 last night by the Montreal Canadiens.
After being acquired from the Penguins on Tuesday night, Eller is expected to make he second debut with the Capitals on Friday against the Colorado Avalanche. Before the trade, the 35-year-old Eller had seven points (4G / 3A) in 17 games with the Penguins. Hendrix Lapierre will draw out of the lineup.
Perron has not played since the fifth game of the season, missing 11 straight due to persona reasons, but could return to the lineup on Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 36-year-old Perron was having trouble establishing himself in the early part of the season, scoring zero points and recording a -4 plus/minus through five games of playing predominantly on the third line.
Ullmark is riding his first two-game winning streak as a Senator and will try to extend it to three on Thursday. The 31-year-old Ullmark has a 2.51 GAA and .904 SV% in nine games (4-4-0) and is coming off his best performance of the season, saving all 27 shots he faced for his first shutout in a 3-0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Senators enter the action on Thursday as -174 home favorites against a Flyers club with points in three straight (2-0-1).
