Merilainen was 18-13-7 with a .918 SV% and 2.02 GAA with Karpat (Liiga) this season and has earned his first NHL callup and start Tuesday. The 20-year-old was the Senators' 2020 third-round pick (71 overall) and will be making his NHL debut vs. Carolina, who has won their last two games and are third in the NHL in shots per game (34.9).

The Senators announced that they have two or three game-time decisions on Tuesday but did not disclose who those players were. Tkachuk appeared to be banged up in their last game and left the morning skate early, so Tkachuk may be one of the players in question this evening.

Merilainen was 18-13-7 with a .918 SV% and 2.02 GAA with Karpat (Liiga) this season and has earned his first NHL callup and start Tuesday. The 20-year-old was the Senators' 2020 third-round pick (71 overall) and will be making his NHL debut vs. Carolina, who has won their last two games and are third in the NHL in shots per game (34.9).

Ullmark stopped 21 of 22 shots (.955 SV%) but still snapped a three-game winning streak as he was defeated by the Nashville Predators in his previous start. The 29-year-old has all but locked up the Vezina Trophy this season as he leads all major goaltending categories with his 36-6-1 record, 1.90 GAA and .937 SV%. He will face the Columbus Blue Jackets, who have lost five of their last seven games after a 6-2 loss to the New York Rangers last game.

Chabot left the Senators' previous game after 18:01 TOI due to an upper-body injury and will now be forced to miss "at least two weeks" as he recovers. The 26-year-old has 11 goals, 30 assists, 165 SOG, 52 PIMs and a -11 plus/minus through 68 games prior to his injury this season.

Kaliyev has been a healthy scratch for the Kings' previous three games but will draw back into the lineup Tuesday vs. Calgary as he replaces Jaret Anderson-Dolan. The 21-year-old has 11 goals, 13 assists, 104 SOG, 10 PIMs and a -4 plus/minus through 47 games played this season.

Spence had an assist, six SOG, and a +3 plus/minus through five games with the Kings but has been loaned back to the Ontario Reign (AHL) on Tuesday. The 22-year-old returns to the Reign, where he had four goals, 37 assists, 30 PIMs and a -14 plus/minus through 50 games so far this season.

Ullmark stopped 26 of 27 shots (.963 SV%) for his third-straight win as he picked up the victory over Tampa Bay in his previous start. The 29-year-old has seemingly locked up the Vezina Trophy because he leads all major goaltending categories with his 36-5-1 record, 1.92 GAA and .937 SV%. He will take on the Nashville Predators, who chose a bad time to lose five of their last seven games and are 28th in the NHL in goals per game (2.76).

Ullmark stopped 26 of 27 shots (.963 SV%) for his third-straight win as he picked up the victory over Tampa Bay in his previous start. The 29-year-old has seemingly locked up the Vezina Trophy due to him leading all major goaltending categories, with his 36-5-1 record, 1.92 GAA and .937 SV%. He will take on the Nashville Predators, who chose a bad time to lose five of their last seven games and are 28th in the NHL in goals per game (2.76).

Sogaard stopped 27 of 29 shots (.931 SV%) to snap a five-game losing streak as he beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in his previous start. The 22-year-old rookie netminder has struggled in his first NHL showing, with his 6-5-2 record, 3.27 GAA and .890 SV%. He takes on the Florida Panthers, who are in the midst of a three-game losing streak but lead the league in shots per game (36.9).

Sogaard stopped 27 of 29 shots (.931 SV%) to snap a five-game losing streak as he beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in his previous start. The 22-year-old rookie netminder has struggled in his first NHL showing, with his 6-5-2 record, 3.27 GAA and .890 SV%. He takes on the Florida Panthers, who are in the midst of a three-game losing streak but lead the league in shots per game (36.9).

Greig has a goal, five assists, 21 SOG, 10 PIMs and a +1 plus/minus through 16 games played and will now be a game-time decision Saturday due to an undisclosed injury. The Senators should provide more of an update by game-time Saturday.

Sogaard allowed two goals on 35 shots (.943 SV%) for his fifth-straight loss as he was beaten by the league-leading Boston Bruins in his last start. The 22-year-old has struggled in his first NHL action, with his 5-5-2 record, 3.38 GAA and .887 SV%. He takes on the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have lost two straight but are still eighth in the NHL in goals per game (3.43).