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.

Anderson was pulled after allowing six goals on 20 shots (.700 SV%) in his previous start and is now considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury. The NHL's oldest active player has been solid this season, with his 10-11-2 record, 3.07 GAA and .908 SV%.

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).