Anderson stopped 23 of 26 shots (.885 SV%) in his third straight winning victory over Chicago his last time out. The leagues oldest player has drunk from the fountain of youth this season, posting a 3-0-0 record along with a 1.66 GAA and .946 SV% in three starts. He faces off against Carolina who is playing the second of a back-to-back after beating Tampa Bay 4-3 in shootout Thursday night.

Cousins has yet to get a point in any of his seven games so far this season with the Panthers. He has five SOG and a -1 plus/minus while only playing 7:19 ATOI.

Ullmark was pulled yet got the victory in his last start, stopping 29 of 34 shots (.853 SV%) in a 6-5 victory over Pittsburgh. Ullmark has yet to lose this season, carrying a 7-0-0 record, 2.20 GAA and .932 SV% into his start Thursday. He takes on the New York Rangers who are coming off a 1-0 win over the Flyers his last time out and ranks fourth in the NHL in shots on goal per game (36.5).

Brassard will replace Parker Kelly as he draws back into the Senators' lineup vs. Vegas for the first time since October 29th. The 16-year-veteran has played well in his limited time, scoring a goal and adding four SOG through three games while playing 15:10 ATOI.

Ullmark was pulled yet got the victory in his last start, stopping 29 of 34 shots (.853 SV%) in a 6-5 victory over Pittsburgh. Ullmark has yet to lose this season, carrying a 7-0-0 record, 2.20 GAA and .932 SV% into his start Thursday. He takes on the New York Rangers who are coming off a 1-0 win over the Flyers his last time out and ranks fourth in the NHL in shots on goal per game (36.5).

Pilon has posted five points (1G/4A) in his first seven games with Hersey (AHL) prior to his call-up to Washington Wednesday. In three career NHL games, he is shooting a perfect one-for-one, with one goal on one shot.

Ullmark was unbeatable his last time out, shutting out the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 off a 30-save performance. He has been as close to perfect as can be this season, leading the NHL in wins with a 6-0-0 record to go along with his 4th-placed .945 SV% and 5th-placed 1.70 GAA. He takes on a struggling Pittsburgh Penguins team who has last their last four games while only scoring more than one goal once during that time.

Craig Anderon was in the starter's crease and the first goalie off the ice at practice Saturday.

Artem Zub will miss at least a week after it was announced Friday that he sustained an upper-body injury. It is a big loss for the Senators as Zub was playing 21:59 ATOI and was +2 with three points (1G/2A) in his first seven games prior to the injury.

Cousins will be the odd man out after it was announced Thursday that Eric Staal would be making his Panthers debut. In seven games so far, he has yet to collect a point and is -1 with only five SOG.

Holden has appeared in four straight games and five of the Senators' first six games. However, it looks like he'll be scratched in favour of Nikita Zaitsev vs. the Wild.

Ullmark will get the nod for the third straight game after leading the Bruins to victory his last time out with his weakest effort of the year in a 24 save (.889 SVS%) 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild. It seems as if Ullmark has taken the starting job between the Bruins' pipes for the time being after starting the season undefeated (4-0-0) while posting an impressive .929 SV% and 2.23 GAA. He receives the tough task of taking on the 4-1-1 Dallas Stars who are coming off their first regulation loss Monday after dropping their game 4-2 to Ottawa.

Ullmark will get the nod for the third straight game after leading the Bruins to victory his last time out with his weakest effort of the year in a 24 save (.889 SVS%) 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild. It seems as if Ullmark has taken the starting job between the Bruins' pipes for the time being after starting the season undefeated (4-0-0) while posting an impressive .929 SV% and 2.23 GAA. He receives the tough task of taking on the 4-1-1 Dallas Stars who are coming off their first regulation loss Monday, after dropping their game 4-2 to Ottawa.

Ullmark will start Thursday after stopping five of six shots in relief of Jeremy Swayman in the Bruins' 7-5 loss to Ottawa Tuesday. The starter has been sensational this season going 2-0-0 with a .927 SV% and a 2.59 GAA in both of his dominant performances so far. The Bruins host the Anaheim Ducks who have allowed four or more goals in all four of their games on the way to a 1-3-0 record.