Perron will be replace by Alex Steen, who returns after missing six games with a shoulder injury. This is a tough break for Perron, who was red-hot, scoring nine goals with 11 assists (20 points) in his last 18 games.

Ullmark allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Sabres win in Calgary on Wednesday. Ullmark has played pretty well this season, going 10-3-3 with a 2.86 GAA and .917 SV% in 17 stars and one relief appearance. He hasn’t seen the Canucks in any of those games but has gone 6-1-2 with a 2.60 GAA, .927 SV% and one shutout on the road.

Del Zotto has played just once since December 4th and has four points (1G / 3A) in 23 games this season. Del Zotto will battle with Jacob Larsson, Andrej Sustr and Andy Welinski for playing time.

Ullmark allowed two goals on 13 shots after replacing Carter Hutton in the Sabres loss in Edmonton on Monday. Ullmark has gone 4-2-0 with a 2.59 GAA, .925 SV% and one shutout in his last seven appearances. Tonight he will take on a Flames team that is on a five-game winning streak, outscoring their opponents 23-to-12 during that time.

Chabot has missed the last eight games with a shoulder injury but is set to play Wednesday vs. the Avalanche. Chabot had an insane pace going before getting hurt, scoring 10 goals with 28 assists (38 points) in 38 games. Chabot is expected to skate with Dylan DeMelo at 5v5 and back on the top power-play unit.

Hamonic will miss his second straight game with a family illness, which means Dalton Prout will remain in the Flames lineup.

Chabot has been out since December 28th, missing the last eight games with a shoulder injury. Chabot took part in Monday’s practice but needs to take contact to test his shoulder over the next two days.

Ullmark allowed three goals on 38 shots in the Sabres win over the Panthers on Thursday. Ullmark has won four straight games while posting a 1.99 GAA and .944 SV%. The 25-year-old has had a very nice season to-date, going 9-1-3 with a 2.74 GAA and .922 SV%. He stopped 35 of 37 shots in a 4-2 win in his first game vs. Boston.

Del Zotto has been a healthy scratch for 13 consecutive games but will replace Derrick Pouliot on Thursday. Del Zotto has just four points (1G / 3A) in 22 games this year.

Ullmark stopped all 40 shots that he faced in the Sabres shutout win vs. the Ducks on December 22nd. Ullmark has won each of his last three starts while allowing just five goals on 106 shots (.953 SV%). In his first start against the Panthers, Ullmark allowed three goals on 43 shots in a 3-2 overtime loss (Nov.30).

Ullmark stopped all 40 shots that he faced in the Sabres shutout win vs. the Ducks on December 22nd. Ullmark has won each of his last three starts while allowing just five goals on 106 shots (.953 SV%). In his first start against the Panthers, Ullmark allowed three goals on 43 shots in a 3-2 overtime loss (Nov.30).

Chabot was forced to leave Friday’s game against the Islanders with an upper-body injury and will not be available on Sunday, The Senators are now without their No.1 defenseman and No.1 goalie which is going to make things very difficult for an already overmatched team. There is no word on the severity of Chabot’s injury so consider him day-to-day until we get more information.

Anderson suffered a concussion in New Jersey on December 21st and will miss at least the next two games after the Christmas break. With Anderson out, Mike McKenna will serve as the Senators No.1 netminder moving forward.

Ullmark allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Sabres win in Boston last Sunday. Ullmark had an ugly stretch in late-November/early-December but has since won two in a row while stopping 61 of the 66 shots (.924 SV%) that he faced. Tonight he faces a hot Ducks team on home-ice, where he has gone 2-1-1 with a 3.65 GAA and .884 SV%.

Anderson was forced to leave Friday’s game in New Jersey and will not be available for Saturday’s game. The Senators will likely re-evaluate Anderson over the break and provide a detailed update in the coming days. Mike McKenna will start and Marcus Hogberg has been called up to backup while Anderson is out.

Anderson allowed three goals on 34 shots in the Senators win over the Predators on Monday. Anderson has won three of his last four while allowing a combined nine goals on 134 shots (.933 SV%). The 37-year-old has been terrible on the road this year, going 3-7-1 with a 4.13 GAA and .891 SV% in 12 games.

Batherson’s NHL career got off to a nice start but he has picked up just one assist in his last nine games. Batherson heads back to Belleville, where he had 20 points (7G / 13A) in 14 games earlier this season.

Anderson allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Senators win in Detroit last Friday. Anderson has gone four of his last seven starts (4-3-0) while posting a 2.24 GAA, .931 SV% and one shutout. One of those losses came against the Predators, who he will face again tonight. Anderson stopped 33 of 36 shots in a 3-1 loss in Nashville last Tuesday.