Formenton was a second-round pick in 2017 and scored one goal in nine games with the Senators to open the season. Formenton returns to London, where he had 29 goals and 19 assists (48 points) in 48 games last season.

Anderson allowed two goals on 24 shots after replacing Mike Condon in the Senators loss in Arizona on Tuesday. Anderson has been inconsistent this season (shocker) and is now on a four-game winless streak, allowing an impressively bad 16 goals on 146 shots (.890 SV%) in the process. Even against a Sabres team that is averaging the sixth fewest goals per game in the league, Anderson is a risky option.

Brassard will miss his third straight game with a lower-body injury. The Penguins did not provide much of an update on Brassard, so his status for Saturday’s game vs. the Maple Leafs is also in doubt.

Brassard will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury. Brassard had been skating on the top line with Sidney Crosby, so with him out again Dominik Simon will get a shot in that spot. Brassard is day-to-day.

Gaudette was a healthy scratch on Saturday, but was on the second power-play unit in Sunday’s practice. That kind of participation suggests that Gaudette will be back in the lineup vs. the Wild. Gaudette will likely play in the bottom-6 now that Elias Pettersson is back in and re-enters the lineup with just one assist in six games.

Ullmark stopped 19 of 20 shots in the Sabres road win in Los Angeles last Saturday. Ullmark could work his way into more starts if he continues to play as well as he has through two games. Ullmark comes into Saturday at 2-0-0 while stopping 55 of the 56 shots (.982 SV%) that he has faced this year.

Hamonic has been out with a facial fracture since opening night, but will replace Jusso Valimaki in the lineup on Thursday. Hamonic will skate on the second pairing with Noah Hanifin.

Anderson surrendered four goals on 32 shots in the Senators loss to the Bruins on Tuesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Anderson, who is now 4-2-1 with a 3.14 GAA and .915 SV% in his first seven starts. He draws a tough matchup tonight in Colorado—the Avalanche are 30-12-3 on home-ice dating back to the start of last season.

With Corey Crawford back for the Blackhawks, they have sent Forsberg back to the AHL, where he was 27-17-2 with a 2.28 GAA, .926 SV% and four shutouts in his last stint.

Anderson gave up three goals on 27 shots in the Senators win over the Canadiens on Saturday. All of a sudden Anderson has strung together three-straight wins while turning aside 97 of the 102 shots (.951 SV%) that he has faced. Anderson has been one of the biggest early-season surprises, but draws a terrible matchup with the Bruins in town on Tuesday.

Ullmark stopped all 36 shots that he faced in the Sabres win in Arizona last Saturday. It was a great season debut for Ullmark, who will make his second start this afternoon in Los Angeles. The Kings are expected to get Anze Kopitar back, but still rank 28th in the NHL in scoring (2.00 GF/PG).

Anderson stopped 37 of 38 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Stars on Monday. Anderson had a slow start to the season, but has now won two in a row while stopping 73 of 75 shots (.973 SV%). Anderson was 1-1-0 with a 3.60 GAA, .860 SV% and one shutout vs. Montreal last season.