Brassard was originally listed as questionable for tonight’s game, but he hopped on the ice for the Senators morning skate and will play against Chicago. Brassard has played well recently, picking up four goals and five assists (nine points) in his last nine games.
Anderson allowed three goals on 48 shots in the Senators win over the Lightning on Saturday. It has been a difficult season for Anderson but he had a strong weekend, winning back-to-back starts while stopping 75 of 83 shots (.904 SV%). Tonight he will face a Blackhawks team that has lost five of their last right (3-4-1).
Ullmark has enjoyed a lot of success at the AHL level this season, going 17-5-1 with a 2.27 GAA and .928 SV% in 26 starts with the Americans. There isn’t believed to be any injuries to either Robin Lehner or Chad Johnson so Ullmark’s call-up is a bit of a head scratcher unless they have something in the works.
Anderson allowed five goals on 35 shots in the Senators overtime win over the Sharks. Despite letting a lot of rubber get behind him, the Senators will go right back to the veteran netminder tonight against the NHL’s top team. This is a terrible spot for Anderson, making him an extremely risky fantasy option tonight.
Anderson allowed two goals on 35 shots in the Senators overtime loss in Detroit on Wednesday. Anderson has lost his last four starts while allowing a combined 16 goals on 136 shots (.882 SV%). Things won get any easier tonight vs. the Sharks—Anderson allowed five goals on 50 shots in a 5-0 loss in San Jose in mid-December.
The Senators have been terrible this season and their power-play sits at 25th in the NHL (15.9%). Chabot is a gifted young offensive-defenseman and after changing their power-play coach, Chabot becomes the quarterback of the top unit with Erik Karlsson on his left and Mark Stone on his right.
Anderson allowed five goals on 23 shots in the Senators loss in Boston last Wednesday. Anderson was dealing with an illness last week so Mike Condon started the last two games, but Anderson is ready to go tonight in Detroit. Anderson has lost three straight while posting a 4.60 GAA and .861 SV% and has become a very risky option this season.
Forsberg stopped 21 of 22 shots after replacing Corey Crawford in the Blackhawks loss in New Jersey before the Christmas break. With Crawford landing on IR on Wednesday Forsberg becomes the Blackhawks No.1 going forward. Forsberg has gone 1-3-2 with a 3.71 GAA and .894 SV% on the road this season.
Forsberg stopped 21 of 22 shots after replacing Corey Crawford in the Blackhawks loss in New Jersey before the Christmas break. With Crawford landing on IR on Wednesday Forsberg becomes the Blackhawks No.1 going forward. Forsberg has gone 1-3-2 with a 3.71 GAA and .894 SV% on the road this season.
Anderson allowed three goals on 38 shots in the Senators loss in Tampa Bay last Thursday. Mike Condon started on Saturday with Anderson out with an illness, but after the Christmas break he is ready to start tonight in Boston. The veteran comes into tonight at 3-5-1 with a 2.96 GAA and .902 SV% on the road this season.
Anderson missed Friday’s practice with an illness and may not be available for tomorrow’s game. If he can’t play, Mike Condon will start and a goalie will be recalled from Belleville (AHL).
Hamonic suffered the lower-body injury on Wednesday and was already ruled out for Friday’s game. With Hamonic out, the Flames have recalled Rasmus Andersson from Stockton (AHL) and Matt Bartkowski will likely play tonight.
Head coach Glen Gulutzan said they took Hamonic out of the game as a precaution so it doesn’t sound like his injury is overly serious. The Flames have not ruled Hamonic out for Friday’s game so monitor his status over the next couple of days.
Anderson surrendered six goals on 40 shots in the Senators loss to Minnesota on Tuesday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Anderson, who has gone 2-3-0 with a 3.35 GAA and .906 SV% in December. He will be in tough tonight against the high-scoring Lightning, who come in having won seven of their last eight games.
Anderson stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the Senators shutout win outdoors on Saturday. Anderson will make his third straight start after winning his last two games while stopping 55 of 57 shots (.965 SV%). The veteran netminder comes into Tuesday at 6-5-3 with a 2.87 GAA and .903 SV% on home ice.
Anderson allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Senators win over the Rangers on Tuesday. The win snapped a lengthy losing streak for Anderson, who will start tonight’s outdoor contest. The outdoor rink will change things, but Anderson struggled in his first start against the Canadiens, allowing six goals on 15 shots (before being pulled) in an 8-3 loss.
Cousins has been out of the lineup for the last five games but will replace Zac Rinaldo tonight vs. the Lightning. Cousins has recorded just three goals and one assist (four points) in 23 games this season.
