Paul was hurt midway through Tuesday's game in Washington and did not accompany the team to Detroit. With Paul out, Connor Brown is back in the Senators top-6 and Rudlofs Balcers will see some power-play time.
Bernier allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Red Wings win over the Canadiens on Tuesday. Bernier has gone 2-2-0 with a 2.02 GAA, .936 SV% and one shutout in his last four starts and draws a great matchup with the Senators in town on Friday. Ottawa has lost 10 of their last 11 road games while scoring just 2.00 goals per game.
Campbell gave up four goals on 38 shots in the Kings loss to the Predators last Saturday. Campbell has gone 3-4-2 with a 3.10 GAA and .883 SV% on the road this season, which is not good but he's been great against the Golden Knights in his career. In two starts, he is 1-1-0 while stopping 87 of 89 shots (.978 SV%).
Gibson allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Ducks win over the Predators on Sunday. He was given Tuesday night off, so there was no doubt that they'd come back to Gibson tonight vs. the Stars. In his first start against Dallas, Gibson gave up two goals on 29 shots in a 2-1 loss in late-October.
Bishop allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Stars win over the Predators in the Winter Classic. With Anton Khudobin set to start Wednesday in Los Angeles, Bishop will get the second-half of the back-to-back on Thursday. In his first two games against the Golden Knights, Bishop has gone 1-0-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .917 SV%.
Stalock allowed four goals on 37 shots in the Wild's loss to the Flames on Sunday. Stalock has lost three in a row 0-2-1 while allowing a combined 13 goals on 94 shots (.862 SV%). Tonight he faces a Flames team that has struggled in Calgary lately, losing five of their last six (1-4-1) while averaging 2.17 goals per game.
Rinne surrendered five goals on 35 shots in the Predators loss to the Bruins on Tuesday. Rinne has struggled since Christmas, going 1-4-0 with a 3.72 GAA and .882 SV% in his last five outings (four starts). Rinne has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.62 GAA, .892 SV% and one shutout in two games vs. Chicago this season.
With Ron Hainsey's return looming, the Senators return a defenseman to Belleville and summon a forward (Filip Chlapik) with that roster spot.
Gustafsson was loaned to Team Sweden for the World Juniors, where he had one goal and three assists in seven and earned a bronze medal. He had one goal in 22 games with the Jets earlier in the year but will get his first taste of the AHL upon his return to North America.
Bourque sat in favour of Jansen Harkins last night but will replace the rookie on the fourth line in Boston. Bourque is scoreless in his last five games and has just one goal in his last 10.
Harkins and Gabriel Bourque have a bit of a fourth-line rotation going on right now. Harkins entered the lineup for Bourque last night but will head back to the press box in Boston.
Fantenberg had a tough night in Tampa Bay on Tuesday, so he'll come out in Florida and give Jordie Benn a chance to get back in the lineup. Benn has been a healthy scratch for six games and Fantenberg has been held scoreless eight a minus-8 rating over that span.
