Harpur was a minus-1 with one blocked shot during two games during the Senators Global Series in Sweden. With Mark Borowiecki ready to return to the lineup on Thursday, Harpur returns to Belleville where he has no points and 13 PIMS in three games.
Rodewald failed to record a point while averaging 7:18 TOI/GM in four games with the Senators. With Bobby Ryan ready to return on Thursday, Rodewald returns to Belleville where he has three goals and one assist in five games this season.
Paul registered two shots in just 6:09 TOI in his season debut vs. the Avalanche on Saturday, but returns to Belleville where he has five assists in 11 games so far this season.
Borowiecki has missed the last five games with an illness, but is expected to play on Thursday. Borowiecki will likely serve as the Senators seventh defenseman vs. the Penguins and has just two points (1G / 1A) in nine games this season.
Ryan has missed the last eight games with a broken finger but is expected to play Thursday vs. the Penguins after being activated from IR on Monday. Ryan is expected to return on a line with Matt Duchene and has registered six assists in eight games so far this season.
The Flyers are heading out on a two-game road trip and both Andrew MacDonald and Samuel Morin still injured, Alt will serve as the Flyers seventh defenseman during the brief trip. The 26-year-old has no points in four games with the Flyers and six points (2G / 4A) in 11 AHL games this season.
Darling allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Hurricanes’ overtime loss to Chicago on Saturday. Darling has now lost three of his last four starts despite posting a solid 2.15 GAA and .918 SV% over that stretch. Tonight he will try and record win No.5 of the season against a Dallas team that scored four goals on 26 shots in a 4-3 win over Darling and the Hurricanes in late-October.
Brown did not appear in a game during his call-up and swaps places with Phil Di Giuseppe and heads back to Charlotte, where he has one goal and three assists (four points) in nine games this season.
Di Giuseppe has split his last two seasons between the NHL and AHL, playing a total of 77 games with the Hurricanes—recording 24 points 8G / 16A) in the process. So far this season, the 24-year-old has four goals and eight assists (12 points) in 14 games with Charlotte.
Stempniak was with Charlotte (AHL) on a conditioning stint as he works his way towards his season debut after missing the first five weeks of the season with a back injury that he’s been dealing with since the offseason. Stempniak is reportedly dealing with an upper-body injury, so it might be an entirely new injury and could land him back on IR as a result. The Hurricanes are playing well without the veteran winger, so they will not rush him back for a game in November. When he is healthy, he is expected to slide onto the third line for Brock McGinn.
