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Merilainen will start vs. Utah on Sunday.
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Hodgson has been recalled from Belleville (AHL).
MacDermid will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
MacDermid was in the lineup for the last three games but will be replaced by Olle Lycksell in the lineup on Saturday. MacDermid has averaged just 4:25 TOI/gm in his seven games this season.
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Lycksell will draw back into the Senators lineup on Saturday.
Lycksell has been a healthy scratch for the last three games, but he'll replace Kurtis MacDermid on the fourth line on Saturday. Lycksell has one goal in five games this season.
Matinpalo will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Matinpalo was in the lineup for two straight games, but he will be replaced by Jordan Spence on Saturday. Matinpalo has picked up just one assist in nine games this season.
Goalie Start
Ullmark will start Saturday in Philadelphia.
Goalie Start
Ullmark will start in Boston on Thursday.
The Senators return to the ice after a five-day break and will turn to Ullmark between the pipes against the Boston Bruins. Ullmark has played better lately, helping his team record a point in five of his last six starts (3-1-2), with a 3.00 GAA and .873 SV%. However, his inconsistent play has raised concerns. The 32-year-old goalie has a 3.41 GA and .861 SV% in 11 games this season (5-4-2). The Senators enter Thursday's contest as -138 road favorites against a Bruins team riding a four-game winning streak.
Goalie Start
Ullmark was the first goalie off the ice at Ottawa's morning skate.
The Senators return to the ice after a five-day break and will turn to Ullmark between the pipes against the Boston Bruins. Ullmark has played better lately, helping his team record a point in five of his last six starts (3-1-2), with a 3.00 GAA and .873 SV%. However, his inconsistent play has raised concerns. The 32-year-old goalie has a 3.41 GA and .861 SV% in 11 games this season (5-4-2). The Senators enter Thursday's contest as -138 road favorites against a Bruins team riding a four-game winning streak.
Merilainen has been recalled from Belleville (AHL).
Shepard has been loaned to Belleville (AHL).
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Spence will be a healthy scratch in Montreal on Saturday.
Matinpalo will draw back into Ottawa's lineup in Montreal on Saturday.
Shepard has been recalled from Belleville (AHL) on Saturday.
Merilainen has been loaned to Belleville (AHL).
Goalie Start
Ullmark starts in Montreal on Saturday.
Matinpalo will be a healthy scratch vs. Calgary on Thursday.
Jordan Spence will be inserted back into the Senators' lineup on Thursday against the Calgary Flames, sending Matinpalo to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 27-year-old Matinpalo is averaging 14:40 time-on-ice, recording seven blocks and 10 hits in seven games this season.
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Lycksell will be a healthy scratch vs. Calgary on Thursday.
Kurtis MacDermid will draw back into Ottawa's lineup on Thursday against the Calgary Flames, sending Lycksell to the sidelines as healthy scratch. The 26-year-old Lycksell is averaging 10:26 time-on-ice and has one goal in five games this season.
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Spence will draw back into Ottawa's lineup vs. Calgary on Thursday.
Nikolas Matinpalo will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the Calgary Flames, allowing Spence to suit up for his fifth game of the season. The 24-year-old Spence has been impressive offensively in his first season with the Senators, scoring four points (0G / 4A) in four games.
MacDermid will draw back into Ottawa's lineup vs. Calgary on Thursday.
Olle Lycksell will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the Calgary Flames, allowing MacDermid to suit up for his fifth game of the season. The 31-year-old MacDermid is averaging 5:28 time-on-ice and has seven penalty minutes in four games.
Goalie Start
Ullmark will start vs. Calgary on Thursday.
Ottawa leads the league with 41 goals this season, an impressive stat mitigated by the fact that they have allowed an Eastern Conference-worst 44 goals. Goaltending has been an issue for the Senators early in the 2025-26 season, highlighted by an ugly 3.44 GAA and .858 SV% that Ullmark is sporting through nine games (4-4-1). The Senators enter Thursday's contest as -158 home favorites against a league-worst Calgary Flames team (2-8-1) that is being outscored 39-24.