Ottawa Senators News

Zub has missed the last nine games with an upper-body injury but will play Saturday afternoon vs. the Devils. Zub, who has one goal and two assists (three points) in seven games, will skate alongside Erik Brannstrom.

Arten Zub missed the last two games with an upper-body injury but is expected to return to the Senators' lineup Saturday. In seven games this season, Zub has three points (1G/2A) and is a +2 plus/minus with six SOG.

Reimer stopped 23 of 26 shots (.923 SV%) as he won his third straight starting a row in a victory over Vegas his last time out. The 34-year-old veteran has been solid as expected this season, posting a 5-5-2 record with a 2.81 GAA and .909 SV%. He faces off against the Detroit Red Wings who are in the middle of a four-game losing streak.

With Jeremy Swayman returning from injury Wednesday, Jim Montgomery announced he was leaning toward Linus Ullmark on Thursday vs. Philadelphia. Ullmark stopped 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) from his third straight win as he continued his incredible start to the season, moving to 11-1-0 with a 1.96 GAA and .936 SV%. He takes on the Philadelphia Flyers, who have struggled offensively, averaging only 2.56 goals per game to rank 30th in the NHL.

With Jeremy Swayman returning from injury Wednesday, Jim Montgomery announced he was leaning toward Linus Ullmark on Thursday vs. Philadelphia. Ullmark stopped 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) from his third straight win as he continued his incredible start to the season, moving to 11-1-0 with a 1.96 GAA and .936 SV%. He takes on the Philadelphia Flyers who have struggled offensively averaging only 2.56 goals per game to rank 30th in the NHL.

Reimer stopped 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) in his last start winning vs. the Minnesota Wild on the road. The 34-year-old has a 4-5-2 record with a shutout and a 2.88 GAA while posting a .908 SV%. He faces off against the Vegas Golden Knights who rank third in the NHL in goals per game (3.69) and lost their last time out to snap a nine-game winning streak.

This will be Gilbert's second spell with the Flames after getting a short two-game showing earlier in the year where he picked up zero points and five PIMs. Through eight games with the Wranglers (AHL) he had yet to pick up a point but was a -2 plus/minus prior to his promotion.

MacDermid had to leave the Avalanche's game Saturday vs. Carolina after just two shifts and 1:13 TOI due to a lower-body injury and will now miss anywhere from 4-6 weeks it was announced Monday. The bruising defenseman had one assist and 14 PIMs through eight games so far this season prior to going down with the injury.

Ullmark picked up his first shutout of the season his last time out vs. St. Louis, stopping 27 of 27 shots in a perfect performance. He leads all NHLers in wins with a 9-1-0 record and has an eye popping .935 SV% and 2.05 GAA. He takes on the Calgary Flames who have lost six straight contests.

Ullmark allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Bruins' loss in Toronto on Saturday. The loss snapped Ullmark's eight-game winning streak to start the season. He comes into Monday's game tied for eighth in GAA (2.16) and SV% (.929). He'll face a Blues team that has lost six in a row while scoring just 1.67 goals per game.

Ullmark allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Bruins' loss in Toronto on Saturday. The loss snapped Ullmark's eight-game winning streak to start the season. He comes into Monday's game tied for eighth in GAA (2.16) and SV% (.929). He'll face a Blues team that has lost six in a row while scoring just 1.67 goals per game.