Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson, who is recovering from foot surgery on June 14, will miss his fourth straight game. Defenseman Johnny Oduya, who has missed two games because of a lower-body injury sustained in a season-opening 5-4 shootout loss to the Washington Capitals on Oct. 5, rejoined the team in Calgary but will not play.
Players to watch
Senators goaltender Craig Anderson has a 2.15 goals against average and .919 save percentage, and has started each of Ottawa's first three games. Calgary left wing Johnny Gaudreau has seven points (one goal, six assists) in the past three games. Gaudreau, 24, led the Flames with 43 assists and 61 points in 2016-17.
They said it
"I think we've done a really good job of managing those minutes. We talked about it before the season started with him not starting. We knew we'd have to share the minutes. It's about every guy having to share." -- Senators defenseman Dion Phaneuf on the absence of captain Erik Karlsson "I didn't feel very well. I wanted to play better than I did, to be honest. Hopefully today I'm going to be better than the last game and move forward." -- Flames forward Jaromir Jagr on his debut with Calgary
Senators coach Guy Boucher said he could use 11 forwards and seven defensemen. ... Lazar, who was a healthy scratch against the Kings, will play on the top line with Gaudreau and Monahan. Ferland will move to the fourth line, and Glass will come out of the lineup after playing the first four games.
Stat pack
Ryan has three assists in three games. … Brodie has five points (two goals, three assists) in his past three games. Tkachuk has four points (two goals, two assists) in his past three games. Smith will make his fifth straight start. He is 3-1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .950 save percentage.
