The Stars, 0-2-1 at home, defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday to end a five-game losing streak (0-4-1). They return to Dallas to open a four-game homestand. The Senators have lost three in a row (0-2-1) and are coming off a 5-2 loss at the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday. They scored their first power-play goal of the season after an 0-for-22 start.
Players to watch
Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot has two points (one goal, one assist) in his past two games. Stars forward Corey Perry had three points (one goal, two assists) against the Flyers.
They said it
"We obviously need a better start. In the last game against Arizona, we looked a little sleepy. We need to come ready to play in the first minute and play until the last minute of the game. We just need to play how we're supposed to play." -- Senators center Artem Anisimov "We've taken the position of glass half full. Everybody goes through a stretch where you're 2-7-1 or 3-6-1. You're also going to have a stretch where you go 7-2-1. That's what we're going to have to do just to get back to .500 and keep grinding the rest of the way."-- Stars coach Jim Montgomery
Anisimov will play after missing three games with a lower-body injury. … Bishop was not at morning skate after his house was damaged by a tornado in Dallas on Sunday. He is expected to be at the game.
Stat pack
The Senators are 1-for-23 (4.3 percent) on the power play. … Khudobin is 7-0-1 with a 2.10 goals-against average and .938 save percentage in eight games against Ottawa.
