Khudobin replaced Ben Bishop on Monday at the start of the third period against the New York Rangers after Bishop sustained a lower-body injury and was lost for at least one week. On Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Khudobin was replaced by Landon Bow at 8:52 of the second period after allowing five goals on 16 shots. The Stars have lost two straight games and have scored one goal in four of their past five games. The Senators have lost the first two games of a four-game road trip and are 2-6-1 in away games. They will play for the first time this season without forward Colin White (upper-body injury), who is second in rookie goals (7) and points (13).
Players to watch
Senators forward Matt Duchene has 37 points (14 goals, 23 assists) in 37 career games against Dallas. He has 15 points (six goals, nine assists) in his past eight games. Stars forward Alexander Radulov has 16 points (eight points, eight assists) and points in nine of his 12 games.
They said it
"He hasn't played in a long time, so you don't want to put pressure on the guy to be exactly what he was when he left." -- Senators coach Guy Boucher on defenseman Ben Harpur, playing for the first time since Oct. 20 "I can chip in offensively, but I also know I want to play the right way and bring a good 200-foot game as well." -- Stars forward Devin Shore, who missed the past four games with a lower-body injury
Borowiecki will be a game-time decision. … Fedun was recalled from Texas of the American Hockey League on Thursday. … On Thursday, Ottawa traded defenseman Chris Wideman to the Edmonton Oilers for a conditional 2020 sixth-round draft choice.
Stat pack
The Senators have scored 79 goals, second in the NHL, and have the highest goals-against average (4.25). … Seguin has seven points (four goals, three assists) in the past seven games.
