SENATORS (11-14-8) at PANTHERS (14-16-5) 7 p.m. ET; SN360, CITY, FS-F, NHL.TV
Condon will play after starter Craig Anderson fell ill Friday. The Senators recalled Danny Taylor from Belleville of the American Hockey League on Saturday.
Ottawa is 0-1-1 in its past two games after winning the previous two. The Panthers will try for their third straight victory. They won 3-2 at the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday and 4-2 at home against the Minnesota Wild on Friday. Goaltender James Reimer is expected to start his ninth consecutive game for Florida. He is 4-3-1 in his previous eight starts.
Players to watch
Senators captain Erik Karlsson has four points (two goals, two assists) in his past three games. Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau scored two goals against the Wild after getting one in his previous 10 games.
They said it
"This game is huge for us. We're slipping in the standings. If you put yourself out by Christmas, these next couple of months are going to be miserable." -- Senators forward Mark Stone "We talked to him before the game about taking more pucks to the net and stop looking for the pass so much, and hopefully he took it to heart because it looked like he did." -- Panthers coach Bob Boughner on forward Jonathan Huberdeau
Phaneuf will miss his second game to be with his wife Elisha, who gave birth to daughter Zaphire on Thursday. … Ryan, who missed eight games Oct. 24-Nov. 11 with a broken finger on his right hand, injured a different finger against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday and is day-to-day. … Smith is expected to be out for two weeks… McGinn was scratched after the warmup Friday.
Stat pack
Stone has six assists during a five-game point streak. … Reimer had his 26th win with the Panthers on Friday and needs one more to tie Ed Belfour for seventh place on their all-time wins list.
