Roberto Luongo will start in goal for the Florida Panthers on Tuesday. James Reimer had been scheduled to start but missed the morning skate to be with his wife, April, who gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter named Nevaeh. Reimer had called coach Tom Rowe at 4:30 a.m. to tell him that he wouldn't be at the morning skate. But Reimer will be the backup against the Senators. Sam Brittain, who had been recalled from Manchester of the ECHL to be the backup, was returned to the ECHL. Luongo will make his fifth attempt at his 450th NHL victory. Luongo, the fifth-winningest goalie in NHL history, is 0-3-1 in his past four starts. Reimer and Luongo split starts the past six games. Nick Bjugstad will skate on a line with Jaromir Jagr and Jared McCann in his second game back after missing nine games with a lower-body injury. Bjugstad began the last game before the All-Star break, a 2-1 overtime victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, skating on the fourth line. "We just used the game the other night to get some game rhythm going and get his conditioning up a little bit," Rowe said. "He's a top-six guy so we figured putting him up there with [Jagr] gives us two big wingers and a centerman that can make plays with him."
