Ottawa Senators goaltender Mike Condon will make his second start in his past five games. Condon is 3-0-1 with a 1.70 goals-against average and .935 save percentage in four career games against the New Jersey Devils. Right wing Curtis Lazar, who had been a healthy scratch the past four games, will start in place of Chris Neil. "For me I make decisions every game," coach Guy Boucher said. "We needed Neil last game [a 3-2 loss at the Buffalo Sabres] for physicality, and here in New Jersey with Taylor Hall, it's all about speed." The Senators are in second place in the Atlantic Division, six points behind the Montreal Canadiens, who have played four more games. "We're expecting a lot of urgency and desperation on their part and we absolutely have to match that," Boucher said. "It's going to be a fight until the very end of the season." The Senators are conducting their father-son trip over the next two road games at New Jersey and at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. "We've done some nice things on the road, we have an approach that's worked for us, and this is a rebound game [after losing to Buffalo]," Boucher said. "We had the fathers in the meeting, fathers on the ice and it's a great day to say thanks for what they've done in the players' lives. No better day to rebound than with them around." Right wing Tom Pyatt will play his 300th NHL game.
