Ottawa Senators right wing Bobby Ryan will return to the lineup after missing three games with a hand injury. He'll rejoin center Kyle Turris and forward Ryan Dzingel on the second line. Ryan said he felt like he turned a corner in his recovery Monday after resting his hand for four or five days. "We wanted to just let it calm down so we could get to where we are now to contribute," Ryan said after an optional skate. "Probably not 100 percent, but at least get out and get ready to be in battles." Jean-Gabriel Pageau, who filled in for Ryan on the second line, returns to the third line between Zack Smith and Tom Pyatt. "It gives us our true first lines," coach Guy Boucher said of Ryan's return. "Bring some consistency and chemistry to those two lines. It also gives us back that line that was really good for us with Pyatt, Pageau and Smith." Goalie Mike Condon will make his sixth start in place of Craig Anderson, who returned to Ottawa on Tuesday to be with his wife, who is having cancer treatment. Anderson allowed seven goals on 43 shots in an 8-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday. Condon is 3-1-1 with a 1.73 goals-against average and .943 save percentage since coming to Ottawa in a trade with the Penguins on Nov. 2. "It was pretty impressive that [Anderson] wanted to come to Pittsburgh and wanted to play that game, but it's also understandable that he has to go back," Boucher said. "He has to be close to his wife and the rest of the family. ... Condon has given us a chance to win in every game that he's been in. That's all we ask for."
