Ottawa Senators goaltender Mike Condon will make his 12th consecutive start. He is 6-4-1 during that stretch. "I think that he's been incredible for our team in the way that he's come in and really given us a chance every night," defenseman Dion Phaneuf said. "He's been very consistent in the way that he's played; he's made some big saves that have given us momentum. We owe a lot to Condon, he's been huge for our team." Defenseman Mark Borowiecki did not play Thursday in a 2-0 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets because of the flu, and left the Saturday morning skate early. Borowiecki will be a game-time decision, but Fredrik Claesson is expected to play instead. The Senators have won two straight and conclude their three-game road trip on Saturday. Ottawa, 4-1-0 in its past five games, has not lost since Jan. 14, the last time they faced the Toronto Maple Leafs, a 4-2 Senators defeat. Ottawa leads Toronto by two points for second place in the Atlantic Division; each team has played 43 games. "This game is against a divisional rival, it's a four-point game, it's obviously huge, but we're not thinking about that," forward Derick Brassard said. "We're just talking about how we can play better as a team and improve. We felt the last game against them we played a solid game, we just couldn't really get in front of their goalie and get some rebounds and dirty goals. That's something we're going to try to do tonight."
