Gabriel Dumont has been absent from the Sens' line-up since Dec. 15th after sustaining a lower body injury in the 2017 Scotiabank NHL 100 Classic which caused him to miss the team's previous 6 games.
"I got hit kind of weird and I didn't see the guy coming so my leg got caught in the ice along the boards," Dumont recalled of the incident. "I was falling backwards and my leg couldn't fall that way so it got stuck in the wall and it kind of hurt my right leg a little bit."
With Dumont now healthy and ready to return, Nick Paul was returned to Belleville on Dec. 31st to make room.
Fredrik Claesson is also clear to return to action after serving his two-game suspension for a dangerous hit against Bruins' forward Noel Acciari.
"When you're not playing and you're just sitting there watching the games, you really miss it," said Claesson. "It's tough to sit on the sideline and see the team struggle so I'm excited to get back out there."
With both Dumont and Claesson available for tonight's game, Ben Harpur is expected to be the extra in Detroit so with that, here's a look at the Sens' lines and pairings from the morning skate...
