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#1 G
Linus Ullmark: Nets Opening Night win
Oct 9th
Ullmark made made 21 saves Thursday in a 5-4 win over Tampa Bay.
#3 C
Shane Pinto: Big three-point effort carries win
Oct 9th
Pinto scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 1:47 remaining, and added an assist in a 5-4 victory over the Lightning on Thursday.
#1 LW
Brady Tkachuk: Sets team record in season opener
Oct 9th
Tkachuk had three assists in a 5-4 win over Tampa Bay on Thursday.
#1 RD
Artem Zub: Big game puts him in record book
Oct 9th
Zub had a goal and two assists in a 5-4 win over the Lightning on Thursday.
#4 LD
Tyler Kleven: Won't play during road trip
Oct 8th
Kleven (undisclosed) didn't travel with the Senators ahead of their two-game road trip to begin the regular season, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.
#6 RW
Drake Batherson: Won't play Thursday
Oct 8th
Batherson (upper body) has been ruled out for Thursday's Opening Night matchup against the Lightning, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.
#5 RW
Olle Lycksell: Makes team out of training camp
Oct 8th
Lycksell is with the Senators going into the team's season opener against Tampa Bay on Thursday, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports Wednesday.
#4 C
Lars Eller: Playing Saturday
Oct 4th
Eller (abdomen) will suit up for Saturday's preseason game versus the Canadiens, Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette reports.
#4 RW
Kurtis MacDermid: Sent to Ottawa
Oct 3rd
MacDermid was traded to the Senators from the Devils on Friday in exchange for Zack MacEwen.
#2 RD
Nick Jensen: Says he'll play Saturday
Oct 3rd
Jensen (hip) said Friday that he'll play in Saturday's preseason finale against Montreal, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.
#2 G
Leevi Merilainen: Drawing start Thursday
Oct 2nd
Merilainen will defend the road crease during Thursday's preseason game against the Blues, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.
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#3 LW
Oliver Bjorkstrand: Sleeper season may be on tap
Oct 9th
Bjorkstrand (lower body) scored a power-play goal in a 5-4 loss to Ottawa on Saturday.
#1 G
Andrei Vasilevskiy: Keeps things close in loss
Oct 9th
Vasilevskiy made 29 saves in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Senators. He allowed four goals.
#1 RW
Nikita Kucherov: Double snipe night
Oct 9th
Kucherov scored twice Thursday in a 5-4 loss to Ottawa.
#1 C
Brayden Point: Rip-roaring start to season
Oct 9th
Point had a goal and two assists in a 5-4 loss to Ottawa on Thursday.
#2 RD
Erik Cernak: Suiting up Thursday
Oct 9th
Cernak (undisclosed) will play Thursday versus the Senators, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.
#2 LW
Brandon Hagel: Set to play Thursday
Oct 9th
Hagel (undisclosed) is good to play against Ottawa on Thursday, per Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site.
#1 LD
Victor Hedman: Ready to rock
Oct 9th
Hedman (undisclosed) will be in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Senators, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.
#4 LD
J.J. Moser: Handed two-game ban
Oct 6th
Moser will serve a two-game suspension for boarding, the Department of Player Safety announced Monday.
#5 LW
Zemgus Girgensons: Surfaces on IR
Oct 6th
Girgensons (undisclosed) was moved to injured reserve Monday.
#5 RW
Niko Huuhtanen: Hits injured non-roster list
Oct 6th
Huuhtanen (undisclosed) was put on the injured non-roster list Monday.
#6 RW
Nick Paul: Put on LTIR
Oct 6th
Paul (upper body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Monday.
#4 C
Pontus Holmberg: Drawing in Saturday
Oct 4th
Holmberg (undisclosed) will play in Saturday's preseason game versus the Panthers, Lightning radio announcer Dave Mishkin reports.
#3 G
Pheonix Copley: Snagged off waivers
Oct 2nd
Copley was picked up off waivers by the Lightning from the Kings on Thursday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
#2 G
Jonas Johansson: Making third preseason start
Sep 30th
Johansson will start in goal in Tuesday's preseason game versus the Panthers in Orlando, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.