Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres
Leaders
Ottawa Senators
9-6-1, 19 PTS
Players to watch
Best Chirp Rating this season
Injuries
Injured ReserveAndre Burakovsky
Injured ReserveWarren Foegele
Foegele (knee) will miss 3-4 weeks, Jackson Starr of the Senators' official site reports Saturday.
Injured ReserveLinus Ullmark
Ullmark (lower body) is expected to miss the next 1-2 weeks, Claire Hanna of TSN reports Thursday.
Injured ReserveWilliam Eklund
Eklund had surgery to repair a torn ankle tendon and will be out 10-12 weeks, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports Thursday.
Buffalo Sabres
7-4-3, 17 PTS
Players to watch
Best Chirp Rating this season
Injuries
Day-To-DayJiri Kulich
Kulich (concussion) participated in Tuesday's practice and is close to being ready to return, according to Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News.
OutKonsta Helenius
Helenius (upper body) is week-to-week, according to Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic on Monday.
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth
Danforth (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Thursday, per the NHL media site.
Injured ReserveAlex Lyon
Lyon (upper body) had a setback in his recovery and is without a timeline to return, the team announced Thursday.
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk
Grzelcyk (lower body) suffered a "flare-up" and could be out for at least "a few days," head coach Lindy Ruff told Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News on Tuesday.
Injured ReserveConor Timmins
Timmins (lower body) doesn't have a timeline for his return yet, according to Heather Engel of NHL.com on Tuesday.



