Versteeg will be back in the Flames lineup after a one-game absence.
Budaj surrendered two goals on 24 shots in the Kings’ win over the Islanders on Wednesday. Budaj has won four in a row while allowing two goals in each start and posting a .925 SV%. Tonight he’ll take on the Blackhawks for the second time—he stopped 26 of 28 in a 3-0 loss in their first meeting.
Ward allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Hurricanes’ loss in Montreal on Thursday. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Ward, who will go again tonight in Ottawa. Ward has gone 6-2-2 with a 1.58 GAA and .943 SV% in 10 starts in November—one of those wins was against these Senators, he stopped 30 of 32 shots in a 2-1 OT loss that night.