Pinto (lower body) was a full participant at practice on Sunday.
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Jensen (undisclosed) will not play on Saturday.
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Bourgault will make his NHL debut on Saturday.
Bourgault was a first-round pick (No.22 overall) in 2021 and will finally make his NHL debut on Saturday after 210 career AHL games. This season, Bourgault has 27 points (9G / 18A) in 32 games with Belleville. He'll start his NHL career on the Senators' fourth line.
Goalie Start
Ullmark will start Saturday in Toronto.
Ullmark allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Senators' overtime loss to the Sabres on Tuesday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Ullmark, who has gone 5-2-1 with a. 2.26 GAA and .908 SV% in eight starts in December. Tonight he gets the start in Toronto, where the Senators are -129 road favourites.
The Senators have recalled Dennis Gilbert from Belleville (AHL).
Gilbert has played in just one game with the Senators since being acquired from the Flyers in mid-November. He's spent most of his time with Belleville, where he has five assists in seven games.
The Senators have recalled Xavier Bourgault from Belleville (AHL).
Bourgault is second on Belleville in scoring this season, picking up 27 points (9G / 18A) in 32 games. The 23-year-old was a first-round pick in 2021 but did not make his NHL debut with the Oilers and has yet to play for the Senators.
The Senators have placed Lars Eller (foot) on IR.
Eller was set to miss his seventh straight game on Saturday, so his move to IR simply created a roster spot for Xavier Bourgault to be recalled from the AHL. Eller is expected to miss at least a couple more weeks with a broken foot.
Goalie Start
Ullmark will start vs. Buffalo on Tuesday.
Ullmark has had a shaky 2025-26 season, posting a 2.85 GAA and .884 SV% in 26 games. That said, the 32-year-old goalie is amid his best stretch of the season, winning four straight while posting an impressive 1.85 GAA and .928 SV%. The Senators enter the action on Wednesday as -152 home favorites against a surging Buffalo Sabres team that is on a season-best six-game winning streak.
Goalie Start
Ullmark was the first goalie off the ice at Ottawa's morning skate.
Ullmark has had a shaky 2025-26 season, posting a 2.85 GAA and .884 SV% in 26 games. That said, the 32-year-old goalie is amid his best stretch of the season, winning four straight while posting an impressive 1.85 GAA and .928 SV%. The Senators enter the action on Wednesday as -152 home favorites against a surging Buffalo Sabres team that is on a season-best six-game winning streak.
MacDermid will draw into the lineup on Sunday.
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Lycksell will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
Goalie Start
Ullmark will start vs. Boston on Sunday.
Kleven (lower-body) will not play on Sunday.
Kleven suffered a lower-body injury during Saturday's win over the Blackhawks and will miss Sunday's game against the Bruins. With Kleven out, look for Nikolas Matinpalo to draw back into the lineup.
Kleven left Saturday's game vs. Chicago with a lower-body injury and will not return.
Chabot (undisclosed) will draw back into Ottawa's lineup vs. Chicago on Saturday.
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Lycksell will draw back into Ottawa's lineup vs. Chicago on Saturday.
MacDermid will be a healthy scratch vs. Chicago on Saturday.
Matinpalo will be a healthy scratch vs. Chicago on Saturday.
Goalie Start
Merilainen will start vs. Chicago on Saturday.
Chabot (undisclosed) is expected to return vs. Chicago on Saturday.
Chabot has only played one game in the last five weeks, but has practiced the last several days and anticipates returning to the lineup on Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks. The 28-year-old Chabot is averaging 21:55 time-on-ice and has 10 points (2G / 8A) in 18 games this season. Chabot played 80 games last season, unfortunately, an irregularity for the talented defenseman who has had trouble staying healthy in recent seasons.