Ottawa lost two really tough games on the road but I like them to rebound Thursday at home. The Senators closed the regular season 9-1-1 at home, which included a 6-3 win over Carolina on April 5. Despite being down 0-2, goaltender Linus Ullmark has been fantastic, stopping 70 of 75 shots. He has a .917 save percentage in his last 11 starts. Ottawa missed a couple of great scoring opportunities late in the double OT loss Monday or this series would be 1-1. If the Senators can get off to a faster start at home, I like their chances in Game 3.
Bussi stopped 19 of 20 shots in Tuesday's 1-0 overtime loss to the Panthers.
Bussi will defend the home goal in Tuesday's Opening Night matchup against the Panthers, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.
Johansson was traded to the Senators from the Lightning on Friday in exchange for future considerations.
Spence (undisclosed) practiced Friday after missing Wednesday's pair of preseason games versus the Maple Leafs.
Jaaska was waived by Carolina on Friday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Brind'Amour was waived by Carolina on Friday, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
Robidas was placed on waivers by Carolina on Friday, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
Heimosalmi was put on waivers by Carolina on Friday, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
Joseph was put on waivers by Carolina on Friday, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
Kochetkov signed a two-year, $7.9 million contract extension with the Hurricanes on Friday.
