Veteran forward David Perron will return to the Ottawa Senators‘ lineup Thursday versus the Atlantic Division rival Boston Bruins following a 27-game absence due to a back injury, reports Julian ...

Columbus at Carolina, 7 p.m. Montreal at Detroit, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Boston, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Utah at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Vegas at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Buffalo at Calgary, 9 p.m.

With Los Angeles Kings do-it-all defenceman Drew Doughty on the verge of his season debut, Sportsnet's Ryan Dixon takes a look at each team's minute-munchers in this week's edition of the NHL power ...