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A fair amount of personnel changes after Tuesday's trade and we'll take a look at how that will impact tonight's Sens' line-up against the Sabres.

We'll start with the obvious, both Marian Gaborik and Nick Shore will play their first game with Ottawa tonight. The pair were acquired on Tuesday night in a deal with the Los Angeles Kings that saw Dion Phaneuf and Nate Thompson go the other way.
Gaborik is set to start his tenure with the Sens on the top line tonight while Shore will be flanked by Ryan Dzingel and Colin White.
"It gives a chance for Gaborik to come in and to play with Duchene and Hoffman to start," said head coach Guy Boucher. "But we could definitely move that around."

Phaneuf's spot will also need to be filled after Tuesday's trade and the Sens are going with Ben Harpur tonight who was recalled from Belleville this morning. Harpur, who has appeared in 20 games for the Senators this season, is fresh off of signing a two-year contract extension last week and will slot in next to Cody Ceci on the second pairing.
Here's a look at the Sens projected line-up for tonight...

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In Goal

Craig Anderson (15-17-5) gets the start in goal tonight against the Sabres. After a rough outing in Toronto saw his night end early last weekend, Anderson bounced back with a solid showing in relief of Mike Condon on Tuesday against the Penguins. Over his past 7 games, Anderson's save percentage is sitting at .920% and he'll look to keep that trend going tonight versus Buffalo.