David Perron is expected to return to the lineup for the Senators against the Boston Bruins on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; NESN, TSN5, RDS2).
The forward has not played since Nov. 23 because of an upper-body injury.
"Good to have him back," coach Travis Green said Wednesday. "He's been out for a while now. Veteran leadership, obviously. Good hockey player. It'll be nice to have him back in the lineup."
Perron has played in nine games this season and does not have a point. He also missed time earlier this season after his daughter had to have life-saving surgery.
"I've been feeling a lot better," Perron said. "It's exciting to be around the guys, just be on the road the last several days. You get the itch to play even more. It's been a long time coming. Pretty excited."
Perron was on a line with Zack Ostapchuk and Ridly Greig at practice on Wednesday.
"Just get out there, try and play physical, play my game," he said. "Be hard to play against. Hang onto pucks down low. Just simple hockey. I've never really been a complicated hockey player. I want to shoot the puck when I can and, yeah, I'm really excited."
Forward Josh Norris (upper body) will not play against the Bruins and is expected to also be out against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday and Utah Hockey Club on Sunday. He did not play after the first period in a 5-0 loss to the New York Rangers on Tuesday.
Norris has 27 points (17 goals, 10 assists) in 47 games this season. -
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