Craig Anderson will be back in net Saturday afternoon for the Ottawa Senators against the New York Islanders.
Anderson hasn’t played since an 8-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 5. He has been by the side of his wife, Nicholle, who is in the midst of treatment for a rare throat cancer.
He has been practising with the Senators since Jan. 30.
“This is like a cold water pool,” Senators coach Guy Boucher said. “You look at it. You want to get in. It’s cold. But the longer you look at it, it’s still going to be cold when you get in.