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Sanderson scored a goal in Sunday's 6-1 loss to the Stars.

Sanderson tied the game at 1-1 in the second period, though the Senators were even for less than a minute before Jason Robertson restored the lead for the Stars. Over his last nine games, Sanderson has two goals and seven assists. For the season, he's at five goals, 20 points, 52 shots on net, 45 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating through 25 outings as the Senators' top defenseman.

Lyubushkin recorded an assist and two blocked shots in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Senators.

Lyubushkin logged 19:08 of ice time in his return from a six-game absence due to an undisclosed injury. He likely would have gotten eased in a bit more if Lian Bichsel (lower body) hadn't exited the game early. Lyubushkin has a helper in each of his last three games and is up to five assists, nine shots on net, 23 hits, 35 blocked shots, 17 PIM and a minus-1 rating over 18 appearances this season.

Bichsel (undisclosed) is questionable to return to Sunday's home matchup against Ottawa, Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine reports.

Bichsel needed assistance getting off the ice after being hit into the boards in the second period. The left-shot defenseman logged 9:31 of ice time prior to departing. If he is forced to miss any further time, Vladislav Kolyachonok, who was a healthy scratch for Sunday's game, will likely draw back into the lineup. Dallas begins a brief two-game road trip Tuesday versus the Rangers.

Lyubushkin (undisclosed) will play against Ottawa on Sunday, according to Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine.

Following a six-game absence, Lyubushkin will replace Vladislav Kolyachonok in Sunday's lineup against the Senators. The 31-year-old Lyubushkin has contributed four assists, nine shots on net, 33 blocked shots and 22 hits in 17 appearances this season.

Ginning was placed on waivers Sunday, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Ginning hasn't been in Philadelphia's lineup since Oct. 25 against the Islanders, and he has made only five NHL appearances this season. The Flyers recalled him from his minor-league conditioning loan before putting him on waivers. He will likely report back to AHL Lehigh Valley if another team doesn't claim him.

Fox (upper body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Sunday, according to Dan Rosen of NHL.com.

Fox sustained the injury in Saturday's 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay. He won't be eligible to return to the lineup until at least Dec. 27 against the Islanders due to his placement on long-term injured reserve. However, an exact timeline for his recovery remains unclear. Fox has amassed three goals, 26 points, 51 shots on net, 41 blocked shots and 15 hits in 27 appearances this season.

Nemec scored a goal on three shots, blocked two shots, added two PIM and went minus-4 in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Flyers.

Nemec continues to show growth on offense -- he's earned two goals and an assist over his last five contests. The 21-year-old is seeing top-four minutes, but Saturday's performance was a bumpy one for him after a November that saw him post a minus rating in just two of 14 contests. He's up to six goals, 15 points, 38 shots on net, 39 blocked shots, 14 PIM and a plus-5 rating over 25 appearances this season. Nemec will have a career year on offense with five more points, and it wouldn't be a surprise to see him achieve that before the midpoint of the campaign.

Blankenburg scored a power-play goal on four shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Jets.

Blankenburg is on a four-game point streak, accumulating three goals and two assists, including three power-play points, in that span. For the season, he's up to four goals, 11 points, 29 shots on net, 14 hits, 15 blocked shots and a minus-8 rating over 15 appearances. It's getting hard to ignore Blankenburg's production -- even though he's in a third-pairing role and on the second power-play unit, he's worth considering in fantasy while he's hot on offense.

Schenn logged two assists, four hits and two blocked shots in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Predators.

Schenn had been a healthy scratch for the previous three games, even with Neal Pionk (lower body) and Haydn Fleury (concussion) sidelined. The Jets opted to put Schenn in against his former team, and he delivered his best game of the season, assisting on tallies by Nino Niederreiter and Kyle Connor. Through 17 appearances, Schenn has four helpers -- all of which have come in his last four games. He's added 14 shots on net, 39 hits, 23 blocked shots, 12 PIM and a minus-3 rating. Schenn will compete with Elias Salomonsson for playing time until the Jets' blue line gets healthier.

Cormier notched three assists in AHL Henderson's 7-4 loss to Bakersfield on Saturday.

Cormier is up to four goals and 13 assists over 18 games this season, though he's picked up the pace with a goal and seven helpers over his last six outings. The defenseman's strong play comes at a good time, as the Golden Knights have just six healthy blueliners on the NHL roster. They start a road trip Friday, and they may be interested in calling up a defenseman, likely Cormier or Dylan Coghlan, to provide emergency depth if Jeremy Lauzon (undisclosed) remains out.