Sunday: The Senators have reversed yesterday’s roster move, reassigning Shepard back to AHL Belleville and recalling Merilainen. Merilainen made the most of his short AHL stint, saving 38 of 42 shots in the AHL Senators’ 7-4 win over the North Division-leading Syracuse Crunch yesterday. Merilainen’s win gives Belleville a 4-4-1 record through nine games.

Saturday: The Senators continue to swap out their backup goalies. The team has recalled Hunter Shepard from AHL Belleville to serve as the benchwarmer behind Linus Ullmark tonight against the Canadiens, per a club announcement . Leevi Merilainen has been returned to Belleville in a corresponding move.

The impetus for the transaction is playing time for Merilainen, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports. The Sen

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