Thu 2/9/12 7:31 AM

Bobby Butler will be back in Ottawa's lineup on Thursday night after sitting out the past three games as a healthy scratch. He will transition from the team's outhouse to the penthouse versus Nashville because he will skate on the Senators' top line with Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek. Butler has struggled mightily offensively in 2011-12, scoring a mere five goals and four assists in 41 contests.