Mason will defend the crease Saturday afternoon against the Senators, drawing a home start, Sam Carchidi of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

EDGE Analysis

No surprise here, as the Flyers need to keep a firm grip on their playoff bid as the second team lobbying for a wild-card spot from the Eastern Conference. Oh, and then there's that significant detail about how Michal Neuvirth is out for the remainder of the regular season. As noted by Carchidi, this is the 13th start in the last 14 games for Mason, who owns a 21-17-9 record, 2.49 GAA and .919 save percentage this season. He'll square off against an Ottawa team that is already mathematically eliminated from the playoffs.