As Karlsson closes in on return, Senators have put points in the bank

EDMONTON — The Ottawa Senators will have Erik Karlsson waiting for them when they arrive home from Western Canada on Sunday.
If all has gone well during the past seven days, head coach Guy Boucher said Saturday afternoon, the club’s captain could suit up for his first game since off-season foot surgery as early Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks in the opener of a five-game homestand at Canadian Tire Centre.
If Karlsson doesn’t play then, Boucher said before the Senators fac