The Ottawa Senators may be without defencemen Thomas Chabot and Lassi Thomson for the foreseeable future after leaving Monday’s 2-1 win against the New York Rangers.
Chabot appeared to sustain a right wrist/arm injury, while Thomson appeared to suffer a lower-body injury after he left the ice limping and favouring his left leg.
Ottawa played with just four defencemen for over 30 minutes in Monday’s contest.
Following the game, head coach Travis Green said, “They’ll both be out for a while.”
Travis Green gave an update on both Thomas Chabot & Lassi Thomson post game: “They’ll both be out for a while, that’s about all I can say about it right now.” #Sens
— Claire Hanna (@clahanna) March 24, 2026
Sens’ prospect Carter Yakemchuk could be recalled to fill the void on the blueline and make his NHL debut Tuesday in Detroit. He has 10 goals and 36 points in 50 games this season in Belleville and was named the AHL’s Player of the Week last Friday.
After Monday’s win, the Sens (83 points) trail the Red Wings (84) by just one point in the Eastern Conference standings as both teams chase down the Boston Bruins (86) and New York Islanders (85) for the two wild-card spots.
Chabot, 29, entered Monday’s game with seven goals and 31 points in 54 games this season.
Thomson, 25, was playing in his first NHL game this season after tallying 14 goals and 25 points in 55 games with Belleville this season.