The Ottawa Senators are set to 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.”
Senators prospects Carter Yakemchuk and Jorian Donovan were recalled Tuesday to help fill the void on the blueline and could both make their NHL debuts Tuesday in Detroit.
Yakemchuk 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. He was selected seventh overall in the 2024 draft.
Donovan has four goals and 21 points in 58 games this season. The 2022 fifth-round pick could be form the fist father-son combo to both play for the Senators with his father Shean having also played for the team.
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
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.
According to Postmedia’s Bruce Garrioch, Chabot will be evaluated out by team doctors on Wednesday when the team is back in Ottawa. Garrioch adds that surgery hasn’t been ruled out on the right arm, which is in a splint.
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.
