Just 17 days after suffering a broken arm, defenceman Thomas Chabot will make his return to the lineup for Thursday’s game against the Florida Panthers, the team confirmed.
Ottawa head coach Travis Green said that Cameron Crotty will come out of the lineup with Chabot healthy.
The Senators said Chabot would miss four to eight weeks after breaking his arm on March 23 and then undergoing surgery.
But the defenceman has made a quicker-than-expected recovery and is ready to go for the Senators’ final four games of the season.
The Senators have been hit hard by injuries on defence in recent weeks, so Chabot’s return will give the team a huge boost in its fight for the final playoff spot in the East.
Chabot has seven goals and 24 assists in 55 games this season.
The Senators enter Thursday’s game against the Panthers two points clear of the Columbus Blue Jackets for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
