Thomas Chabot is out long term, Artem Zub has been out of the lineup for a handful of games and Erik Brannstrom has also been on the sidelines with a concussion.
Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Most of Ottawa’s poor statistical portfolio stems from porous defensive numbers, which shouldn’t be that surprising considering the Sens’ current injury crisis. In other words, the Sens are a candidate to negatively regress at 5-on-5. Ottawa is +2 in 5-on-5 goal difference, but the expected goals data from Natural Stat Trick is a lot uglier at -5. While they’ve been a bit unlucky with injuries, the process for the Senators also hasn’t been that good this season.