Overview
- The Senators, who called up 20-year-old Carter Yakemchuk on Tuesday, beat the Red Wings 3-2 in Detroit as the rookie defenseman scored and added an assist in his NHL debut.
- That victory came a night after a 2-1 win at the Rangers, where Ottawa’s checking held New York to 10 shots on goal following a league reassessment from an initially reported nine.
- Coach Travis Green said Thomas Chabot and Lassi Thomson, both hurt during Monday’s game that Ottawa finished with only four defensemen, “will be out for a while.”
- Ottawa has won four straight and is 14-3-2 since Jan. 25, drawing within striking distance of the Eastern Conference wild-card spots with roughly a dozen games remaining.
- Depth players are carrying key moments in this run, with Warren Foegele netting five goals in nine games since his trade and Shane Pinto scoring on the power play to open the week.