Overview
- Chabot logged 21:16 in Thursday’s 5-1 win over the Panthers, two weeks to the day after surgery on his right forearm.
- He broke the arm March 23 on a cross-check by Rangers captain J.T. Miller and said surgeons fixed it with plates and screws on March 26.
- Ottawa first projected a four-to-eight-week absence, yet he missed only eight games and returned just 17 days after the injury.
- The Senators remain in the East’s second wild-card spot with three games left after the victory over Florida.
- His return eases strain on a blue line that recently got Jake Sanderson back but still lacks depth, giving coach Travis Green a top-minute defender for tougher matchups.