The Senators’ early-season injury struggles continue

The Ottawa Senators are managing significant early-season injury troubles despite maintaining a tie for second place in the Atlantic Division. Starting goaltender Linus Ullmark was placed on injured reserve on October 22 after being struck by a shot against the Florida Panthers and is expected to miss one to two weeks. Captain Thomas Chabot is also sidelined short-term with an upper-body injury.

Offseason acquisition William Eklund is facing a lengthy absence of 10 to 12 weeks after undergoing surgery for an ankle injury suffered within the first 10 games. Meanwhile, Kurtis MacDermid remains on the non-roster injured reserve with an upper-body issue, though the team recently regained Artem Zub, Jake Sanderson, and Cameron Crotty from injuries.