Apr 7, 2026; Ottawa, Ontario, CAN; Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson (85) is seen in a recreation towards the Tampa Bay Lightning through the second interval at Canadian Tire Centre. Necessary Credit score: Keito Newman-Imagn Photographs
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson will miss Saturday’s potential playoff elimination recreation towards the visiting Carolina Hurricanes resulting from a concussion.
Senators coach Travis Inexperienced confirmed Sanderson’s standing Friday, telling reporters that he’s “not doing effectively.” The Hurricanes have a 3-0 lead within the Japanese Convention first-round collection.
Sanderson sustained the damage within the second interval of Thursday’s 2-1 loss on a excessive hit by Carolina ahead Taylor Corridor. Corridor obtained a two-minute penalty for the blow that dislodged Sanderson’s helmet.
Sanderson performed two extra shifts earlier than exiting the sport.
“I simply do not perceive how there’s not a five-minute main known as on the hit to the pinnacle,” Inexperienced mentioned after the sport. “It is a blatant hit to the pinnacle, the type of hits you do not wish to see.
Sanderson, 23, has two assists in three video games within the collection. He recorded 54 factors (14 objectives, 40 assists) and a career-best plus-16 ranking in 67 video games through the common season.
He has spent 4 seasons with the Senators, who chosen him with the fifth general decide within the 2020 NHL Draft.
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