Overview
- The defenseman left Tuesday’s game against the Stars with an upper-body injury after a hard boards hit by Colin Blackwell late in the first period.
- Chabot briefly took laps before the second period, then returned to the tunnel and did not play again, finishing with 6:51 over nine shifts.
- The team has not provided a timeline for his return, with further evaluation expected to determine severity.
- Chabot has been a key contributor this season with 10 points in 16 games while averaging 22:52 of ice time, second on the team to Jake Sanderson.
- Ottawa’s left-shot options are limited after Donovan Sebrango was claimed on waivers, leaving mostly inexperienced AHL choices and prompting consideration of internal shifts or a recall, with Nikolas Matinpalo and a potential Jordan Spence position switch among discussed possibilities.