NHL Status Report: Sanderson to miss at least next two games for Senators

Oct 5, 2026, 2:26 PM ET|Comments (0)

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Jake Sanderson will not play against the Boston Bruins on Monday (7 p.m. ET; NESN, SN+, TVAS) or at the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, Senators coach Travis Green said Monday. The defenseman left a 3-2 win at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at 12:45 of the first period with an undisclosed injury. He returned to Ottawa instead of traveling with the team to Boston. The Senators play their home opener on Thursday against the Philadelphia Flyers. "Went home, got some testing done," Green said Monday. "I would call it not as serious as we were hoping it wasn't going to be and I don't think it's going to be. But he definitely won't play the rest of this trip." Sanderson played 4:29 over six shifts before exiting the game against Toronto. He missed part of training camp with …

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