Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot is sidelined four-to-six weeks with a fractured hand, coach D.J. Smith announced on Friday.
Chabot sustained the injury while blocking a shot early in the second period of Ottawa’s 3-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday. An MRI on Friday morning showed the break in his hand, however surgery is not expected.
Chabot, 26, has notched three assists while averaging 24:19 of ice time in seven games this season.
He has totaled 232 points (53 goals, 179 assists) in 388 career games since being selected by the Senators with the 18th overall pick of the 2015 NHL Draft.
–Field Level Media