After a bumpy start to the New Year, the Ottawa Senators are back on track. The Senators have started climbing up the Eastern Conference standings again with three straight victories ahead of Thursday's encounter with the Washington Capitals.

The Ottawa Senators will be without defenceman Thomas Chabot as they welcome one of the NHL’s best, the Washington Capitals on Thursday night.

Filling in for injured defenseman Thomas Chabot, Donovan Sebrango played more like a veteran instead of a young, nervous rookie making his NHL debut for the Ottawa Senators Thursday.

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot will be out of the lineup on a day-to-day basis after taking a puck to the face in Tuesday’s 2-0 road win over the New York Islanders.

It’ll be baptism by fire for Ottawa Senators defenceman Donovan Sebrango on Thursday night. Sebrango will make his NHL debut, jumping right into the heat of the NHL Eastern playoff chase. Not only will it happen in his hometown, with family and friends cheering him on, it will be against Alex Ovechkin and the league-leading Washington Capitals.

Wyatt Johnston is expected to center the top line with Hintz out. Rookie forwards Matej Blumel and Justin Hryckowian will play in the bottom six with forwards Mason Marchment (face) and Tyler Seguin (hip) each continuing to recover from surgery. -- Taylor Baird

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Thomas Chabot for fantasy hockey. According to the team, Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot (head) exited

The Ottawa Senators' first home game in more than three weeks did not go according to plan.Ottawa fell 4-0 to the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night, and Senators fans responded accordingly by booing their team off the ice.

Defenceman Thomas Chabot left the contest after being hit in the face by a shot from Islanders defenceman Adam Pelech in the first period. The 27-year-old immediately skated off the ice and to the ...

After starting the new year with a four-game losing streak, the Ottawa Senators have rebounded with three wins in a row. They beat the New York Islanders 2-0 on Tuesday night at UBS Arena. 22-year-old rookie Leevi Merilainen continues to be the hot hand for the Sens, making 23 saves for the shutout, Ottawa's sixth of the season, all on the road.

Chabot was hit in the face by a puck in Tuesday's game versus the Islanders, per TSN 1200 Ottawa. The Senators did not provide an official update during the contest, but it appears Chabot won't be able to finish the game. His status for Thursday versus the Capitals is unclear.

The Ottawa Senators came close as a strong team effort saw them hold the Washington Capitals scoreless through three periods but were unable to secure the win as they fell to the Washington Capitals by a score of 1-0 in overtime.