Chabot out at least a week with concussion

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot will miss at least a week of action due to a concussion, head coach D.J. Smith said Sunday, per TSN.

With their No. 1 blue-liner set to miss time, the Senators recalled Jacob Larsson from the AHL. The club is also currently without Artem Zub due to injury.

Chabot exited Saturday's win over the Philadelphia Flyers early in the third period after Travis Konecny hit him from behind. There was no penalty on the play.

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Ottawa has three games scheduled this coming week: Monday against the New York Islanders, Wednesday against the Buffalo Sabres, and Saturday against the New Jersey Devils.

Chabot has collected six points in 14 games this season while averaging a whopping 25:45 per contest, which ranks fifth among all NHL skaters.

The Senators are off to an underwhelming 5-8-1 start in 2022-23 after an exciting offseason that had many expecting the club to compete for a playoff spot. Saturday's win over the Flyers snapped a seven-game winless streak.

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