Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot was unlucky and was shot in the face on Tuesday evening.
During the first period of the match against the Islanders in New York, the Quebecer was the victim of a hit by defender Adam Pelech.
Chabot collapsed to the ground, but quickly got up to rush to his team’s locker room. The native of Sainte-Marie was bleeding profusely…
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The “Sens” then announced that their skater would not return to the game “as a preventative measure”.
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The guard is the second most used player on average per game, after Jake Sanderson, since the start of the season with the Senators. In 43 games so far, Chabot has amassed 3 goals and 16 assists for 19 points.
The Ottawa club also won its duel against the Islanders by a score of 2 to 0.
Adam Gaudette and Artem Zub scored, while goaltender Leevi Merlainen recorded his second shutout of the season. The 22-year-old Finn stopped 24 pucks against head coach Patrick Roy’s squad.
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