SNAPSHOTS: Light work proves a good duty for the Senators’ Chabot against Lightning

He was actually fourth in ice time among those on the Ottawa Blue Line in this one, playing 20 minutes 14 seconds, or 10 minutes less than in Tuesday’s loss to the Islanders.

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Thomas chabot He played a major role in the Ottawa Senators victory on Saturday afternoon.

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But the club’s alternate captain wasn’t as busy as usual in a 4-0 win over two-time Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning at the Canadian Tire Center.

There haven’t been many games where Chabot wasn’t the Senators’ ice time leader, but this was one of them and he still contributed a two-point effort. In fact, he was fourth in ice time among Ottawa Blue Line players in this one, playing 20 minutes 14 seconds. That had him behind Nick Holden (25:11), Artem Zub (25:07) and Nikita Zaitsev (22:29).

Chabot skated 30:39 in Tuesday’s 5-3 loss to the New York Islanders.

“There were a lot of penalties and it’s not killing a lot,” said the Ottawa head coach. Dj smith saying. “That happens, but when you win the game and you have the advantage, you don’t have to put a lot on the line in the last five minutes. If that’s a one-goal game, (Chabot) is probably playing three of the last five minutes.

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“He was as sharp as I’ve seen him in a long time in the power game. His game away from the puck, playing against the top lines of the other teams, with his puck movement, has come a long way. Their last five games have been really good. “

The Senators kept the Bolts 0-for-5 in the power play and that was as key as the Senators going 2-for-4 with the men’s advantage.

FROM ZOTTO IN LIMBO

Michael del zotto Waivers passed and his future with senators is confusing at best.

The 31-year-old defender was hired to provide a veteran presence, but has not been able to stay in the lineup and could be sent to the American Hockey League affiliate in Belleville.

He was eliminated for the sixth straight game on Saturday. General manager Pierre dorion will try to trade Del Zotto in the next few days, and Smith says it’s time for a youth movement.

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“Things have changed here and at the beginning of the year we had certain expectations,” Smith told reporters before Saturday’s game. “You hate making excuses, but with what happened in the middle and with COVID-19, things have changed here.

“It really has changed to development. You gonna see guys like Lassi thomson you will see (Jacob) Bernard-Docker here soon. With a little luck, (Jake) Sanderson At the end of the year. Things have changed here and we have to make room for some young players. “

Murray hurts again

Scheduled to start against the Providence Bruins on Friday, Matt murray Belleville scratched him instead due to a lower body injury sustained during morning skating.

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The 27-year-old goalkeeper’s injury is not considered serious and has not been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Bridgeport Islanders.

Skated Saturday at Pawtucket, RI and Coach Belleville Troy mann he planned to speak with Murray when the club arrived at his hotel later to see if he would be ready to face Bridgeport.

“He tweaked something this morning in the pregame skateboarding and he was more cautious,” Mann told the Belleville broadcaster. David foote after Friday’s 4-1 win over Providence. “We practice (Saturday) so we’ll take him out for the goalie ice and see if he can start Sunday and potentially go to Lehigh, but we’ll make sure he’s 100 percent and we’ll go from there.”

Murray was sent to the AHL to put together his game, but so far he has only played one contest.

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“It’s kind of a lower body strain,” Smith said. “It’s unfortunate. You have to play to get back here. If he’s not playing, it’s hard to get up and go. Hopefully he can come back and start playing because, if you’re not playing, it’s hard to get into some kind of rhythm.”

Tampa Bay goalkeeper Brian Elliott makes a save in front of Ottawa left back Alex Formenton in the third period of Saturday's game.
Tampa Bay goalkeeper Brian Elliott makes a save in front of Ottawa left back Alex Formenton in the third period of Saturday’s game. Photo by Marc DesRosiers /USA TODAY Sports

This and that

Former Senators goalkeeper Brian elliott He allowed three goals on 22 shots for Rayo on Saturday. It was his first regulation loss to Ottawa after coming into it against his former team with a 7-0-2 record, 2.24 goals against average and .921 save percentage … The Senators are now 7-7. 1-0 when they lead after 40 minutes … Brady tkachuk He recorded his first two power play points of the season in this victory. He missed camp while waiting to sign a contract, but his game has improved. “Two weeks ago, you could see that his legs were under him and now that his legs are under him, his hands are now under him,” Smith said. Tkachuk became the 10th player in franchise history to score a natural hat-trick when he deposited the puck into an empty net at 4:17 p.m. in the third period. He is the first Ottawa captain to complete the feat since Jason spezza He did it against the Arizona Coyotes on October 15, 2013.

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THE LAST WORDS

Expect to see Bernard-Docker make his season debut on the road. The Senators will not skate Sunday, but will travel to Fort Lauderdale. They will skate there on Monday before taking on the Florida Panthers in Sunrise on Tuesday night … Saturday’s result ended a five-game winning streak for Tampa. “When you’re doing these road trips, whether it’s three, four or five games, you have to get more points than games played and we did it,” said the coach. Jon cooper saying. “If we lose the first game and win the next four, it will probably be a much better feeling than it is now.”

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