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Sens Look Forward After Game 1 Loss; Zub's Status Unclear After Exiting with Injury
Carolina used a physical forecheck and 57 hits to blank Ottawa, and Artem Zub left in the first period with an undisclosed injury.
- On Saturday, the Ottawa Senators fell 2-0 to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 at Lenovo Center, struggling against the Eastern Conference top seed's physical dominance.
- Carolina imposed its physical will with a 57-39 hits edge after captain Brady Tkachuk and Jordan Staal dropped the gloves three seconds into proceedings.
- Shutdown defender Artem Zub exited with an undisclosed injury in the first period, forcing Thomas Chabot to log close to 27 minutes as Zub's status remains unclear.
- Senators head coach Travis Green noted a 'clear trickle-down effect' when Zub is absent, emphasizing that others must step up to play minutes against top lines.
- Preparing for Game 2 on Monday, centre Tim Stutzle said, 'Not gonna be lots of opportunities, not a lot of fancy plays,' as Ottawa adjusts to Carolina's pressure.
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Sens look forward after Game 1 loss; Zub's status unclear after exiting with injury
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Senators look forward after Game 1 loss while Zub's status remains unclear
Thomas Chabot felt his team handled things fairly well. The Ottawa Senators expected an early surge from the Hurricanes to open their first-round playoff series. And after captain Brady Tkachuk and Carolina opposite Jordan Staal dropped the gloves three seconds into proceedings at a pulsating Lenovo Center, the Eastern Conference’s top seed tried to impose its physical will Saturday. One of the Senators’ key drivers from defence, Chabot was clea…
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