Ottawa Senators defenceman Jake Sanderson left Thursday’s Game 3 against the Carolina Hurricanes with an apparent injury and didn’t return.
Jake Sanderson will not return to tonight’s game.
— Sens Communications (@Media_Sens) April 24, 2026
Jake Sanderson ne reviendra pas au jeu ce soir.
Sanderson took a hit to the head from Hurricanes forward Taylor Hall early in the second period. Hall received a two-minute minor penalty on the play.
The 6-foot-2, left-shot defenceman remained in the game after the hit until halfway through the period when he took a puck off his right hand while the team the Senators were on a two-man advantage.
Sanderson then left for the locker room and didn’t return to the game.
Ottawa was trailing 1-0 at the time of the injury and ultimately fell 2-1 as the Hurricanes took a 3-0 series lead.
The 23-year-old blueliner was one of Ottawa’s top defencemen this season, registering 14 goals and 54 points in 67 games in the regular season while averaging 24:50 of ice time.
He has two assists after the first two playoff games while averaging 35:16 of ice time.
The Senators trail the Hurricanes 2-0 in the series with Game 4 set on Saturday from the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa.
