Senators beat Leafs in Battle of Ontario opener, wait for word on Jake Sanderson

Entertainment 19659001 19459062https://i0.wp.com/media.pmnsports.co.uk/2026/10/localimages/thomas-chabot-ottawa-senators-toronto-maple-leafs.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=564&h=423&type=webp&sig=pNjVPCtQOM_JaI2-mxD59A, https://i0.wp.com/media.pmnsports.co.uk/2026/10/localimages/thomas-chabot-ottawa-senators-toronto-maple-leafs.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1128&h=846&type=webp&sig=ZTugKkghzKLCSALRa_kFcg 2ximage/webp”>19659002 With netminder Linus Ullmark, left, out of position, Senators defenceman Jake Sanderson bats the puck out of damage’s method the very first duration of Saturday’s video game versus the Maple Leafs. Sanderson left the contest after the duration and didn’t go back to the bench. Picture by Andrew Lahodynskyj 19459071/ 19459070 NHLI through Getty Images Short article material He has actually been handling an undefined condition, and there were concerns all week regarding whether he would even play in this one. Short article material 19659007 He left the last preseason video game versus Montreal on Sept. 26 midway through the 2nd duration. Head coach Travis Green noted it was a various condition than what Sanderson had actually been handling a week previously. 19659008 Post material The television cams revealed an annoyed Sanderson on the bench, smashing his stick after being captured up along the boards with Toronto’s Nick Paul. 19659010 Post material 19659011 “He was ravaged on the bench when he informed me about it,” Chabot stated of Sanderson. “He’s going to put whatever he can into it and he’ll be back in no time.” 19659012 Post material That implied the Senators were required to complete the video game with just 5 defencemen, consisting of novice Carter Yakemchuk.