The 31-year-old veteran was injured on Saturday night in a knee-on-knee collision with Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Jacob Quillan.

It’s back to regularly scheduled programming for the Ottawa Senators. The kerfuffle good old Spartacat caused by wearing the spliced Quebec Nordiques/Senators jersey on Monday is a thing of the past and now the focus will turn to Alex Ovechkin’s visit to the Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday night with the Washington Capitals.

Ottawa Senators forward Nick Cousins is expected to miss serious time after controversial knee-on-knee collision with Maple Leafs rookie Jacob Quillan.

Before scoring in Sunday’s 3-1 win over Utah, Tkachuk had gone 10 games without a goal or an assist. Giroux’ goal Sunday was his first since Dec. 19. Batherson has one goal (Jan. 11) since Dec. 17. Stutzle had just six goals since the beginning of December (27 games). Tough to figure, right?

Sports fans can be a very reactionary bunch, and the situation surrounding the Ottawa Senators is just the latest in a long line of examples. On Monday, Senator

The Ottawa Senators will be without center Nick Cousins for the next six-to-eight weeks due to a knee injury, reports Postmedia’s Bruce Garrioch. Garrioch adds that Cousins will also seek a second medical opinion on the injury and its anticipated recovery timeline.

The resurgent Ottawa Senators go for a third straight win when they host the Washington Capitals on Thursday night.

The Ottawa Senators and Chicago Blackhawks could be the next teams to receive a phone call from Sweden regarding the 4 Nations Face-Off. Sweden has taken a hit

The Calgary native played 12 games for the Senators but has been out of the lineup since being injured in a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators host the Washington Capitals aiming to extend a three-game home winning streak. Ottawa is 26-20-4 overall and 14-7-2 in home games. The Senators are 12-4-3 in games decided by one goal. Washington is 18-7-1 on the road and 34-11-5 overall. The Capitals have a 31-1-3 record when scoring at least three goals.

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