Ottawa Senators' Last Stand: Yakemchuk's Power Play

0:00On April 25th, Ottawa Senators are staring down a elimination, trailing the Carolina Hurricanes' zero games to three in their first round series. Game four hits, Saturday, April 25th, and its do-or-die with their top defensive pair, Jake Sanderson and Artem Zub, both ruled out. Sanderson took a hard hit from Taylor Hall early in the second period of game three, right to the head, earning Hall just a two-minute minor. Sanderson gutted out one more shift, but pulled himself, and Coach Travis Green called the league's lack of further discipline shocking. Zub's been sidelines since laying a big hit on Steph Jarvis in game one. The lost things deep, Sanderson's abeased in all situations, key to breakouts, and the power play that's gone, zero for 12 so far. Thomas Chabot's stepping up, but struggling hard, minus five through three games, on ice for six of Carolina's seven goals, with defensive lapses and no points in over 90 minutes. Enter Rookie Carter Yakumchuk, who's got just four NHL games under his belt from late season. Two points before a concussion cut him short. He dominated the

1:05AHL with 40 points in 54 games, both a killer shot, 30 goals in junior, and could spark that anemic power play even. If his defense needs work, with other options like Cameron Crowdy and Lassie Thompson already tested, it's time to roll the dice on Yakumchuk's offense to avoid a sweep. Sense need a spark now, or the season's over before it really got going. Team coverage, powered by AI. This is NHL News, today.