Sanderson Hit: Ottawa Faces Do-or-Die in Game Four

0:00On April 24th, Ottawa Senators dropped a tight 2-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first round series. And it got worse when their top defenseman, Jake Sanderson, left early. At 4-24 in the second period, Hurricanes forward Taylor Hall, nailed Sanderson with an illegal check to the head, earning a minor penalty. Sanderson logged 13 minutes 19 seconds before skating off, even taking two more shifts after the hit, and he seemed to tweak his hand. Blocking a shot. Sanderson's been huge for Ottawa, dishing two assists, and a plus two rating in their double overtime game two to feet, while leading all there. Defensemen with 54 points, 14 goals, and 40 assists, and 67 regular season games. The Sends are already missing items of, hurt checking Carolina's Seth Jarvis early in Game 1's two-nothing loss, though Tyler Cleveland returned. Thursday after sitting out nine games with an upper body issue, down three games to none, in the best of seven, Ottawa faces due or die, in Game 4 Saturday at 3 p.m.

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