Jenik was loaned to AHL Belleville on Thursday. Jenik was recalled due to injuries to forwards Brady Tkachuk (lower body), Shane Pinto (upper body) and Josh Norris (upper body). Jenik saw fourth-line action against the Jets on Wednesday and saw only 7:51 of ice time,
Tim Stutzle scored and added an assist to keep his 11-game point streak alive, Brady Tkachuk and Shane Pinto returned to the lineup and scored, and the Ottawa Senators ended a five-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
The Ottawa Senators are starting to get back to full health, accentuated by the returns of Brady Tkachuk, Josh Norris and Shane Pinto to the lineup. Defenceman Jacob Bernard-Docker is healthy too, finally off injured reserve after being sidelined with a high-ankle sprain.
Tim Stutzle scored and added an assist to keep his 11-game point streak alive, Brady Tkachuk and Shane Pinto returned to the lineup and scored and the Ottawa Senators ended a five-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
Stutzle has 16 points (four goals, 12 assists) during his streak and matched a franchise record for longest assist streak (10 games). Brady Tkachuk and Shane Pinto each scored in
Crookshank was reassigned to AHL Belleville on Saturday. Crookshank was recalled earlier in the day, but was sent down when it was determined that Brady Tkachuk (lower body), Shane Pinto (upper body) and Josh Norris (upper body) were healthy enough to return to the lineup versus San Jose on Saturday.
Ottawa ranks 22nd in goals per game with 2.79 and will be missing forwards Josh Norris (upper body), Shane Pinto (upper body) and Brady Tkachuk (lower body), so this is a favorable assignment for the netminder.
Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot expressed his disappointment at the team's 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday.
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk told reporters Friday that he expects to return to the lineup Saturday against the San Jose Sharks, according to TSN's Claire Hanna."Every day kept getting better,