The Senators, who sit 14th in the NHL Eastern Conference, are preparing to face the Minnesota Wild on Saturday afternoon.

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The Senators added another casualty to the injury list on Thursday when they lost Lars Eller to a lower-body ailment after he blocked a shot from blueliner Zach Weresnki in the second period of the club’s 6-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets . Article content Article content

The veteran centre wasn’t on the ice on Friday at the Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul and he won’t face the Minnesota Wild in Game 2 of this road trip on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Coach Travis Green told reporters on Friday that Eller will be out for an extended period, but didn’t provide an exact timeline.

“We won’t see him the

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