The Nashville Predators’ injury woes have been bad for defensemen, with Mark Borowiecki and Ryan McDonough both on the injured reserve, but a 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators may not have been the worst thing to happen to the Predators blueline.
Jeremy Lauzon left the game in the second period shortly after his fight with former Predator Austin Watson, and by the end of the second intermission, the Predators had announced that neither Alexandre Carrier nor Lauzon would return to the game.
#Preds appear to be down to 4 defensemen, as neither Carrier nor Lauzon has returned to the bench following 2nd intermission
— Emma Lingan (@emma_lingan) December 10, 2022
With just four defensemen left to play, the Nashville defense put up abnormally high time on ice playing without a third of their teammates.