Ottawa Senators goalie Joey Daccord (34) makes a save in the first period against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Canadian Tire Centre. Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports

Senators' Joey Daccord likely out for season with lower-body injury

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Mar 19, 2021 1:41 PM ET

The Ottawa Senators cannot escape goaltending woes as springtime approaches.

Per the NHL's website, Ottawa's Joey Daccord will likely miss the remainder of the season due to the non-contact lower-body injury he suffered in Wednesday's shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks.

Roughly five minutes into the third period, Daccord went down and immediately grabbed his left leg.

The 24-year-old required help to leave the ice.

"It's going to be long-term here. He's out for a while," Senators general manager Pierre Dorion told TSN 1200 when speaking about how much time Daccord will miss. "I don't want to put a timeline on it but there's a good chance, the timeline that I was given … it looks like it's most likely the season."

Daccord compiled a 1-3-1 record with a 3.27 goals-against average and an .897 save percentage across six starts and eight total appearances this season. Fellow Ottawa goalies Matt Murray and Marcus Hogberg are also battling injury setbacks, so the Senators claimed Anton Forsberg on waivers from the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. Forsberg is on track to start versus the Calgary Flames on Monday.

Per ESPN stats, Ottawa is surrendering a league-worst 3.91 goals per game on the campaign. The Senators sit last in the NHL North standings and are 11 points off the pace for clinching a playoff berth in the division.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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