Carter Yakemchuk Returns to Senators Lineup Against Penguins

Ottawa Senators defenseman Carter Yakemchuk will return to the lineup Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins after serving as a healthy scratch in six of the team's last seven games. The 2024 seventh-overall pick played in Ottawa's first 13 games this season before becoming the odd man out as the blueline returned to health. Yakemchuk is set to replace Nikolas Matinpalo on the third defensive pairing alongside Tyler Kleven.