Senators’ William Eklund leaves game with lower-body injury

The Ottawa Senators could be going without a key top-six forward for some time, as winger William Eklund left the team’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers against the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period with a lower-body injury. The play came just under eight minutes into the game when Flyers defenseman Simon Benoit finished a check on Eklund along the boards. In an eventful offseason in Canada’s capital that saw former captain Brady Tkachuk request a trade and ultimate get one that united him with his brother Matthew with the Florida Panthers, Eklund was the big acquisition lined up by...