Ceci among defencemen who stepped up with Karlsson out

Minus Erik Karlsson, the right side of the Senators’ defence held up just fine through the first five games of the season.
Chris Wideman had three goals, making him the highest scoring blueliner in the league and giving him a share of the team lamp-lighting lead heading into Tuesday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks. When Wideman struggled and wound up getting just 9:40 of ice time in the Oct. 10 visit to Vancouver, Fredrik Claesson picked up the slack with an exceptional 26:51 of