Sports · Cousins exitsCousins Chychrun hit: Nick Cousins needs help off ice in Ottawa's overtime lossWritten November 11, 2026 at 6:39 AM UTCWatchTranscript0:00Cousins Chikran hit.0:01Nick Cousins needs help off ice in Ottawa's overtime loss.0:07Nick Cousins needed help off the ice after Jakob Chekran's hit and never returned.0:11Ottawa played the closing minutes and overtime without him, then lost three minus0:15two to Washington.0:16Now the senators face uncertainty over a forward who couldn't finish the game.0:20Can Cousins return for Thursday's home game against Colorado?0:23Cousins went down at Canadian Tire Center while trying to retrieve the puck along0:27the boards in his own zone.0:29Chikran delivered the hit late in the third period, and Cousins remained on the ice0:33before help reached him.0:34Teammates and staff helped Cousins off, and he was taken to the dressing room.0:38He left with two minutes,57 seconds remaining in regulation.0:41That was the end of his night.0:43Chikran Washington's defenseman initially received a major penalty after hitting the0:47Ottawa forward, a major carries five minutes, but officials reviewed the play, and0:51their decision changed before that penalty could stand.0:54Officials rescinded the five-minute major following review, leaving no penalty on0:58the hit.0:58Cousins still couldn't continue.1:00Ottawa lost him for the rest of regulation and for the overtime that followed.1:03Ottawa coach Travis Green called the collision a headshot.1:06He also described Cousins as not doing great.1:08Green challenged the hit, while the officials' final ruling left Washington without1:12a penalty on that play.1:13Ottawa had put Washington under sustained pressure earlier in the game.1:17The senators' strongest stretch came in the second period, when they repeatedly1:20tested the Capitals at the other end.1:22Ottawa outshot Washington17 -2 in the second period.1:25Ridley Greek and Hayden Hodgson scored the Senators' goals during the game.1:29Matt Roy and Pierre Luc Dubois scored Washington's regulation goals, keeping the1:33Capitals in reach.1:34Ottawa's two minus one third period lead slipped away.1:37Cole Hudson completed Washington's comeback with the overtime winner at one minute1:40fourteen seconds.1:41He also added an assist, and the Capitals finished with a three minus two victory.1:46Washington improved to ten wins and six losses.1:48Ottawa's record became eleven wins, six losses, and two overtime losses.1:52No NHL player safety hearing or disciplinary action over the hit has been announced.1:57Ottawa hasn't announced a diagnosis or confirmed whether Cousins can return for its2:01next game at home against Colorado on Thursday night, November12 .Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
