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Zack MacEwen News
MacEwen (lower body) left Saturday's game early and has yet to return to Ottawa's practices.

MacEwen played only 2:18 time-on-ice before exiting Saturday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers. The bruising forward was playing in his second game since being recalled last week. Rourke Chartier has been recalled from Belleville (AHL) in the interim.

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MacEwen has been recalled from Belleville (AHL).

MacEwen spent an early portion of the season with Ottawa, registering three points (2G / 1A) and 46 penalty minutes in 22 games, but has exclusively played in Belleville (AHL) over the last month. MacEwen will likely serve as a roster replacement for Josh Norris, who will be out week-to-week with an upper-body injury.

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MacEwen has been reassigned to Belleville (AHL) after clearing waivers.

MacEwen was placed on waivers on Monday but cleared and was reassigned to Belleville (AHL) on Tuesday. The 27-year-old signed a three-year contract with the Senators in the offseason but has failed to impress with only two goals, one assist, 16 SOG, and 46 PIMs in 22 games so far this season. He heads back to the AHL for the first time since 2022-23 where he appeared in three games with Lehigh Valley (AHL).

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MacEwen (illness) will be out Thursday vs. Seattle.

MacEwen played the last two games for the Senators, making his impact felt, scoring one goal, firing two shots on goal, registering five hits, and 12 penalty minutes. He will be out of the lineup due to an illness on Thursday as Angus Crookshank and Jiri Smejkal are both expected to draw back in.

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Zack MacEwen will draw back into the Senators' lineup Friday at Dallas.

MacEwen will play for the first time since December 7th as he will draw into the Senators' lineup as a fresh body on the back end of a back-to-back, replacing Rourke Chartier. The 27-year-old MacEwen has played 10 games this season, recording one point (0G / 1A), 25 penalty minutes, and 15 hits.

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Zack MacEwen will be a healthy scratch Thursday vs. Vancouver.

MacEwen has an assist, two SOG and five PIMs through four games in 2023-24 but will be the odd man out of the Senators' roster as he is a healthy scratch Thursday vs. Vancouver. The 27-year-old bruising right-winger will be replaced by Matthew Highmore, who was brought in from Belleville (AHL) to help kill penalties.

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The Senators have recalled Zack MacEwen from Belleville (AHL).

MacEwen will return to the Senators for a second-time this season where he had an assist and a +1 plus/minus while averaging only 6:38 TOI and is expected to draw into the lineup Saturday vs. Tampa. The 27-year-old grinder had a successful trip to the minors, where he had two goals in four games played with Belleville (AHL).

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Zack MacEwen has cleared waivers and been reassigned to Belleville (AHL).

MacEwen was placed on waivers Thursday but cleared and has officially been reassigned to Belleville (AHL). The 26-year-old enforcer had an assist, two SOG, and a +1 plus/minus in two games played in 2023-24 while averaging only 6:38 TOI on the Senators' fourth line. He was signed to a three-year, $2.325 million contract ($775,000 AAV) by the Ottawa in the offseason.

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MacEwen (upper-body) will play Saturday vs. the Flyers.

The Senators had to play one man short in their season opener because MacEwen was out, but he'll make his season debut on Saturday, giving the Senators a full lineup. MacEwen split his 2022-23 season between the Flyers and Kings, posting 10 points (4G / 6A), 150 hits, 66 PIMS and a minus-11 rating in 55 games.

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Zack MacEwen (upper body) will be a game-time decision for Saturday vs. Philadelphia.

MacEwen missed the Senators' opening night game due to an upper-body injury and will be a game-time decision for their second matchup of the season vs. Philadelphia. The 27-year-old bruising right-winger had four goals, six assists, 66 PIMs, 73 SOG, and a -11 plus/minus through 56 games with Philadelphia and Los Angeles in 2022-23.

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Zack MacEwen is day-to-day with an upper-body injury and is a game-time decision vs. Carolina.

If MacEwen is unable to play in the season opener, the Senators will likely have to play with only 11 forwards. MacEwen recorded 10 points last season (4G / 6A) and 66 PIM across 56 games between the Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings last season.

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Zack MacEwen has signed a three-year, 2.325 million contract with the Ottawa Senators.

MacEwen had four goals, six assists, 64 PIMs, 73 SOG, and -11 plus/minus through 56 games with both Philadelphia and Los Angeles and has signed a three-year, 2.325 million contract with the Ottawa Senators. The 26-year-old bruiser adds some fourth-line depth to the Senators and brings 13 goals, 28 points and 245 PIMs across 186 career NHL games to nations capital.

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