Senators’ Zack Smith leaves game with upper-body injury

Watch as J.T. Miller stands up Zach Smith along the boards with a crushing hit. Smith was forced to leave the game.

Ottawa Senators forward Zack Smith has left Tuesday’s game against the New York Rangers and will not return after suffering an upper-body injury.

Smith took a hard hit in the neutral zone from Tanner Glass and J.T. Miller during the first period of Game 3 and left shortly after.

He has two assists this post-season.

The 29-year-old missed time late in the regular season with an upper-body injury suffered on March 30.

[relatedlinks]

When submitting content, please abide by our submission guidelines, and avoid posting profanity, personal attacks or harassment. Should you violate our submissions guidelines, we reserve the right to remove your comments and block your account. Sportsnet reserves the right to close a story’s comment section at any time.