The Ottawa Senators lost more than just two points on Thursday night. Article content

The club also lost another one of its top players when centre Shane Pinto didn’t finish the Senators’ 4-2 loss to the New York Rangers in front of 15,533 at the Canadian Tire Centre. Article content Article content

Pinto left midway through the first period after taking a hit from Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad along the boards with a lower-body injury.

Pinto finished his shift, went to the bench, and then, after speaking with athletic therapist Dom Nicoletta, skated out during the TV timeout and tested it out. Pinto then went to the room, and that was it for the night.

“He’s a big loss,” coach Travis Green told TSN’s Claire Hanna in the second period. “Pinto plays a lot of important minutes. We’r

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