Ottawa Senators defenceman Tyler Kleven is on the ice for practice in a non-contact jersey as the team prepares for Game 1 of their first-round playoff series tomorrow against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Kleven, who is also sporting a full visor plus a plastic tray across the jaw of his helmet, has not played Apr. 2 against Buffalo due to an upper-body injury.
Head coach Travis Green said on Friday that Kleven is “closer” to returning but did not indicate if he’ll play Game 1.
Tyler Kleven is on the ice in a non-contact jersey and wearing a bubble.
— Claire Hanna (@clahanna) April 17, 2026
Kleven hasn’t played since April 2nd vs Buffalo due to an upper body injury. #sens pic.twitter.com/a6xmmdvHoX
Kleven took a puck to the face against the Sabres six minutes into the contest and departed the game as Ottawa went on to win 4-1.
Two days later, Green dubbed the 24-year-old defenceman as week to week and that “he’ll be out for awhile.”
In 70 regular-season games this year, he scored three goals with a career-high 18 points while averaging 17:21 of ice time.
Kleven is in the first season of a two-year, $3.2 million contract.
Senators lines at today’s skate per TSN’s Claire Hanna:
Batherson-Stutzle-Giroux
Tkachuk-Cozens-Greig
Cousins-Pinto-Amadio
Foegele-Eller-Zetterlund
Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Spence
Gilbert-Matinpalo
Kleven*-Thomson
Ullmark
Reimer
