Injured veteran David Perron needs hernia surgery, prompting Stephen Halliday's call-up for the Senators' game in Nashville on Thursday.

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Ottawa Senators forward David Perron is expected to undergo sports hernia surgery and be sidelined five to seven weeks, head coach Travis Green announced. Green noted that Perron has been dealing with the injury for some time.

The Senators opened the scoring just 3:30 into the first period. Tyler Kleven took a slick pass from Claude Giroux, dragged the puck into the slot, and ripped a shot over the glove of starting goaltender Elvis Merzļikins.

The Senators will be without David Perron as they wrap up a three-game road trip on Thursday night in Nashville — and for five to seven weeks in total, as the winger recovers from surgery to address a sports hernia.

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Sean Monahan scored for the Blue Jackets (22-20-7), who had won four in a row. Elvis Merzlikins allowed two goals on seven shots in the first period before leaving because of an illness. Jet Greaves made 12 saves in relief over the final two periods.

The Ottawa Senators have lost one of their veteran forwards until the end of February at the very least. Relayed from TSN’s Bruce Garrioch, head coach Travis Green told reporters today that winger David Perron would miss the next five to seven weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia.

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