Kastelic exited Saturday's game due to a lower-body injury and will not play on Monday. The 25-year-old Kastelic has been a force this season, averaging 11:57 time-on-ice, tallying a massive 75 hits, 24 penalty minutes, and seven points (3G / 4A) in 19 games.
Kastelic is a big (6-2, 210 lbs), rugged forward who will fit into the Bruins' bottom-6 in 2024-25. During the 2023-24 season, Kastelic had 10 points (5G / 5A), 126 hits and 31 blocked shots in 63 games with the Senators.
Kastelic played only 2:08 time-on-ice before exiting Saturday's 5-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens due to an upper-body injury. Zack Ostapchuk was recalled from the Belleville Senators (AHL) on Monday to replace Kastelic in the lineup for Ottawa.
Kastelic will slide back into the Sens' lineup as Dominik Kubalik will be the odd-man out on Thursday. Kastelic has one goal and one assist in 27 games this season.
Kastelic will sit on Sunday to make room for Shane Pinto's return to the lineup. Kastelic has one goal and one assist in 27 games this season.
Kastelic has not played since November 2nd when he suffered a high-ankle sprain that has subsequently kept him out of the lineup for approximately six weeks. Kastelic had zero points in nine games before his injury, averaging 6:55 time-on-ice. At morning skate on Thursday, he skated on the fourth line with Parker Kelly and Rourke Chartier.
Kastelic has missed the Senators' previous eight games due to a high-ankle sprain and was placed on the Long-Term Injured Reserve retroactive to November 3rd, Thursday. The 24-year-old bruising centre had failed to collect a point through nine games this season, but had 21 PIMs and a -2 plus/minus prior to his injury.
Kastelic left the Senators' previous game vs. Los Angeles due to a high ankle sprain after just 2:45 TOI and is not expected back anytime soon as he is out indefinitely. The 24-year-old grinder has yet to pick up a point this season but has eight SOG, 21 PIMs, and a -2 plus/minus in nine games played while averaging only 6:55 TOI.
Kastelic left Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Kings after suffering an undisclosed injury. In nine games, Kastelic has been held without a point while racking up 21 penalty minutes and eight hits. He is expected to miss the next few games.
Kastelic is "banged up" and will not be able to play Wednesday vs. the New York Islanders. Dylan Gambrell will be taking his spot in the bottom-six. The 23-year-old has four goals, one assist and a -10 plus/minus through 43 games this season.
Kastelic was a fifth-round pick in 2019 and has been a fixture on the Senators' fourth line this season, collecting two goals in six games.
Kastelic has played in eight straight games but will be replaced by Dylan Gambrell in the lineup on Tuesday. Kastelic has one assist in eight games while averaging just 8:35 TOI/gm since joining the Senators in late January.
Kastelic was a fifth-round pick in 2019 and has spent the last year and a half in Belleville (AHL). The 6-foot-3, 210 lbs. centre, who has scored five goals with six assists (11 points) in 31 AHL games this season, will replace Josh Norris (shoulder).
Ottawa selected Kastelic with the No.125 overall pick (fifth-round) in the 2019 NHL draft. The 21-year-old centre served as the captain for the Calgary Hitmen in 2019-20 while leading the team in goals (38) and tying for the team-lead in points (68) in 58 games. Following a five-year WHL career, Kastelic is expected to join Belleville (AHL) for the 2020-21 campaign.
