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Senators Remain A Work In Progress
Heading into this weekend with a 7-4-0 record, the Ottawa Senators continue to be a work in progress. While the team opened well, earning victories in five of their first six games, the Senators have only two wins over the past five outings. Senators content is powered by Betalytics. Offering a free five-day no-strings trial with monthly plans starting from $9.99, Betalytics provides the best sports predictive data available. Use Promo Code: HHS to receive a 50% Fall discount.
Senators: Brady’s Return Sparks Emotion
Senators content is powered by Betalytics. provides the best sports data available. Offering a free five-day no-strings trial with monthly plans starting from $9.99. Use Promo Code: HHS to receive a 50% discount. Words from former Senators captain Brady Tkachuk in his featured Prime Video Faceoff:Inside The NHL episode filmed during Ottawa’s run towards the playoffs in 2025. “For Matthew to get traded, goes to Florida, wins a Stanley Cup. That puts a little expectation on me.
Senators Seeing Green; Sign Coach To Extension
Shortly after the Ottawa Senators hit the ice for practice Monday, the team announced the signing of head coach Travis Green to a multi-year contract extension. Senators content is powered by Betalytics and Rude Hockey. Betalytics provides the best sports data available. Sign up for a no-strings 5-day trial. Then use Promo Code: HHS to receive a 50% discount off your first month. Plans start at $9.99. Rude Hockey provides cutting-edge apparel for the hardcore fan.
Senators Ullmark Is Locked In
Six starts into the 2026-27 NHL campaign, Ottawa Senators goalie Linus Ullmark is continuing where he left off last season in record-breaking fashion. Victorious in Thursday’s 2-1 shootout win over the New York Islanders, Ullmark tied a pair of Senators long-standing franchise highs. Senators content is powered by Betalytics and Rude Hockey. Betalytics provides the best sports data available. Sign up for a no-strings 5-day trial.
Senators Loss To Blues Exposes Concerns
The Ottawa Senators took it on the chin Tuesday at the hands of the St.Louis Blues. A large portion of Senators fans weren’t around to see Fabian Zetterlund’s late power-play marker, which trimmed the Blues’ lead to five in the final 90 seconds. Senators content is powered by Betalytics and Rude Hockey. Betalytics provides the best sports data available. Sign up for a no-strings 5-day trial. Then use Promo Code: HHS to receive a 50% discount off your first month.
“Mature” Senators Off To Strong Start
Winners of four of five, the Ottawa Senators have opened the 2026-27 season with their best start since 2014-15. There have been several reasons for the Senators quick start out of the gate. The goaltending of Linus Ullmark, Tim Stützle‘s stellar play, an improved penalty kill, and the ability to overcome injuries are a few, but the buzzword being tossed around the room is that the team is simply a “mature” group.
Senators Win A “Greasy” One Over Flyers
Carter Yakemchuk‘s power-play blast with 6:59 remaining propelled the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Senators head coach Travis called it “a hard-fought game,” crediting both teams for their efforts, especially this early into the season. Senators content is powered by https://www.betalytics.com/ and https://rudehockey.com/. Betalytics provides the best sports data available. Sign up for a no-strings 5-day trial.
Stützle Shines In Senators Win Over Bruins
Tim Stützle led the charge with two goals and one assist en route to a 4-1 Ottawa Senators win over the Boston Bruins. The victory marks the first time the Senators have won their season-opening two road games since 2015-16 (Buffalo, Toronto). Senators content is powered by https://www.betalytics.com/ and https://rudehockey.com/. Betalytics provides the best sports data available. Use Promo Code: HHS to receive a 50% discount. Rude Hockey provides cutting-edge apparel for the hardcore fan.
Senators Gutsy Effort In Season-Opening Win
Stephen Halliday tapped a shot past goalie Sergei Bobrovsky midway through the third period, propelling the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Senators content is powered by https://www.betalytics.com/ and https://rudehockey.com/. Betalytics provides the best sports data available. Use Promo Code: HHS to receive a 50% discount. Rude Hockey provides cutting-edge apparel for the hardcore fan. The Senators’ victory was overshadowed by the loss of defenseman Jake Sanderson.
Senators Notes: Injuries, Practice, Chabot Fans
The Ottawa Senators don’t play their first game of the 2026-27 season until Saturday. And it may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Injuries to key players have been a story of Senators training camp to date. The injury bug bit the team during their opening-round playoff loss to Carolina, and it continues to do so. Senators content is powered by https://www.betalytics.com/ and https://rudehockey.com/. Betalytics provides the best sports data available.
Chabot Named Senators 11th Team Captain
When Thomas Chabot saw his wife, Marion, and five-day-old daughter Romy in the Ottawa Senators dressing room Tuesday, he knew what was coming. Senators content is powered by https://www.betalytics.com/ and https://rudehockey.com/. Betalytics provides the best sports data available. Use Promo Code: HHS to receive a 50% discount. Rude Hockey provides cutting-edge apparel for the hardcore fan.
Senators Roster Is Coming Together
With season-opening 23-man NHL rosters due at 5 p.m. Monday, Sunday was moving day for the Ottawa Senators. Since the team doesn’t play their first regular season game until October 3 in Toronto, there may still be tweaks later this week. But for the time being, Ottawa’s gameday roster is much closer to clarity. Senators content is powered by https://www.betalytics.com/ and https://rudehockey.com/. Betalytics provides the best sports data available.
Senators Lose Merilainen, Add Johansson
The Ottawa Senators made a goalie swap Friday, but it likely wasn’t the way it was envisioned. After placing Leevi Merilainen on waivers Thursday, the goaltender was claimed by the Vancouver Canucks. Senators content is powered by https://www.betalytics.com/ and https://rudehockey.com/. Betalytics provides the best sports data available. Offering a free five-day no-strings trial with monthly plans starting from $9.99. Use Promo Code: HHS to receive a 25% discount.
Senators Merilainen On Waivers: What’s Next?
The Ottawa Senators made their first training camp roster move of significance Thursday, placing goaltender Leevi Merilainen on waivers. Senators content is powered by https://www.betalytics.com/ and https://rudehockey.com/.Betalytics provides the best sports data available. Offering a free five-day no-strings trial with monthly plans starting from $9.99. Use Promo Code: HHS to receive a 25% discount. Rude Hockey provides cutting-edge apparel for hardcore fans.
Four Takeaways From Senators OT Loss
Cole Caufield‘s second goal of the night came 3:19 into overtime, lifting the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators. Caufield’s goal sent the majority of fans at Centre Videotron in Trois-Rivières, QC, satisfied. The Krafthockeyville game was played to support of the nearby community of Saint-Boniface.
Senators Have A Tough Decision With Blais
Only a few days into Ottawa Senators training camp, free agent signee Sammy Blais is making a positive impact. Residing on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River in Montmagny, close to Quebec City, the Senators were one of Blais’ offseason targets. The 30-year-old was ecstatic to ink a two-year, two-way deal. Wanting to make an impression and familiarize himself with the city, Blais arrived in Ottawa on August 20.
Senators New Additions In The Spotlight
The first day of Ottawa Senators training camp on-ice activities has come and gone. While some of the focus was on the Senators’ leadership group wanting to make the step, the majority was on a pair of Senators offseason acquisitions, and one who joined the team Thursday morning. Senators content is powered by https://www.betalytics.com/ and https://rudehockey.com/.Betalytics provides the best sports data available, offers a free five-day no-strings trial with monthly plans starting from $9.99.
Green Sends Senators Players A Simple Message
Ottawa Senators head coach Travis Green had a simple message for his players as training camp opened Wednesday, “Be better.” It’s not that Senators players need motivating after consecutive opening round postseason losses. The team wants to make the next step with the realization the Eastern Conference, especially the Atlantic Division is ultra-competitive. “We have a good hockey team. We like our team. We’ve taken a lot of steps the last few years.
It’s “Bath-Time”; Batherson Signs Max Deal
With the clock ticking toward a new CBA at 12 Midnight Wednesday, the Ottawa Senators and forward Drake Batherson finally reached a long-awaited agreement on an eight-year contract extension Tuesday morning. Senators content on Hockey Hot Stove is powered by Betalytics and Rude Hockey. Sign up at https://Betalytics.com to start your no-strings 5-day free trial. Use Promo Code: HHS to receive a 25% discount on the best predictive sports data available. Plans start from $9.99 monthly.
Senators Newcomers Make Early Impression
Senators content on Hockey Hot Stove is powered by Betalytics and Rude Hockey. Sign up at https://Betalytics.com to start your no-strings 5-day free trial. Use Promo Code: HHS to receive a 25% discount on the best predictive sports data available. Plans start from $9.99 monthly. Ottawa Senators hotshot prospect Jaxon Cover certainly wowed the crowd at Centre Slush Puppie in Gatineau this past weekend. Cover was dominant for the Senators in a pair of Prospect Challenge games.
Senators Got It “Cover-ed”
Heading into his first game in an Ottawa Senators uniform, Jaxon Cover knew he’d be the focus of attention. Cover told assembled media, including Hockey Hot Stove Saturday morning in Gatineau, “I know there’s a lot of eyes watching, but it doesn’t change the way I’ll play tonight. I’m just gonna give my full effort.” Cover certainly didn’t disappoint.
Senators Players At The “Fore-front”
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Senators Host Media Launch: What’s New?
The Ottawa Senators held their annual media kick-off event Thursday at the Canadian Tire Centre. It’s a day for local media, including Hockey Hot Stove, to put their palates to the test, getting a sneak peek at new food and drink selections available in the coming weeks. Learn about new activations inside and outside the CTC and more news encompassing the Senators. It all gets underway next Tuesday as the club hosts their charity golf event at the Rideauview Golf Club in Manotick.
Senators Notes: Business Ops updates; Fans, Staios and More
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Sens Seeking Backup Goalie Help
If Ottawa Senators general manager Steve Staios had one regret this past season, it wasn’t finding a suitable backup for Linus Ullmark. It was originally thought that Leevi Merilainen would fill that role. And why not? In a similar role with Ullmark out of the Senators’ lineup the previous campaign, the 23-year-old put up spectacular numbers. Merilainen posted an 8-3-1 record, minuscule 1.99 GAA, .925 save percentage, including three shutouts.
Rapid Fire With Senators’ Fabian Zetterlund
Ottawa Senators’ forward Fabian Zetterlund recently sat down in conversation with Hockey Hot Stove. What was your favourite team growing up? My home team where I first started in Sweden, Färjestad BK. What was your favourite NHL team? I watched the Washington Capitals when I was younger. I watched “Ovie” a lot, so that’s why. Did you have a favourite player while growing up in Sweden? I had a lot of them, depended how they played that week. It was a different one each time.
Senators Season On The Brink
Is it getting late early for the Ottawa Senators? The team is currently mired in a four-game losing skid and falling behind in the Eastern Conference playoff race. At the 44-game mark, the Senators sit seven points out of the final Wildcard position. And if they have any design on a top three spot in the Atlantic Division, the Senators trail the third-place Montreal Canadiens by 11 points heading into Monday’s action.
Senators “Just Need To Keep Grinding”
The message is clear for the Ottawa Senators, “No one is going to feel bad for us…We just need to keep grinding,” said Claude Giroux Wednesday morning. With losses in five of six games, there’s little doubt the Senators are in a funk. And when playoff races are as close as they are in the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division, one misplay during a game can be the difference between winning and losing.
Senators Scoring Woes Aren’t Complicated
The Ottawa Senators peppered St. Louis Blues netminder Joel Hofer with 42 shots Saturday, tallying only one late goal. That one marker by Fabian Zetterlund came on the team’s seventh power play in a 2-1 loss. The defeat was the Senators fourth in five games after was a successful 12-7-4 run to open the 2025-26 NHL campaign. “I don’t think it’s complicated. We’ve liked our game. We’ve lost two close games. Find a way to score bear down around the net, and our power play has to be better.
Senators Hitting Stride At Quarter Pole
The Ottawa Senators will hit their quarter-mark to the 2025-26 campaign when they take to the ice Thursday in Anaheim While there is certainly room for improvement, the Senators currently possess a 9-6-4 record. At the same juncture last season, the club was struggling to tread water at 8-10-1. The Senators were in the midst of a five-game winless streak. Fortunately, the team was able to turn their season around, going 37-20-6 the rest of the way.
Senators’ November To Remember
The month of November has been historically poor for the Ottawa Senators, often knocking the team out of playoff contention prior to American Thanksgiving. Over the past four seasons the Senators compiled a 14-31-3 mark during the dreaded month. Though last season was an exception, the club posted a subpar 5-8-1 record, but were able to overcome their mediocore start to the 2024-25 campaign to break their seven-year playoff drought.
Travis Green Unhappy After Senators OT Loss
Pavel Zacha scored with 5.6 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators. It was sweet revenge for the Bruins who were thrashed 7-2 in Ottawa 12 days ago. Thursday marked the Bruins fifth consecutive victory since their loss at the Canadian Tire Centre. For the Senators, this was their third straight game which ended tied after 60 minutes.
Senators – Five Thoughts To Open The Week - Hockey HotStove
The Ottawa Senators returned the practice ice at the Bell Sensplex Monday after completing a stretch of six games in 10 days. For the first time early this season the team can take a little respite, reset and work on details of their game with four full days off between outings. And after a tough 4-3 overtime loss in Montreal Saturday, players welcome the short break. “I mean when the season starts, we want to play every other day.
Senators Playing the “Right Way”
One week ago, the Ottawa Senators gave away a game they seemingly should’ve won versus the New York Islanders. The Isles scored with 1:04 remaining, leaving the Senators without a point after leading 4-3 heading into the third period. Tim Stützle said they didn’t get pucks in deep, hem them in on the forecheck. Shane Pinto noted his team lacked maturity, not playing to their identity forged last season.
Senators Earn A “Gritty” Win
On Thursday, the Ottawa Senators gave up the first goal for seventh time in eight games. This time, it only took 29 seconds. Fortunately it was lone goal allowed by the Senators in a tight 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Travis Konecny found Tyson Foerster who fired a wrister past Senators goalie Linus Ullmark as fans were still settling into their seats.
Senators Get Back To Basics At Practice
“Sporadic” was a word used post-practice Monday by Ottawa Senators head coach Travis Green of his team’s play early this season. Green isn’t wrong. Six games into the 2025-26 schedule, the Senators have played inconsistently at best. There has been moments of brilliance; their comeback in Tampa Bay is one; and there’s been lows, especially in the way they lost Saturday afternoon at home versus the Islanders.
Senators Trampled by Buffalo: Takeaways
Up 2-1 in the second period and outshooting the Buffalo Sabres 19-4, goalie Leevi Merilainen went to the stop the puck behind the Ottawa Senators net. He failed to communicate with defenseman Jake Sanderson. Sabres Ryan McLeod pounced on the puck netting a shorthanded marker to tie. And then it was mainly downhill from there. The Sabres scored four unanswered goals in total to tilt the game in their direction heading into the third period.
Senators Ready To Take The Next Step
After breaking a seven-year postseason drought last season, the Ottawa Senators enter the 2025-26 NHL campaign not wanting to settle for just making the playoffs. They want more. Though the Senators fell in six games to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the opening round, the experience alone is providing players with a lofty goal heading into this season. “it’s about that Stanley Cup mindset right from Day One.
Ottawa Senators Sign Eller, But Opt To Retain Cap Flexibility
Ottawa Senators general manager Steve Staios hinted last week, July 1 was only one day on the NHL calendar and there’ll be further opportunity down the road to add to his roster, stating, “July 1 is an exciting time. It’s exciting time for me and our team to try and look at areas to improve, but also it’s only one opportunity, and I think there are significant things that happen later on in the offseason as well. So I don’t feel like we need to force anything at this point in time.
The Productive Weekend That Was For The Ottawa Senators
This past weekend was full of surprises for Ottawa Senators fans. It was assumed the team was seeking offensive depth at the Draft. However, the club selected a right-shot defenseman with their first pick in back-to-back Drafts. Ottawa Senators general manager Steve Staios hinted Wednesday that if there was a deal to be made where he could gain an asset, he wouldn’t hesitate to trade back in the opening round.
Ottawa Senators Add RD Insurance in Jordan Spence
A four-year pro, Spence spent the past two seasons as a full-time fixture on a solid Kings blue line. Averaging 16:47 of ice time as mainly a second-third pair, the Kings 2019 95th overall selection registered 28 points (four goals, 24 assists) in 79 regular season games and tallied one goal in six playoffs during the 2024-25 campaign.
“A Dream Come True” For Senators No.1 Pick Logan Hensler
Ottawa Senators head amateur scout Don Boyd said Wednesday that “Hope springs eternal” when it comes to selecting their first pick. General manager Steve Staios mentioned that if there were a possibility of adding an asset, his club would trade back, and this came to fruition. The Senators swapped their 21st overall selection to the Nashville Predators in exchange for the 23rd and 67th picks, giving the team two third-round selections.
Senators GM Steve Staios and His Staff Are Working For The Weekend
Ottawa Senators general manager Steve Staios and head amateur scout Don Boyd met the assembled media Wednesday in advance of the NHL Entry Draft taking place this Friday/Saturday in Los Angeles. While Boyd responded to questions surrounding the Draft itself, Staios was pressed by local media, including Full Press Hockey, on a range of topics; first and foremost, the status of negotiations with Pat Brisson, the player agent for pending unrestricted free agent Claude Giroux.
Michael Andlauer, Steve Staios Address Batherson Trade Chatter and More
After a short trip to the NHL Combine currently taking place in Buffalo, Ottawa Senators owner Michael Andlauer and general manager Steve Staios held court Friday at the Canadian Golf & Country Club in Ashton, ON, in advance of tee-off for the Senators Alumni Charity Tournament.
An Early Peek at the 2025 NHL Draft For the Ottawa Senators
While the NHL is navigating its Conference Finals, Ottawa Senators general manager Steve Staios is already hard at work, seeking to shape his roster for next season and beyond. Staios recently met with his amateur and professional scouting staff to discuss viable options in all areas. With the 2025 NHL Draft only five weeks away, the club is locked into the 21st position.
GM Steve Staios and Head Coach Travis Green Discuss a Range of Topics at End of Season Availability
Ottawa Senators general manager Steve Staios and head coach Travis Green met with assembled media, including Full Press Hockey, on Monday morning at the Canadian Tire Centre. The pair touched on a number of topics, from the strides Senators players took this season to internal growth within the roster on and off the ice, identifying what areas require improvement, and how they are to go about attempting to do so. However, according to past availability by the Senators GM, all are insightful.
Reflection and the Future Ruled Ottawa Senators Postseason Media Day
Ottawa Senators players met the media Saturday for the first time since their season-ending Game 6 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. There was plenty of talk of what might have been, looking towards next season, and for a few, where they may be suiting up come September. Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk‘s wound was still fresh, and he’s still digesting the fact that his team’s season is over.
Ottawa Senators’ Season Ends, But It’s Only The Beginning
The Ottawa Senators may have lost their opening-round series to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games, but what they take from it will set a standard for future seasons. Thirteen Senators players made their Stanley Cup playoff debuts. Fans returned in abundance. The three Senators home games may have featured some of the most boisterous, if not loudest, crowds the Canadian Tire Centre has ever witnessed, including the 2009 World Juniors (Jordan Eberle‘s late goal) and the 2007 Cup Final.
Ottawa Senators Not Taking Anything For Granted After a Game Five Victory
After Saturday’s Game Four win at the Canadian Tire Centre, Brady Tkachuk said, “We’ll be back here!” Tkachuk’s words rang true as the Ottawa Senators blanked the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0, earning a Game Five victory, setting the stage for another must-win Thursday at the CTC. The Senators staved off elimination for the second straight game and eighth time in franchise history. Goalie Linus Ullmark recorded his first career playoff shutout, making 29 saves.
Ottawa Senators Played With “No Regrets” In a Game 4 OT Win
Jake Sanderson‘s game-winning seeing-eye wrister 17:42 into overtime propelled the Ottawa Senators to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Senators defenseman Tyler Kleven shovelled the puck around the boards to an awaiting Sanderson, who sent a shot towards the net, beating Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz. The Senators avoid a sweep, staving off elimination to force Game 5 in Toronto on Tuesday. The Leafs now possess a record of 1-13 when attempting to close out games to win a series.
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