Ottawa Senators
8-5-0, 16 pts · 3rd in the Atlantic Division
Recent results
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | ResultW for a win, L for a loss in regulation, OTL for an overtime or shootout loss. | ScoreThe team’s goals, then the opponent’s. Sorting follows the goal difference. | Shots on goalThe team’s shots on goal, then the opponent’s. | GameGame summaryLink to the summary: goals, assists and three stars. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | at   VGK | L | 1-4 | 26-29 | Game summary |
| Oct 24 |   NYR | W | 7-4 | 24-29 | Game summary |
| Oct 22 |   SJS | L | 2-6 | 43-28 | Game summary |
| Oct 21 |   FLA | W | 5-1 | 30-19 | Game summary |
Upcoming games
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | TimeThe start time, Eastern time, or the state of a game in progress. | Home or awayHome for a game in the team’s own arena, away for a game at the opponent’s. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 |   Los Angeles Kings | 10:00 p.m. | Away |
| Oct 31 | San Jose Sharks | 4:00 p.m. | Away |
| Nov 1 |   Anaheim Ducks | 8:00 p.m. | Away |
| Nov 4 |   Buffalo Sabres | 7:30 p.m. | Away |
🚑 Injuries
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | PositionThe player’s position, as published by the source. | StatusFrom most to least serious: long-term injured reserve, injured reserve, out, day to day, uncertain. | InjuryThe type of injury and the team’s note, as published. | Expected returnThe expected return date, when the team gives one. | Report dateThe date of the latest report on this player. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus Ullmark 🔥 | G | Injured reserve | Lower Body · StrainUllmark (lower body) is expected to miss the next 1-2 weeks, Claire Hanna of TSN reports Thursday. | Nov 7 | Oct 22 |
| William Eklund | LW | Injured reserve | AnkleEklund had surgery to repair a torn ankle tendon and will be out 10-12 weeks, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports Thursday. | Jan 5 | Oct 15 |
| Warren Foegele | LW | Out | KneeFoegele (knee) is expected to miss an extended period of time, Jackson Starr of the Senators' official site reports Thursday. | Nov 7 | Oct 29 |
Roster and projections
Hot · Slowing down. From the Pooler’s Guide lists, updated every day. Our method
Forwards
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Stützle | 13 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 91.4 |
| Drake Batherson 🔥 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 76.6 |
| Claude Giroux | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 51.5 |
| Shane Pinto | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 48.6 |
| Dylan Cozens | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 46.4 |
| Fabian Zetterlund | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 35.6 |
| Michael Amadio | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 35.5 |
| Ridly Greig | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28.8 |
| Warren Foegele 🚑 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23.7 |
| Stephen Halliday | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22.1 |
| William Eklund 🚑 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21.0 |
| Nick Cousins | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19.3 |
| Andre Burakovsky | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 |
| Hayden Hodgson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defensemen
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Sanderson | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 41.4 |
| Thomas Chabot | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 28.0 |
| Jordan Spence | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24.5 |
| Carter Yakemchuk | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20.8 |
| Artem Zub | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20.2 |
| Tyler Kleven | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14.8 |
| Nikolas Matinpalo | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8.4 |
| Hoyt Stanley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| Jorian Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
Goalies
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | WinsGames won with him as the goalie credited with the decision. | Save percentageSaves divided by shots faced. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus Ullmark 🔥 🚑 | 8 | 7 | .945 | 71.1 |
| Samuel Ersson 🧊 | 5 | 0 | .835 | 26.5 |
| Jonas Johansson | 2 | 1 | .893 | 18.7 |
This season’s transactions
The club’s trades, contracts, waivers and releases this season.
| Transaction dateThe day the club announced it. | Transaction typeTrade, signed contract, waivers (placed or claimed) or release. When the club announces several moves together, each player gets his own: injured reserve, activated, recall or assignment. | Players involvedThe players of the transaction we follow this season, with a link to their page. | DescriptionThe text of the transaction as ESPN published it, in English. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waivers | Recalled D Carson Lambos from Iowa (AHL). Claimed D Cameron Crotty off waivers from Ottawa. Placed D Jared Spurgeon on injured reserve. | ||
| Waivers | Placed D Cameron Crotty on waivers. | ||
| Waivers |
| Placed LW Kurtis MacDermid on waivers. | |
| Waivers |
| Placed LW Sammy Blais, C Philip Tomasino, D Samuel Bolduc, RW Xavier Bourgault, C Philippe Daoust, RW Tyler Boucher, C Ryan Suzuki, and D Christian Kyrou on waivers. | |
| Waivers | Claimed G Leevi Merilainen off waivers from Ottawa. Placed F Filip Chytil on injured reserve. Assigned F Braeden Cootes to Abbotsford (AHL). | ||
| Contract |
| Signed D Ben Hutton to a professional tryout agreement. | |
| Contract |
| Signed D Scott Harrington to a professional tryout agreement. | |
| Contract |
| Signed F Tyler Boucher to a one-year, two-way contract. | |
| Contract |
| Signed F Xavier Bourgault to a one-year contract. | |
| Contract | Signed F Claude Giroux to a one-year contract. | ||
| Contract, Trade |
| Signed D Djibril Toure to a two-way contract. Signed Ds Djibril Toure and Samuel Bolduc to one-year contracts. Signed D Jordan Spence to a four-year contract. Acquired F Andre Burakovsky from Chicago in exchange for a 2027 sixth-round draft pick. Acquired G Samuel Ersson from Toronto in exchange for a 2027 fifth-round draft pick. | |
| Trade | Acquired 2 2026 first-round pick, a conditional 2029 first-round pick and a 2027 second-round pick from Florida Panthers for LW Brady Tkachuk. |
Transactions source: ESPN.
📰 News
- Larkin out, Crotty to the Wild, Dobes in Dallas and Barkov getting close: your pool on Thursday
- Cooley, Manson and Othmann hurt: Oct. 28 injuries and our waiver targets
- NHL Wraparound podcast: goalie tales and the dreaded three-goal lead
- Thompson back, Soderblom hurt and two defensemen on waivers: Oct. 28 moves for your pool
📣 Rumors and confirmations
- Cameron Crotty, Thomas Chabot, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota WildThe Wild make it official: they've claimed defenseman Cameron Crotty off waivers from the Senators.
- Carson Soucy, Cameron Crotty, Thomas Chabot, Columbus Blue Jackets, Ottawa SenatorsThe Blue Jackets confirm Carson Soucy has been loaned to their AHL club in Cleveland after clearing waivers.
- Teuvo Teravainen, Andrew Copp, Michael Rasmussen, Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Nashville Predators, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh PenguinsThe Ottawa Citizen also shared Bruce Garrioch's story: the Senators are shopping for offence, but the market is thin. Nashville, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are said to be open for business, for meaningful assets in return.