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Ice Hockey team
Ottawa Senators
Club · Canada · NHL
«Sens»
519
Matches
249
wins
270
losses
1573–1649
Goals
−76
Difference
3.0
Scored per game
Form
W
6 Oct · Away Boston Bruins · 4:1
L
7 Oct · Away Detroit Red Wings · 3:5
W
9 Oct · Home Philadelphia Flyers · 2:1
W
11 Oct · Home Nashville Predators · 3:2
W
13 Oct · Away New Jersey Devils · 4:1
L
14 Oct · Home St. Louis Blues · 2:7
The NHL granted Ottawa an expansion franchise on 6 December 1990. The new club claims none of that record; the league treats the two as separate franchises, and the Sens took the ice for the first time in the 1992–93 season.
The closest they have come to the Cup itself was 2007, when they reached the final and lost to the Anaheim Ducks four games to one. The regular season has been kinder in patches: the Presidents' Trophy in 2002–03 for the league's best record, four division titles between 1999 and 2006, an Eastern Conference championship the year of that final.
Home games since 1996 have been played at what is now the Canadian Tire Centre, out in Kanata rather than downtown Ottawa.
No rivalry defines the club like the one with the Toronto Maple Leafs, played out under the name Battle of Ontario.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 14 Oct | NHL |
St. Louis Blues
H
|
2:7 | L |
| 13 Oct | NHL |
New Jersey Devils
A
|
4:1 | W |
| 11 Oct | NHL |
Nashville Predators
H
|
3:2 | W |
| 9 Oct | NHL |
Philadelphia Flyers
H
|
2:1 | W |
| 7 Oct | NHL |
Detroit Red Wings
A
|
3:5 | L |
| 6 Oct | NHL |
Boston Bruins
A
|
4:1 | W |
Standing
NHLGroup stage · Atlantic Division
| # | Team | M | W | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
 Florida Panthers
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 19:20 | 0 |
| 5 |
 Montreal Canadiens
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 19:22 | 0 |
| 5 |
Boston Bruins
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 10:8 | 0 |
| 6 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 24:23 | 0 |
| 6 |
 Tampa Bay Lightning
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 10:11 | 0 |
| 7 |
 Buffalo Sabres
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 9:11 | 0 |
| 8 |
Detroit Red Wings
|
6 | 1 | 5 | 14:20 | 0 |
| 8 |
 Ottawa Senators
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 11:20 | 0 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 519
519
Matches
249
wins
270
losses
1573–1649
Goals
−76
Difference
3.0
Scored per game
wins
losses
scored — above the line
conceded — below the line
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 519 | 258 | 261 |
| Scored | 1573 | 824 | 749 |
| Conceded | 1649 | 777 | 872 |
| Scored per game | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| Conceded per game | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Difference | −76 | +47 | −123 |
Fixtures of Ottawa Senators
-
16 Oct · 00:00
New York Islanders
H
NHL
-
18 Oct · 00:00
Philadelphia Flyers
A
NHL
-
22 Oct · 00:30
Florida Panthers
H
NHL
-
23 Oct · 00:00
San Jose Sharks
H
NHL
-
25 Oct · 00:00
New York Rangers
H
NHL
-
28 Oct · 02:00
Vegas Golden Knights
A
NHL
-
30 Oct · 02:00
Los Angeles Kings
A
NHL
-
31 Oct · 20:00
San Jose Sharks
A
NHL
-
14 Oct
St. Louis Blues
H
2:7
L
-
13 Oct
New Jersey Devils
A
4:1
W
-
11 Oct
Nashville Predators
H
3:2
W
-
9 Oct
Philadelphia Flyers
H
2:1
W
-
7 Oct
Detroit Red Wings
A
3:5
L
-
6 Oct
Boston Bruins
A
4:1
W
-
4 Oct
Toronto Maple Leafs
A
3:2
W
-
27 Sep
Montreal Canadiens
A
2:4
L
Honours of Ottawa Senators
- Northeast Division Title 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006 4
- Eastern Conference Championship 2007 1
- Presidents' Trophy 2003 1