Game Day – Sens vs. Penguins – Dec 23, 2023

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What is black and white and named after another species of bird? 

A penguin.

It’s believed that when explorers first saw penguins, they reminded them of another bird called the great auk, “Pinguinus impennis” in Latin. Both species were black and white, and also flightless, but they were not related. They wouldn’t have even lived in the same area! The great auk, now extinct, lived in the north Atlantic and off the coast of Newfoundland. Nowadays, the only penguins you can find in Canada live in zoos and aquariums. If you want to see penguins in the wild, you would need to travel to places in the Southern Hemisphere such as Antarctica, South Africa, Chile, Peru, the Galápagos Islands, Australia and New Zealand.

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GAME DAY REPORT

Last Time vs. Pittsburgh: Sens end 3-game losing streak, upend Penguins 5-2

Last Time: All the way back on October 28th, the Ottawa Senators had lost 3 games in a row and were looking to turn the tide by facing the Pittsburgh Penguins. Brady Tkachuk scored twice and Ridly Greig, Dominik Kubalik and Drake Batherson all added goals to end the loosing streak.

This Time: Well, almost two months later, the Ottawa Senators are facing a similar situation. This time, Ottawa has a 6-game losing streak they are trying to end and return home after and 0-5 record on a pre-holiday road trip. Can the Senators end the losing streak and provide the first victory to the returning Jacques Martin and Daniel Alfredsson in front of its Ottawa fan base? Is it Christmas Miracle time?

Statistically, the Ottawa Senators hold an edge on the average goals scored per game. They also have an edge on the power play despite struggling to connect on many opportunities during the road trip. Penguins hold the advantage on the penalty kill while Ottawa’s PK has hit rock bottom, being the worst in the league.

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Game recap – Dec 21 – sens vs. avalanche

Ottawa ends road-trip 0-5 after being defeated by Avalanche 6-4

Ottawa held its own with a top tier team in the NHL but suffered a third period collapse fueled by an offside challenge that failed and resulted in an Avalanche power-play goal for the game winner.

Quick Sens Highlights:

• Colorado scored the opening goal 2:43 into the 1st period however Josh Norris scored his 11th goal and Ridly Greig scored his 4th goal to take the lead 2-1. Another Colorado goal at the end of the 1st period evened up the game.
• Jacob Bernard-Docker scored quickly in the 2nd period to take the lead and then further extended the lead with a goal from Drake Batherson, scoring his 11th of the season.
• Colorado scored two goals to tie the game with the tying goal looking to be offside, the Ottawa Senators coaching bench challenged the goal. After a lengthy review, the officials declared the goal valid and issued a penalty to Ottawa which resulted in another power play goal from Colorado for the game winning goal.
• An empty net goal by Colorado extended the lead and cemented the win 6-4.
• The following players registered assists: Drake Batherson, Vladimir Tarasenko, Mark Kastelic, Jiri Smejkal, Jakob Chychrun, Dominik Kubalik, Artem Zub, and Tim Stutzle.
• Jiri Smejkal registered his first NHL point by assisting on the Jacob Bernard-Docker goal.
• Ottawa had 6 power play opportunities to turn the game around but only managed to score once. Meanwhile, Colorado had 5 power play opportunities and scored on 4 of those power plays!
• Joonas Korpisalo took another loss making 33 saves with a 5.08 GAA and a .868 SV%.

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ON THIS DAY IN SENS HISTORY

🥳🎂 Happy Belated Birthday Stan Neckar
Stan Neckar celebrated his 48th birthday yesterday! Drafted in 1994 by the Ottawa Senators in the 2nd round – 29th overall, Stan played 5 seasons as a defenceman with the Senators from 1994 to 1999. He was later traded to the New York Rangers and then to Phoenix in the same year. He played three seasons for the Coyotes before being traded to Tampa Bay where he played for three years including winning a Stanley Cup in the 2002-03 season.

🏒 You get a point, and you get a point and you get a point….
In 2006, each of the Senators’ six defenceman (Corvo, Meszaros, Philips, Preissing, Redden, and Volchenkov) recorded at least one point in a 6-3 win in Philadelphia marking the first time in franchise history that the club received points for each of its defenceman in one game.

🐎 Chabot the defensive workhorse
In 2019, Thomas Chabot appeared in at least 31:00 minutes of time-on-ice for a fourth consecutive game. Upon doing so, he had skated in more 31:00+ contests than all other NHL players combined (three) dating to the start of the season.

Also in 2019, Matthew Highmore recorded his first NHL assist with the Chicago Blackhawks when facing the New Jersey Devils.

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AROUND THE RINK

• Sens prospect Tyler Boucher scores first AHL goal
• ‘Don’t think I’ve ever felt worse’: Senators’ Tkachuk shouldering blame for losses
• Bettman affirms Perron 6-game suspension
• Canada adds Sens prospect Donovan to World Juniors pre-tournament camp
• 2024 World Junior Championship schedule

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