The Pre-Game
The French Lick
Early trading at French Lick, or the Big Salt Springs on the Cumberland River, involved all of the players in the imperial struggle of the eighteenth century. A natural magnet for wild game, French Lick had long attracted native hunters before French and English traders arrived. The territory between the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers was a hunting ground for many tribes. The Shawnees occupied the area in the seventeenth century, but by 1700, the Cherokees and Chickasaws were driving the Shawnees north. Traders from New Orleans and from the Illinois country came in to offer manufactured goods for pelts. James Robertson, leader of the Nashville settlement, is the source for the story that, by 1710, Jean du Charleville from New Orleans had made a deserted Shawnee fort at the French Lick into a warehouse. Charleville was thus in the vanguard of trade and imperial ambitions. French administrators hoped to hold the interior of North America with a line of forts from the St. Lawrence to New Orleans, and, in conjunction with Indian alliances, to withstand the pressure of English settlement advancing from the East. By the 1760s, however, long hunters from the British colonies had begun to penetrate the area; land speculators and settlers followed. The pioneers with Robertson reportedly found the cabin of Illinois trader Timothy Demonbreun still housing buffalo tallow when they arrived to claim land in 1779. These new settlers also traded in hides until settlement produced marketable crops and ultimately transformed French Lick into a Nashville neighborhood, found today near the site of the Bicentennial Mall.
GAME DAY REPORT
The last game Senators completed a comeback, defeating the Predators 4-3 in overtime.
Being down 3-0 after the first period, the Senators changed goalie and fought back to tie the game in the second period. A perfect pass from Tim Stutzle to Claude Giroux results in a highlight overtime goal to win the game.
Statistically both teams are playing well. The Predators are 6-3-1 in their last 10 while the Sens are 7-2-1. The Sens will be coming off a back to back game and travel which may impact their endurance as the game goes on.
Predators
35-25-2
4th Central
W5
J. Saros
(23-21-2)
18.5 (21st)
75.9(27th)
3.08 (17th)
3.17 (T20th)
Matchup
Record
Standing
Streak
Goalie
(Expected)
PP (%)
PK (%)
Avg. Goals Scored
Avg. Goals Allowed
Senators
25-27-3
7th Atlantic
W2
J. Korpisalo
(13-18-3)
16.8 (25th)
74.5(29th)
3.35(8th)
3.51(27th)
Injury Report
Senators: A. Zub (Lower Body)
Predators: No Injuries
Game recap – Feb 26 – sens vs. Capitals
Ottawa Senators falter to Washington Capitals 6-3
The Senators could never get the upper hand, trailing the entire game against the Capitals. Down 2-0 in the first 10 minutes of the 1st period, Ottawa rallied back to tie the game but two goals 14 seconds apart by the Capitals killed the Senators momentum. Ottawa tried a comeback in the 2nd period with a quick score but 30 seconds later Capitals struck again and kept on padding their lead.
Quick Sens Highlights:
- Capitals scored twice in the first 10 minutes of the 1st period to take a 2-0 lead.
- Drake Batherson scored his 19th of the season, to cut the lead in half. The goal was assisted by Brady Tkachuk and Shane Pinto.
- Shane Pinto scored his 5th goal of the season, to tie the game and was assisted by Brady Tkachuk and Travis Hamonic.
- Capitals score two goals in 14 seconds to re-take a 2 goal lead, leading 4-2 to end the 1st period.
- Joonas Korpisalo started the 2nd period in relief of Anton Forsberg .
- Brady Tkachuk scored his 26th goal of the season, to cut the lead in half, assisted by Vladimir Tarasenko and Shane Pinto.
- Capitals scored 30 seconds later, to re-establish a two goal lead.
- Capitals extend the lead even more, scoring on a tic-tac-toe play 12 minutes in the 2nd period for a 6-3 lead.
- An uneventful 3rd period kept the score the same, ending with the Capitals winning 6-3.
- Anton Forsberg earned the loss, making 6 saves on 10 shots for a 12.00 GA and .600 SV% in one period of play.
NHL Three Stars
⭐ A. Protas (1G 2A) ⭐⭐ H. Lapierre (2G) ⭐⭐⭐ J. Carlson (1G)
ON THIS DAY IN SENS HISTORY
🏢 Palladium No Longer
In 1996, The Palladium, new home of the Ottawa Senators, was renamed the Corel Centre.
💲Bryden’s Re-purchase Bid Fails
In 2003, Rob Bryden’s bid to re-purchase the Ottawa Senators falls through after his unnamed co-investor withdraws. Bryden announces he will not offer another bid on the club, while PricewaterhouseCoopers announces it will once again seek offers for the franchise and the arena.
👔 Bryan Murray Back Behind The Bench
In 2008, General Manager Bryan Murray relieves head coach John Paddock of his duties, as well as assistant coach, Ron Low. Murray returned behind the bench as head coach to end the season.
🏒 Zibanejad’s Sets Franchise Record
In 2016, Mika Zibanejad’s first career hat-trick sets a new franchise record for the fastest goals by one player (2:38) in a 6-4 win at Calgary.
🍎 Thomas Chabot Reaches 100th Assist
In 2021, Thomas Chabot registered the 100th assist of his NHL career. He became the second-fastest defenceman in Senators history (225 games) to reach the 100-assist milestone. Chabot added an additional assist in the game to reach 101 and move past Jason York for 5th on the franchise all-time list among rearguards.
by the numbers – jersey # 48
Did you know Jacob Bernard-Docker originally wore jersey #48 during the 2020-21 season before switching to jersey #24. Only two other Senators players wore number #48?
Here is the complete list of Senator players who wore jersey #48:
- Ivan Ciernik (1997-98, 2000-01)
- Jared Cowen (2009-10)
- Jacob Bernard-Docker (2020-21)
Check the By The Numbers page to see former players who proudly wore Senators jerseys and don’t forget to check our searchable table!
