The Ottawa Senators record for the 2020-21 season was 23-28-5, which resulted in 51 points for 6th place in the Scotia North division and 23rd overall in the NHL.
General Manager: Pierre Dorion
Coach: D.J. Smith
Captain: Vacant
Alternate Captains: Thomas Chabot, Erik Gudbranson (Jan-Apr), Nick Paul (Apr-May), Derek Stepan, Brady Tkachuk
Season Highlights
The NHL re-aligned the division due to the Canada-U.S. border restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senators were re-aligned with the six Canadian teams into a North Division. The season also included 56 games instead of the usual 82 game schedule.
In December, the Senators announced a 7-year lease extension with the city of Belleville, Ontario to host the AHL affiliate team, Belleville Senators.
The Senators parted ways with long-time goaltender Craig Anderson and obtained free agent Matt Murray as a replacement. The Senators also parted ways with Bobby Ryan, buying out his contract.
Scoring Players
| Player Name | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Tkachuk | 56 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 69 |
| Connor Brown | 56 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 12 |
| Josh Norris | 56 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 13 |
| Drake Batherson | 56 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 8 |
| Thomas Chabot | 49 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 36 |
| Tim Stutlze | 53 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 14 |
| Evgenii Dadonov | 55 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 4 |
| Nick Paul | 56 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 19 |
| Chris Tierney | 55 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 |
| Mike Reilly | 40 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Colin Whie | 45 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 16 |
| Nikita Zaitsev | 55 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 26 |
| Artem Zub | 47 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 26 |
| Erik Brannstrom | 30 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 25 |
| Austin Watson | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 40 |
| Ryan Dzingel | 29 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| Artem Anisimov | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| Shane Pinto | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Alex Formenton | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Derek Stepan | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Erik Gudbranson | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 47 |
| Clark Bishop | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Christian Wolanin | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Victor Mete | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Braydon Coburn | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Parker Kelly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Galchenyuk | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Cedric Paquette | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Michael Amadio | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Matthew Peca | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Brown | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| Jacob Bernard-Docker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micheal Haley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Olle Alsing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vitaly Abramov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Filip Chlapik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Goaltender | GP | Mins | W-L-T | SO | GAA | Sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Daccrod | 8 | 403 | 1-3-1 | 0 | 3.27 | .897 |
| Anton Forsberg | 8 | 448 | 3-4-1 | 0 | 3.21 | .909 |
| Filip Gustavsson | 9 | 471 | 5-1-2 | 0 | 2.16 | .933 |
| Marcus Hogberg | 14 | 642 | 4-7-0 | 0 | 3.74 | .876 |
| Matt Murray | 27 | 1,404 | 10-13-1 | 2 | 3.38 | .893 |