Pre-GAME
The Senators went into San Jose and stole the game! They used an unusual strategy of NOT SHOOTING on the net to win the game. The Sharks pounced on the Senators when the puck dropped but Ottawa scored the first goal on the first shot, then scored a second goal on the 3rd shot. By the 10th shot, they already had a 3-1 lead in the game. That is when they deployed their ultra secret strategy, stop shooting. For nearly 15 minutes the Senators did not register a single shot allowing the Sharks to score twice to tie up the game. Then, the Senators changed their tactic and fired ONE SINGLE SHOT and they scored! That was the game winner! Granted the goals were a result of some deflected passes by Stutzle to Gaudette but that is how Ottawa stole the game.
Ullmark recorded a big win, facing 38 shots and recording his first win after experiencing 4 consecutive losses. Tyler Kleven scored his first NHL goal and Adam Gaudette scored twice for the Senators to win back-to-back games.
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GAME DAY REPORT
Senators vs. Kings
Last Time: It’s the first time this season the Senators face off against an opponent for the second time. The Senators last faced off the Los Angeles Kings on October 14th (Game 3) and defeated them 8-7 in a high scoring game.
Game Day: Senators stole the game in San Jose but will surely need to deploy a different strategy against the Kings. The Kings face the Ducks on Friday before taking on a relieved Ottawa Senators.
* The stats below were collected before the Anaheim/Kings game.
Kings
12-8-3
3rd Pacific
W1
3 (16th)
16.2 (26th)
2.78 (T9th)
79 (14th)
Matchup
Record
Standing
Streak
Avg. Goals Scored
PP (%)
Avg. Goals Allowed
PK (%)
Senators
10-11-1
7th Atlantic
W2
3.18 (14th)
28.6 (4th)
3.23 (25th)
76.9 (T23rd)
Injury Report
Senators: N. Perron (Upper Body), A. Zub (IR-LT – Foot)
Kings: C. Jones (IR – Upper Body), D. Kuemper (IR – Undisclosed), D. Doughty (IR-LT – Ankle),
A. Kaliyev (IR – Collarbone)
PLAYER PROFILE – Travis Hamonic
Drafted in 2008 in the 2nd round (23rd overall), the St. Malo, Manitoba native is starting his 15th year in the NHL and 4th with the Ottawa Senators. Travis Hamonic was traded from the Vancouver Canucks to the Ottawa Senators on March 20, 2022 for a 3rd-round pick. He played 19 games, recording 1 goal and 2 assist in the 2021-22 season.
- Sens First Goal – April 29, 2022 @ Philadelphia
- Sens First Assist – April 19, 2022 @ Vancouver
- 800th Game – October 26, 2023 @ New York Islanders (101st with Senators)
- 50th Goal – March 16, 2023 vs. Colorado
Check out Travis Hamonic’s profile here!
LOCKER ROOM – JERSEY #23
Travis Hamonic started wearing jersey #23 during the 2020-21 season. This jersey was worn by many former Senators players but most of them for only one year before moving on. The Hammer has proved naysayers wrong by wearing the jersey for four seasons.
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ON THIS DAY IN SENATORS HISTORY
In 2022, Brady Tkachuk reached 400 penalty minutes in his NHL career when he faced the New York Rangers in a 3-1 loss.
In 2022, Craig Anderson made his NHL debut, as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks, when he faced the Los Angeles Kings.
AROUND THE RINK
- Sens win despite being limited to 11 shots
- Bergevin planned to walk away from Habs in 2022 before firing
- Predators acquire F Rolston from Blackhawks
