Pre-GAME
It’s the beginning of a 9-game road trip for the Senators while the IIHF World Junior Championship is poised to begin on Dec 26th in Ottawa. The Senators are riding a 3-game winning streak, the first of the season after some impressive wins over Carolina and Pittsburgh.
Ottawa will be facing some very tough opposition during this road trip and it all starts tonight with their first game in Seattle.
TO WATCH: Sens vs. Kraken at 10:00pm on TSN5
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GAME DAY REPORT
Senators vs. Kraken
Last Time: The Senators battled the Seattle Kraken on November 2nd, recording a 3-0 victory at home. Now, it’s time to shift the battle on Seattle’s home turf for the beginning of a 9-game road trip.
Game Day: The Senators are riding a 3-game winning streak for the first time this season after defeating Anaheim, Carolina and Pittsburgh. Will they start the road trip on the right foot with a victory tonight? The Kraken’s last game was a 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Seattle
15-15-2
6th Pacific
L1
2.97 (T19th)
18.8 (21st)
2.97 (14th)
78.7 (19th)
Matchup
Record
Standing
Streak
Avg. Goals Scored
PP (%)
Avg. Goals Allowed
PK (%)
Senators
15-13-2
5th Atlantic
W3
3.10 (14th)
26.5 (6th)
2.93 (12th)
76.2 (24th)
Injury Report
Senators: D. Perron (Upper Body), A. Zub (IR-LT – Foot), A. Forsberg (Undisclosed)
Kraken: Y. Gourde (Lower Body), J. Eberle (IR-LT – Pelvis)
THROUGH THE YEARS – 2003-04 SEASON
The Ottawa Senators record for the 2003-04 season was 43-23-10-6, which resulted in 102 points for 3rd place in the Northeast division and 6th overall in the NHL.
General Manager: John Muckler
Coach: Jacques Martin
Captain: Daniel Alfredsson
Alternate Captains: Curtis Leschyshyn, Zdeno Chara & Wade Redden
Season Highlights
The Ottawa Senators finished the seasons with over 100 points again and would meet the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the playoffs, losing the series 4-3. Ottawa would fire Head Coach Jacques Martin after the playoff round. On June 21, 2003, Assistant Coach Roger Neilson died after 4 years of battling cancer. On August 26, 2003, Eugene Melnyk purchased the Ottawa Senators to bring financial stability.
2003-04 Senators Highlights
- Most games played: Chris Phillips and Chris Neil played 82 games.
- Top Scorer: Marian Hossa scored 36 goals.
- Top Helper: Daniel Alfredsson registered 48 assists.
- Top Producer: Marian Hossa recorded 82 points in 81 games.
- Top PIM: Chris Neil had 194 penalty minutes in 82 games.
- Top Goalie: Patrick Lalime played 57 games for 3,324 mins with a result of 25-23-7 including 5 shutouts with a 2.29 GAA and .905 SV%.
Click Here For The 2003-04 Season Recap
LOCKER ROOM – JERSEY #1
Here’s another jersey dedicated to Ottawa Senators netminders, this one includes the late Ray Emery, Damian Rhodes, Marcus Hogberg and Mike Condon.
Steve Weeks
Craig Billington
Damian Rhodes
Jani Hurme
Simon Lajeunesse
Ray Emery
Mike Condon
Marcus Hogberg
Dylan Ferguson
1992-93
1993-94 to 1994-95
1995-96 to 1998-99
1999-00
2001-02
2002-03 to 2007-08
2016-17 to 2018-19
2020-21
2022-23
Check Out Senators Jersey History!
ON THIS DAY IN SENATORS HISTORY
In 2019, Thomas Chabot skated the second highest recorded total for a regular-season game (37:50, just shy of Dennis Wideman’s record of 38:05 on 1/18/2014) in Ottawa’s 4-3 OT loss at Tampa Bay.
In 2016, Chris Neil became the first Senator (and only the 22nd player in NHL history) to reach 2,500 penalty minutes for his NHL career in Ottawa’s 3-1 home win over New Jersey.
In 2011, Kyle Turris was acquired from Phoenix in exchange for defenceman David Rundblad and the Coyotes’ 2nd-round pick in 2012.
In 1990, Mayor Jim Durrell accepted the post as president of the Ottawa Senators, while also retaining his job at Ottawa City Hall.
AROUND THE RINK
- Red Wing’s Berggren fined $2,148.44 for cross-check on Leafs’ Dewar
- Bruins claim F Wahlstrom off waivers from Islanders
- Blues acquire D Fowler from Ducks
