History of the Jersey Nameplate
The Pittsburgh Penguins hold a long tradition of changing their jerseys every couple of years. They also hold a prestigious accolade of being one of the first teams to reintroduce nameplates to the back of their black jerseys. The New York Americans experimented with them in 1926, but were ultimately told it did not look good. In 1970, the Penguins decided to try nameplates again to much higher success. It wasn’t until 1977, when it expanded to all teams where, home teams could wear names at their discretion and road teams could ask permission from the team they were visiting.
Nameplate are now worn on all hockey jerseys.
GAME DAY REPORT
Senators All-Time Record vs. Pittsburgh: 41-52-9-9
It’s a battle between bottom tier teams with an identical record of 3-4-0. Both teams are trying to hit the .500 mark to close out October. Ottawa is riding a 3 game losing streak and facing stiff competition from an aging, but very skilled, Pittsburgh Penguins. While Ottawa ranks higher in goals scored (4th in the league) compared to Pittsburgh, they are much lower in the league in goals allowed.
This will require a full team effort as the Sens will be without defencemen Erik Brannstrom, who suffered an injury in the Islanders game, Thomas Chabot who has a fractured hand and is expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks, and Artem Zub who still recovering from an upper-body injury. The Sens have recalled defencemen Tyler Kleven and Nikolas Matinpalo from Belleville.
Penguins
3-4-0
8th Metropolitan
W1
T. Jarry
(2-3-0)
11.1 (T28th)
86.4 (T9th)
3 (T16th)
2.86 (T10th)
Matchup
Team Record
Division Standing
Streak
Goalie
(Expected)
PP (%)
PK (%)
Avg. Goals Scored
Avg. Goals Allowed
Senators
3-4-0
7th Atlantic
L3
J. Korpisalo
(1-3-0)
20 (T15th)
74.1 (T23rd)
3.86 (T5th)
3.43 (T23rd)
Projected Lineup
Brady Tkachuk – Tim Stutzle – Claude Giroux
Mathieu Joseph – Ridly Greig – Vladimir Tarasenko
Dominik Kubalik – Josh Norris – Drake Batherson
Parker Kelly – Rourke Chartier – Mark Kastelic
Jake Sanderson – Travis Hamonic
Jakob Chychrun – Jacob Bernard-Docker
Tyler Kleven – Nikolas Matinpalo
Source: @Senators
Injury Report
Alex Nedejlijovic – IRLT – Lower Body
John Ludvig – Concussion
Will Butcher – IR- Undisclosed
Mark Psyk – IR- Lower Body
Artem Zub – Upper Body
Erik Brannstrom – Concussion
Thomas Chabot – Hand
Shane Pinto – Suspension
Game recap – Oct 26 – sens vs. islanders
Senators loss to Islanders 3-2 with a third straight loss
The Shane Pinto suspension for violating the NHL gambling rules dominated the media yesterday overshadowing the game between the Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders. Needing a win to prevent a losing streak, Ottawa failed to deliver at USB Arena, resulting in it’s 3rd straight lost.
Quick Sens Highlights:
- Travis Hamonic played his 800th NHL game (101st with Senators)
- Erik Brannstrom suffered an injury in the 2nd period that resulted in him being carried off the ice in a stretcher and transported to the local hospital.
- Senators had plenty of chances to test out it’s special teams with 8 power play opportunities but only capitalized on 1 chance.
- Jakob Chychrun and Claude Giroux scored a goal each.
- Rourke Chartier, Josh Norris, Parker Kelly, and Tim Stutzle each recorded an assist.
- Josh Norris continues his point streak, now extended to 4 games.
- Joonas Korpisalo suffered his 3rd loss making 35 saves with a 3.10 GAA and .921 SV%.
Islanders
32 (47.8)
1-4
22
38
Team Stats
Faceoff (%)
Power Plays
Hits
Shots
Senators
35 (52.2)
1-8
10
47
NHL Three Stars
⭐ N. Dobson (1G 1A)
⭐⭐ B. Horvat (1G 1A)
⭐⭐⭐ C. Clutterbuck (1G)
ON THIS DAY IN SENS HISTORY
🧾 Alex Galchenyuk signs with Ottawa
In 2020, former Montreal Canadiens Alex Galchenyuk signed with the Ottawa Senators as a free agent. He only played 8 games for the Sens, recording 1 goal, before he was traded on February 13, 2021 to Carolina for Ryan Dzingel. He would be traded two days later, on February 15, to Toronto for Egor Korshikov and David Warsofsky. On July 1, 2023, he signed with Arizona during the off season as a free agent.
🥅 Rourke Chartier’s 1st goal
In 2018, Rourke Chartier recorded his first and only NHL goal at Anaheim with the San Jose Sharks. Rourke is still chasing his first Senators goal this season.
🎉 Happy Birthday Nikita Zaitsev
It’s an early happy birthday since his birthday is tomorrow (Oct 29th) but, happy 32nd birthday to Moscow native Nikita Zaitsev. Zaitsev played 4 seasons with the Ottawa Senators (2019-2023) for a total of 203 games. He was traded to Chicago by Ottawa on Feb 23, 2023.
PLAYER profile – rourke chartier #49 C
Drafted in 2014 in the 5th round (149th overall), the Saskatoon, SK native is starting his 3rd year in the NHL, 2nd with the Ottawa Senators. After suffering from concussions after playing with San Jose in the 2018-19 season, Rourke signed as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators in 2022. He signed a 1-year contract extension on July 1, 2023.
AROUND THE RINK
- Senator’s Chabot to miss 4-6 weeks with hand injury
- Pinto suspension creates learning opportunity in modern betting landscape
- Sens’ Brannstrom leaves on stretcher vs. Islanders
- Hurricanes’ Andrei Svechnikov set to return from knee surgery
