Pre-GAME
The Senators 4-2 defeat to the New York Islanders was detrimental for the club. Ottawa has now been outscored 9-3 in the last 3 games. For a team that ranked on the top of the NHL standings in goal scoring, this has to be a cause for concern for the Senators. Now, they will walk into TD Garden for a major showdown with the Boston Bruins with Linus Ullmark looking to prove he is the better goalie in the game.
AROUND THE RINK: Check out our Around The Rink coverage as we take a special focus on David Perron’s leave from the Ottawa Senators and the NHL by providing three different sources of information. SensFanatics are keeping David Perron and his family in our minds during these difficult times.
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GAME DAY REPORT
Senators vs. Boston
Last season: The Senators faced the Boston Bruins three times last season with the Bruins taking the series 2-1. All match-ups occurred in 2024, starting on January 25th with an overtime loss by the Senators 3-2 to the Bruins, this was followed by a 6-2 shellacking by Boston on March 19th and the final game of the season resulted in a Senators 3-1 win.
Game Day: The Senators are poised for the first losing streak unless they can turn the tide around with a big win in Boston. The Bruins meanwhile have defeated the Calgary Flames in overtime and are looking to stay above .500.
Boston
7-7-1
4th Atlantic
W1
2.53 (T25th)
12.9 (30th)
3.27 (24th)
75.8 (22nd)
Matchup
Record
Standing
Streak
Avg. Goals Scored
PP (%)
Avg. Goals Allowed
PK (%)
Senators
6-7-0
7th Atlantic
L2
3.46 (10th)
31.0 (4th)
3.23 (23rd)
75.7 (23rd)
Injury Report
Senators: D. Perron (Personal), S. Pinto (Undisclosed)
Boston: A. Peeke (Upper Body), A. Regula (IR-NR – Knee)
PLAYER PROFILE – Zach MacEwen
The undrafted Charlottetown, PEI native started his career with the Vancouver Canucks, signing a 3 year entry level contract on March 3, 2017. He was claimed off waivers by the Flyers on Oct 13, 2021, playing two years with them before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Brendan Lemieux and a 5th round pick on March 3, 2023.
He played 30 games for the Senators last year, recording 2 goals and 1 assist with a significant time spent in the AHL affiliate Belleville Senators team. This year, he seems to have cracked the 4th line on the main roster, having already scored 2 goals and recorded 1 assist early in the season.
- 1st Senators Goal – December 21st, 2023 vs. Buffalo
- 200th NHL Game – January 2nd, 2024 @ Vancouver
- 15th NHL Goal – January 21st, 2024 @ Philadelphia
Check out Zach MacEwen’s profile here!
LOCKER ROOM – JERSEY #17
Did you know Ridly Greig wore jersey #17 in the 2022-23 season? Greig would change to jersey #71 afterwards which would allow Zach MacEwen to take jersey #17 during the 2023-24 season. See below for a complete history of Senators who wore this jersey number.
Jody Hull
Dave McLlwain
Tom Chorske
Chris Murray
Colin Forbes
Eric Lacroix
Bill Muckalt
Filip Novak
Denis Hamel
Filip Kuba
David Legwand
Nate Thompson
Max McCormick
Brian Gibbons
Jonathan Davidsson
Alex Galchenyuk
Adam Gaudette
Ridly Greig
Zach MacEwen
1992-93
1993-94 to 1994-95
1995-96 to 1996-97
1997-98 to 1998-99
1999-00 to 2000-01
2000-01
2001-02
2005-06
2006-07
2008-09 to 2011-12
2014-15
2017-18
2018-19
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-25
Check Out Senators Jersey History!
ON THIS DAY IN SENS HISTORY
In 1999, Ottawa General Manager Marshall Johnston announced that Alexei Yashin had been suspended by the club for the balance of the season, including the playoffs.
In 2019, Ottawa scores two goals in fewer than five seconds for the first time as forwards Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Vladislav Namestnikov combine to score 0:04 apart in a 4-1 home win over Carolina to best the team’s previous high mark for fastest two goals by four seconds. It was the 10th instance in NHL history of a team combining to score twice in four seconds.
In 2021, Connor Brown missed Ottawa’s game at Boston after entering COVID-19 protocol the previous day which ended his consecutive games played streak at 384 (the fourth longest active streak in the league at the time).
AROUND THE RINK
Today, we focus all of our stories around David Perron who took a sudden and indefinite leaves from the Ottawa Senators and the NHL to be with his wife. The three stories below provide an in-depth explanation to his leave and the struggles the family is currently experiencing.
- Perron leaves NHL & Ottawa Senators indefinitely due to family tragedy involving his wife
- Ex-Red Wings player takes leave of absence from NHL team
- Ex-Oilers forward Perron leaves team to be with wife during scary situation
