Habs Nickname a result of an error?
The “Habs” nickname might have been the result of an error in 1924. The first man to refer to the team as the Habs was Tex Rickard, the founder of the National Hockey League and the owner of Madison Square Garden. Rickard apparently told a reporter that the “H” in the logo on the Canadiens’ jerseys stood for habitants, which is not true. The distinctive C-wrapped-around-H logo stands for the hockey team’s official name, le Club de Hockey Canadien. The “H” stands for “hockey.”
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GAME DAY REPORT
Last Time vs. Senators stage a big victory at home, thrashing Canadiens 6-2
Last Time: The Ottawa Senators scored 4 unanswered goals and Tim Stutzle ended his 10-game scoreless streak, collecting a pair of assists.
Game Time: Senators are fresh off a back-to-back where they collected 3 points in 2 games. They suffered the first overtime loss of the season to the Jets and defeated the Flyers on the road 5-3. Shane Pinto has returned to the lineup after a lengthy suspension and picked up an assist, in his 100th career game facing the Flyers. Montreal, meanwhile, was thrashed by the Bruins on Saturday 9-4 and will be looking to re-establish some dominance in the Bell Centre.
Statistically, Ottawa scores more goals on average per game while Montreal sits at the bottom of the league in scoring. Montreal allows lots of goals against, but so does Ottawa. Ottawa’s penalty kill dipped back down to 31st in the league after allowing 2 power play goals against Philly but Montreal sits 29th in the league, so very comparable.
Canadiens
19-20-7
6th Atlantic
L2
S. Montembeault
(10-7-4)
19.3 (20th)
72.9 (29th)
2.72 (28th)
3.5 (28th)
Matchup
Record
Standing
Streak
Goalie
(Expected)
PP (%)
PK (%)
Avg. Goals Scored
Avg. Goals Allowed
Senators
17-24-1
8th Atlantic
W1
J. Korpisalo
(9-15-1)
15.6 (24th)
72.7 (31st)
3.38 (10th)
3.67 (30th)
Injury Report
Alex Newhook – Ankle
Kirby Dach – Knee
Christian Dvorak – Pectoral
Tanner Pearson – Upper Body
Carey Price – Knee
Anton Forsberg – LT – Groin
Dominik Kubalik – Hip
Travis Hamonic – Upper Body
Game recap – Jan 21 – sens vs. flyers
Senators stage comeback to win on the road against Flyers 5-3
Philadelphia jumped onto a quick start, scoring 2 goals but Ottawa did something they have struggled to do in the past, staged a successful comeback, scoring four unanswered goals to secure the victory.
Quick Sens Highlights:
- The game started with a fluky goal after many players thought the puck was secured on goaltender Mads Sogaard, however the puck had deflected to the corner of the ice where Zamula quickly shot it into an empty net. After a quick review, the goal stood. Zamula scored another goal shortly thereafter ending the period 2-0 for the Flyers.
- Former Flyers player, Zach MacEwen scored the 2nd goal of this career, in the second period, unassisted to cut the lead in half.
- Flyers scored a power play goal 6 minutes later to establish a 2 goal lead, once again.
- Tim Stutzle scored his 9th of the season, assisted by Thomas Chabot and the returning Shane Pinto, to end the period 3-2 for the Flyers.
- Three minutes in the 3rd period, Claude Giroux scored his 14th of the season, assisted by Jacob Bernard-Docker and Brady Tkachuk to tie the game.
- Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 12th of the season, assisted by Mathieu Joseph to take the first lead in the game.
- Tim Stutzle scored his 10th of the season, and second of the evening, into an empty net, assisted by Jakob Chychrun.
- Shane Pinto returned to the line-up after serving a 41-game suspension and also played his 100th NHL career game.
- Mads Sogaard recorded his 1st win of the season, making 22 saves on 25 shots for 3.00 GAA and .880 SV%.
Flyers
24 (37.5)
2-4
19
25
Team Stats
Faceoff (%)
Power Plays
Hits
Shots
Senators
40 (62.5)
0-3
16
34
NHL Three Stars
⭐ V. Tarasenko (1G)
⭐⭐ C. Giroux (1G)
⭐⭐⭐ J. Farabee (1G 2A)
ON THIS DAY IN SENS HISTORY – Jan 22nd Edition
🥳🎂Happy Birthday Shean Donovan!
The Timmins, Ontario native, who played for the Ottawa Senators from 2007 to 2010, is celebrating his 49th birthday! Shean Donovan retired after the 2009-10 season and later joined the Ottawa Senators as a Player Development Coach.
🏢 Palladium First Goal!
In 1996, Steve Duchese scored the first Senators goal at the Palladium at 5:55 of the 1st period versus the Chicago Blackhawks.
🥅 Craig Anderson 1st Win and Shutout
In 2004, Craig Anderson recorded his first NHL win against the Columbus Blue Jackets, with the Chicago Blackhawks, also recording his first shutout.
🏒 Hamonic records 100th assist against Sens
In 2016, Travis Hamonic recorded his 100th assist with the New York Islanders against his current club, the Ottawa Senators.
by the numbers – jersey # 27
Did you know that seventeen Senators players have worn jersey #27 before Parker Kelly started wearing the jersey this year?
Parker Kelly was originally assigned jersey #45 when he joined the Ottawa Senators, however growing up, he always wore jersey #17. When he started playing junior hockey that number was already taken so he ended up with #27. He wore that number for four years in Price Albert and had the opportunity to select jersey #27 this year, switching away from #45 that he wore last season.
Here is a small sampling of hockey players who wore jersey #27, click below to see the complete list
- Peter Schaefer (2005-06 to 2006-07)
- Randy Robitaille (2007-08)
- Alex Kovalev (2009-10 to 2010-11)
- Curtis Lazar (2014-15 to 2016-17)
- Dylan Gambrell (2021-22 to 2022-23)
Check the By The Numbers page for former players who proudly wore #27 and don’t forget to check our searchable table!
AROUND THE RINK
- PWHL Ottawa Excited for the Opening of the Historic Rideau Canal
- Corey Perry reportedly returning to NHL, joining Oilers for rest of season
- NHL ANNOUNCES CAPTAINS, CELEBRITY CAPTAINS FOR 2024 ALL-STAR GAME
- Celebrini the unanimous No. 1 prospect in McKenzie’s mid-season draft ranking
