Game Day – Sens vs. Canucks – Dec 21, 2024

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Pre-GAME

After the second game of a nine game road trip, the Senators have collected two victories for 4 points, not a bad start! An overtime win over the Calgary Flames provides momentum for the Senators as they arrive in Vancouver to face the Canucks.

TO WATCH: Sens vs. Canucks at 10:00pm on CBC, CITY, SN, TVAS2

Game Day Report / Through the Years / Locker Room / On This Day / Around The Rink

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GAME DAY REPORT

Senators vs. Canucks

Last Time: The Senators battled the Vancouver Canucks on November 23rd, recording a 4-3 loss at home. Now, it’s time to shift the battle on Vancouver’s home turf and see if Ottawa can even up the series.

Game Day: The Senators defeated the Calgary Flames 3-2 in overtime with Brady Tkachuk being the overtime here again. Meanwhile, Vancouver took a 3-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, marking their second consecutive loss.

Injury Report

Senators: D. Perron (Upper Body), A. Zub (IR-LT – Foot), A. Forsberg (Undisclosed)
Canucks: F. Hronek (IR-LT – Lower Body)

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THROUGH THE YEARS – 2006-07 SEASON

The Ottawa Senators record for the 2006-07 season was 48-25-9, which resulted in 105 points for 2nd place in the Northeast division and 9th overall in the NHL.

General Manager: John Muckler
Coach: Bryan Murray
Captain: Daniel Alfredsson
Alternate Captains: Chris Phillips & Wade Redden

Season Highlights

In July 2006, the Senators experienced some key departures in Zdeno Chara (signed with Boston Bruins), Brian Pothier (signed with Capitals) and Dominik Hasek (left for Detroit). Martin Gerber was obtained to fill the void left by Hasek and Ottawa acquired Joe Corvo. They also traded Martin Havlat and Bryan Smolinski to the Chicago Blackhawks for Tom Preissing, Josh Hennessy, Michal Barinka and 2nd round draft pick.

The Ottawa Senators celebrated their 15th year anniversary with a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals, losing to the Anaheim Ducks.

2006-07 Senators Highlights

• Most games played: Dany Heatley, Chris Kelly, Andrej Mesaroz, Chris Neil and Chris Phillips all played 82 games, marking the first time 5 Senators players played every game of the season.
• Top Scorer: Dany Heatley scored 50 goals.
• Top Helper: Daniel Alfredsson registered 58 assists.
• Top Producer: Dany Heatley recorded 105 points in 82 games.
• Top PIM: Chris Neil had 177 penalty minutes in 82 games.
• Top Goalie: Ray Emery played 58 games for 3,351 mins with a result of 33-16-6 including 5 shutouts with a 2.47 GAA and .918 SV%.

Click Here For The 2006-07 Season Recap

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LOCKER ROOM – JERSEY #10

Jersey #10 has a rich history including the likes of Peter Bondra, Tyler Arnason, Shean Donovan, Tom Pyatt, Anthony Duclair and Ryan Dzingle. Check out who else wore this fable jersey below.

Check Out Senators Jersey History!

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ON THIS DAY IN SENATORS HISTORY

🎂HAPPY BIRTHDAY CODY CECI🥳
Cody Ceci celebrates his 31st birthday today! The Ottawa native was selected in the 1st round – 15th overall by the Senators in the 2012 NHL Draft. He played six seasons with the Senators which included 440 games for 32 goals, recording 86 assists for 118 points.

He was traded to the Toronto Maples Leafs on July 1, 2019 along with Ben Harpur, Aaron Luchuk and 3rd round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft in exchange for Nikita Zaitsev, Connor Brown and Michael Carcone. He spent one year with the Leafs before joining Pittsburgh for a year and then signed a 4-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers. After three seasons he was traded to the San Jose Sharks on August 18, 2024.

In 2022, Artem Zub, signed a 4-year contract extension for $18.4 million, keeping him with the Senators until the 2026-27 season with a $4.6 million cap hit.

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AROUND THE RINK

• ‘Warrior’Tkachuk gets 9 stitches, loses tooth and scores Sens OT winner
• Ovechkin won’t play before holiday break
• Matt Murray recalled by Leafs, set for first NHL start since 2023
• Johnson’s contract terminated by Bruins

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