Pre-GAME
It was all about early scoring for Buffalo in their defeat of Ottawa 5-1. They scored 17 seconds in the 2nd period and scored twice, at 21 seconds and 37 seconds of the 3rd period, easily walking away with a victory. The Senators drop to .500 standings once again as they struggle to collect a series of victories. Will they be able to reach their winning ways tonight when they face the Islanders?
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GAME DAY REPORT
Senators vs. Islanders
Last season: The Senators faced the New York Islanders three times last season with the Islanders taking the series 2-1. It started with Ottawa succumbing to a 3rd straight loss with a defeat to the Islanders on Oct 26, losing 3-2. Then, on November 24th, Ottawa was riding a winning streak when it came to a screeching halt following a 5-3 loss to the Islanders. Ottawa’s lone victory came on March 16th when Brady Tkachuk scored a hat-trick to lift the Senators over the Islanders 4-3.
Game Day: The Islanders defeated Pittsburgh in a shootout to garner a victory while Ottawa took a devastating loss to the Sabres. Statistically, the Islanders have poor special teams, ranking in the bottom of the league in Power Play and Penalty Kill. They also are the second worst team in the league in allowing more goals per game. Meanwhile, Ottawa is 8th in the league in scoring goals and despite a slight drop, remains on the top of the league with its power play.
Islanders
5-6-2
6th Metropolitan
W1
2.31 (31st)
13.6 (28th)
3.08 (T12th)
66.7 (30th)
Matchup
Record
Standing
Streak
Avg. Goals Scored
PP (%)
Avg. Goals Allowed
PK (%)
Senators
6-6-0
5th Atlantic
L1
3.58 (8th)
30.8 (4th)
3.17 (19th)
74.3 (22nd)
Injury Report
Senators: A. Zub (Concussion), D. Perron (Personal), S. Pinto (Undisclosed)
Islanders: A. Romanov (Upper Body), M. Reilly (Upper body), A. Pelech (IR – Jaw),
M. Barzal (IR-LT – Upper Body), A. Duclair (IR-LT – Leg)
PLAYER PROFILE – Shane Pinto
Drafted in 2019 during the 2nd round – 32nd overall by Ottawa, the Franklin Square, NW native, is enjoying his fifth year in the NHL and with the Senators. Pinto played a handful of games during his first two seasons before playing all 82 games during the 2022-23 season. After missing 41 games last season due to being suspended, Pinto returned and did not miss a single game, recording 9 goals and 18 assists for 27 points.
- 30th Goal – April 13, 2024 vs. Montreal
- 40th Assist – April 7, 2024 @ Washington
- 100th NHL Game – October 10, 2024 vs. Florida
Check out Shane Pinto’s profile here!
LOCKER ROOM – JERSEY #12 & 57
A double dose of jersey numbers today since they are so closely tied together. Shane Pinto made his debut with the Senators in the 2021-22 season wearing jersey #12 however, upon the Senators acquiring Alex DeBrincat, Pinto “gave up” his number to him. Pinto instead took jersey #57 for the 2022-23 season. This is where things get VERY INTERESTING.
The Senators traded DeBrincat during the off-season and Shane Pinto had not accepted the Senators qualifying offer, so he remained a restricted agent without a contract. Since, technically, Pinto was not under contract for the 2023-24 season, Mark Kastelic took it upon himself to take jersey #12 away from Pinto to start the season.
Pinto was later suspended 41 games, signed a 2-year contract with the Senators and returned in January 2024 using jersey #57 again. The jersey number may be cursed because the Senators traded away Kastelic in the off-season, along with Joonas Korpisalo for Linus Ullmark. Shane Pinto was able to return to jersey #12 this season and I think he will think twice before giving it up again!
Neil Brady
Graeme Townshend
Dave Archibald
Pat Falloon
David Oliver
Mike Fisher
Marian Gaborik
Shane Pinto
Alex DeBrincat
Mark Kastelic
Shane Pinto
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Shane Pinto
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ON THIS DAY IN SENS HISTORY
In 2013, Mark Borowiecki, recorded his first NHL goal with the Ottawa Senators, scoring against Montreal’s netminder Carey Price. Borowiecki played 9 seasons with the Senators, starting in 2011 until 2020, when he signed with Nashville as a free agent. He played three seasons with Nashville before retiring following the 2022-23 season.
With sparse happenings on November 7th, let’s take a look at:
YESTERDAY IN SENS HISTORY – NOV 6TH
In 2007, the Senators set an NHL record for wins and points after 14 games with Ottawa’s 5-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs, improving their record to 13-1-0 on the season.
In 2018, Thomas Chabot became the first NHL defenceman to record at least 20 points within his team’s first 15 games since the Rangers’ Brian Leetch in 2000-2001, with three points (one goal, two assists) in a win against the New Jersey Devils.
In 2021, Brady Tkachuk played in his first game as team captain when he faced Tampa Bay in a 5-3 loss.
AROUND THE RINK
- Holloway of Blues, stable after leaving game on stretcher
- Road woes haunting Senators amid .500 start
- Why are the Senators so good at home, yet so bad when on the road?
