The Pre-Game
Lightning Strikes
The thought of being struck by lightning won’t appeal to many people, but unfortunately for Roy C. Sullivan (USA), it happened to him a whopping seven times. Amazingly, he survived every single strike – each of which contained several million volts of electricity.
He was working as a ranger at Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains and was hit in the right leg by a direct bolt while fleeing a watchtower that had been set ablaze – you guessed it – after being hit by lightning.
Roy was left with scorch marks on his leg and lost the nail on his big toe as a result.
The terrifying encounter would be enough to keep some people indoors for the rest of their lives, but unfortunately for Roy, it was the first of many times he’d find himself in such a predicament.
Roy was struck by lightning so many times he eventually earned the nickname “Spark Ranger”.
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GAME DAY REPORT
This Game: The Senators faced the Tampa Bay Lightning on Oct 15, the third game of the season, winning 5-2. They faced, in a rematch, on November 4 losing 6-4. With the series tied, the Ottawa Senators look for an opportunity to take a series lead tonight! They are scheduled to face the Lightning team one final time on April 11th.
Lightning
30-21-5
4th Atlantic
L1
A. Vasilevskiy
(19-12-0)
30.2 (1st)
79.9 (13th)
3.41 (7th)
3.38 (25th)
Matchup
Record
Standing
Streak
Goalie
(Expected)
PP (%)
PK (%)
Avg. Goals Scored
Avg. Goals Allowed
Senators
19-25-2
8th Atlantic
L2
A. Forsberg
(11-16-2)
16 (23rd)
74.2 (28th)
3.35 (11th)
3.65 (30th)
Injury Report
Senators:
Lightning: Tanner Jeannot (undisclosed), Mikhail Sergachev IR
Game recap – Feb 17 – sens vs. blackhawks
Sens Lose 3-2 to the Blackhawks
Quick Sens Highlights:
- Tim Stützle scored his 12th by tapping into the open net from a Claude Giroux pass.
- Joonas Korpisalo earned the loss, making 19 saves on 22 shots for a 3.00 GA and .864 SV%.
- Jakob Chychrun scored his 9th goal on the PP in the 2nd period.
NHL Three Stars
⭐ Connor Bedard ⭐⭐Jason Dickinson ⭐⭐⭐ Philipp Kurashev
ON THIS DAY IN SENS HISTORY
🏒 Claude Giroux makes his debut!
In 2008, Claude Giroux made his NHL debut with Philadelpia Flyers against the Ottawa Senators.
🥅 Craig Anderson has arrived!
in 2011, Craig Anderson made his Senators debut, with a 47 save performance to earn a shootout win at Toronto. He became only the second Senators goaltender, besides Patrick Lalime, to earn a shutout victory in his debut and only the 4th NHL goalie to do it in the expansion era while facing at least 40 shots.
💯 Tim Stutzle gets to 100
In 2022, Tim Stutzle played in the 100th game of his NHL career in Ottawa facing the Boston Bruins in a 3-2 OT loss.
🔥 Three players reach a milestone in the same game
In 2023, the Ottawa Senators battled the St. Louis Blues to a 7-2 win and three players achieved a milestone in the game. Drake Batherson played his 200th NHL career game. Artem Zub recorded his 100th PIM and Ridly Greig recorded his 1st NHL goal.
by the numbers – jersey # 76
Radek Bonk proudly wore jersey #76 with the Ottawa Senators from 1994 to 1997, before changing to jersey #14 afterwards. Did you know that no other Senators player has worn number #76?
Radek Bonk is one of a select few Senator players to be the first and only player to wear a jersey.
Check the By The Numbers page to see former players who proudly wore Senators jerseys and don’t forget to check our searchable table!
AROUND THE RINK
- Jagr’s No. 68 retired by Penguins in ‘great day’ for legend
- Islanders ‘hurt,’ motivated by Stadium Series loss to Rangers
- Binnington fined maximum for high-sticking in Blues game
