Game Day – Sens vs. Rangers – Nov 1, 2024

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Pre-GAME

The Senators responded after two consecutive defeat to Colorado and Vegas by scoring 8 goals in their return home to face St. Louis. A well needed spark for a team that felt they left points on the table upon their return from the West Coast. Zack Ostapchuk was called up to replaced the injured Pinto and scored his first NHL point. The Senators also broke a record, scoring 8 goals against St. Louis for the first time in franchise history.

ERRATUM:
SensFanatics mistakenly referred to the St. Louis game as an away/road game and made reference to the Senators trying to get to .500 by defeating St. Louis. As was seen yesterday, the Senators returned to Ottawa to face St. Louis.

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GAME DAY REPORT

Senators vs. Rangers

Last season: The Senators faced the New York Rangers three times last season. Ottawa started off with a big win on December 5th by defeating the league leading Rangers, 6-2. However, that was their only win in the series as Rangers took the next two contests in decisive fashion. They defeated Ottawa on January 27th by a score of 7-2, scoring 7 unanswered goals and then blanking the Senators on April 15th, 4-0.

Game Day: With an incredible and decisive win against the Blues, the Senators will look to continue it’s scoring wave against the New York Rangers. The Rangers meanwhile are coming off a defeat to the Washington Capitals and will look upon its scoring and penalty kill to gain and advantage.

Injury Report

Senators: A. Zub (Concussion), D. Perron (Personal), S. Pinto (Undisclosed)
Rangers: J. Vessey (IR-LT – Lower Body)

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PLAYER PROFILE – Josh Norris

Drafted in 2017 in the 1st round (19th overall) by the San Jose Sharks, the Oxford, Michigan native is starting his 6th year in the NHL, all with the Ottawa Senators. Norris was part of a blockbuster trade on September 13, 2018 along with Chris Tierney, Dylan DeMelo and Rudolfs Balcers and some draft picks for Erik Karlsson and Francis Perron.

Josh Norris returned from an extended injury on October 18th, 2023 against Washington, recording 2 goals in his return game. Norris played 50 games last season before succumbing to an injury once again, ending his season after scoring 16 goals and 14 assists for 30 points.

• Scored his 70th goal on February 24, 2024 vs. Vegas.
• Recorded his 50th assist on January 25, 2024 vs. Boston.

Check out Josh Norris’ profile here!

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LOCKER ROOM – JERSEY #9

Josh Norris has worn Jersey #9 since the 2020-21 season. Here are all previous Senators players who also wore this jersey number.

Check Out Senators Jersey History!

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THROUGH THE YEARS – 1996-97 SEASON

The Ottawa Senators record for the 1996-97 season was 31-36-15, which resulted in 77 points for 3rd place in the Northeast division and 16th overall in the NHL.

General Manager: Pierre Gauthier
Coach: Jacques Martin
Captain: Randy Cunneyworth
Alternate Captains: Steve Duchesne & Alexei Yashin

1996-97 Senators Highlights

• Most games played: Alexei Yashin, Alexandre Daigle and Wade Redden played 82 games
• Top Scorer: Alexei Yashin scored 35 goals
• Top Helper: Daniel Alfredsson registered 47 assists
• Top Producer: Alexei Yashin recorded 75 points in 82 games
• Top PIM: Denny Lambert had 217 penalty minutes in 80 games
• Top Goalie: Damian Rhodes played 50 games for 2,934 mins with a result of 14-20-14

Click Here For The 1996-97 Season Recap

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AROUND THE RINK

• McDavid out 2-3 weeks with ankle sprain
• Maple Leafs lead NHL team valuation for 4th straight year
• Utah acquires D Maata from Red Wings for 3rd round pick

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