Standing O for Andy
On the night the Ottawa Senators will be retiring the franchise’s all time leader among goaltenders in games played, Craig Anderson, we would like to call back on one of his most notable accomplishments.
After learning about his wife Nicolle’s diagnosis with cancer, Craig took leave from the team to be with his family and care for his wife. After urging from Nicolle to rejoin the team in Edmonton, due to an injury to back up Andrew Hammond, Anderson went on to have a 37 save shutout. Both teams gave Anderson an emotional standing ovation not only for his performance, but his courage.
Anderson was the 1st star of the game.
GAME DAY REPORT
Senators All-Time Record vs. Sabres: 69-57-10-16
Sabres
2-4-0
8th Atlantic
L1
U. Luukkonen
(0-0-0)
9.5 (26th)
90.9 (6th)
2.17 (28th)
3 (T13th)
Matchup
Team Record
Division Standing
Streak
Goalie
(Expected)
PP (%)
PK (%)
Avg. Goal Scored
Avg. Goal Allowed
Senators
3-2-0
4th Atlantic
L1
A. Forsberg
(2-0-0)
22.7 (13th)
76.2 (17th)
4.2 (T3rd)
3 (T13th)
Projected Lineup
Brady Tkachuk-Tim Stutzle-Claude Giroux
Mathieu Joseph – Ridly Greig – Vladimir Tarasenko
Dominik Kubalik – Josh Norris – Drake Batherson
Parker Kelly – Rourke Chartier – Mark Kastelic
Jake Sanderson – Thomas Chabot
Jakob Chychrun – Travis Hamonic
Erik Brannstrom – Jacob Bernard-Docker
Source: @Senators
Injury Report
Jack Quinn- IR – Achilles
Devon Levi – Lower Body
Zach Benson – Lower Body
Artem Zub – Upper Body
Shane Pinto – RFA
Game recap – Oct 21 – sens vs. Red wings
Sens lose first home game 5-2 in DeBrincat’s return to Ottawa
Alex DeBrincat returned to Ottawa amid a chorus of boos however ended up with the last laugh as the Detroit Red Wings crushed Ottawa 5-2 in their first home loss, earning Detroit a 4th consecutive win.
Quick Sens Highlights:
- Ridly Greig and Jake Sanderson scored providing assists to Mathieu Joseph, Jakob Chychrun, Josh Norris and Brady Tkachuk.
- Alex DeBrincat was held pointless in the game with only 1 shot on goal.
- Brady Tkachuk earned his 500th penalty minute in the game, leading the Sens in PIM so far this year.
- Joonas Korpisalo recorded his 2nd loss, making 18 saves registering a 5.08 GAA and .783 SV%.
Red Wings
21 (38.2)
3-5
12
23
Team Stats
Faceoff (%)
Power Plays
Hits
Shots
Senators
34 (61.8)
1-6
20
37
NHL Three Stars
⭐ D. Larkin (1G 2A)
⭐⭐ J. Veleno (2G)
⭐⭐⭐ V. Husso (35 SV)
ON THIS DAY IN SENS HISTORY
🏒 Dylan Gambrell traded to Sens
In 2021, the Ottawa Senators acquired Dylan Gambrell from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 7th-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. Dylan played 123 games with Ottawa over two seasons, accumulating 7 goals and 10 assists. Gambrell signed a 1-year/$775k contract with the Maple Leafs on July 1, 2023.
📰 Ottawa Senators play first overtime game
In 1992, the New York Rangers defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in overtime. It’s the first overtime game in Senators modern history.
📜 Iron Man Pageau
In 2017, Jean-Gabriel Pageau became the 9th player in franchise history to appear in a 200th consecutive game when playing against the Los Angeles Kings in a 3-2 shootout loss.
PLAYER profile – Josh Norris #9 C
Drafted in 2017 in the 1st round (19th overall) by the San Jose Sharks, the Oxford, Michigan native is starting his 5th 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 scored 35 goals and 20 assists in 66 games during the 2021-22 season before suffering a shoulder injury that sidelined him for the remainder of the year and the better part of the 2022-23 season. Norris made his long awaited return on Oct 18 against Washington, recording 2 goals in the game. He recorded an assist during the loss to Detroit resulting in 3 points in 2 games.
AROUND THE RINK
- Calgary Flames Andersson suspended 4 games for actions in Flames game
- McDavid out 1-2 weeks for Oilers with upper-body injury
- Coyotes’ Dermott becomes first player to use Pride tape after ban from NHL
- Rick Bowness to take leave of absence from Jets
