Pre-GAME
Trade Deadline Days
Trade deadline has historically been a very exciting day for NHL fans. This year 17 trades occurred on trade deadline day. The record for deadline deals is 32 trades shared by two dates; March 21,2022 and February 24, 2020.
March 21, 2022 – notable players traded: Marc-Andre Fleury (to Minnesota), Artturi Lehkonen (to Colorado), Jake Walman (to Detroit), Andrew Copp (to NY Rangers), Kaapo Kahkonen (to San Jose). The 2022 NHL Trade Deadline will go down as the one that saw the voided Evgenii Dadonov trade between the Vegas Golden Knights and Anaheim Ducks – eventually leading to the Ottawa Senators losing a first-round pick for not submitting the player’s no-trade list to Vegas.
Feb 24, 2020 – notable players traded: Vincent Trocheck (to Carolina), Barclay Goodrow (to Tampa Bay), Evan Rodrigues (to Pittsburgh), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (to NY Islanders), Mike Green (to Edmonton). The actual deadline day itself lacked high quality, but it made up for quantity with 55 players moved – tied for the most in history with 2010. Looking back, Vincent Trocheck was the top player moved after going from Florida to Carolina, a team that helped him spice up his career after a few difficult seasons with the Panthers. Jean-Gabriel Pageau has had a solid few seasons with the Islanders and was especially valuable during the team’s playoff runs in 2020 and 2021, while Evan Rodrigues has proven to be a decent depth scoring option with Pittsburgh, Colorado and Florida the past few years.
GAME DAY REPORT
Sens vs. Sharks
Last time: On January 13th, the Ottawa Senators ended their losing streak by defeating the San Jose Sharks 5-4. Tim Stutzle recorded 4 assists, earning the 1st star in the game.
Game Day: Ottawa is facing a 6 game losing streak and has not won a single western road game all season long. The Senators would love to end the road trip with their first victory and once again use the San Jose Sharks to end a losing streak. Meanwhile, San Jose is sporting a 9 game losing streak and would love to beat Ottawa to earn a victory. Both teams are at the bottom of their respective division turning tonight’s contest into a battle of worst vs. worst to determine who is the best of the worst!
It’s been a tough season to find opponents who are statistically worse than Ottawa but not so much today. San Jan ranks at the bottom of the league in penalty kill, average goals scored per game and allowing the most goals per game than all teams in the NHL. While Ottawa’s penalty kill is also pretty terrible and they also allow goals in bunches per game, they do rank in the top half of the league in scoring.
Sharks
15-40-7
8th Pacific
L9
K. Kahkonen
(6-20-3)
19.9 (19th)
73.6 (31st)
3.19 (31st)
3.94 (32nd)
Matchup
Record
Standing
Streak
Goalie
(Expected)
PP (%)
PK (%)
Avg. Goals Scored
Avg. Goals Allowed
Senators
25-32-4
8th Atlantic
L6
A. Forsberg
(11-10-0)
16.4 (27th)
73.7 (31st)
3.23 (13th)
3.59 (30th)
Injury Report
Senators: J. Norris (LT – Shoulder), T. Hamonic (IR – Lower Body), Z. MacEwen (IR – Lower Body),
M. Highmore (Upper Body), T. Chabot (DTD – Lower Body)
Sharks: A. Barabanov (Out – Not Injury Related), T. Emberson (IR – Lower Body), M. Benning (IR – Hip),
M. Blackwood (IR- Groin), T. Hertl (IR – Knee), L. Couture (IR – Groin)
Game recap – Mar 7 – sens vs. Kings
Senators extend losing streak to 6 games in overtime loss to Kings
It looked like it was the night the Ottawa Senators would celebrate their first western road game victory of the season but Los Angeles proved to be too resilient. Ottawa led the game going into the 3rd period when LA struck twice in 2 minutes to take the lead. Batherson was able to tie the game to force overtime but LA struck again, taking the victory.
Quick Sens Highlights:
- Dominik Kubalik opened up the scoring, scoring his 10th of the season, assisted by Tim Stutzle and Jake Sanderson to lead the Senators 1-0 at the end of the 1st period.
- Los Angeles scored in the middle of the 2nd period to tie the game.
- Seconds later, Brady Tkachuk scored his 27th of the season, assisted by Shane Pinto and Drake Batherson to re-take the lead 2-1 at the conclusion of the 2nd period.
- Los Angeles entered the third period on a mission, scoring twice in less than 2 minutes to take a 3-2 lead.
- Drake Batherson scored his 22nd of the season, assisted by Artem Zub and Shane Pinto to tie the game at the end of the 3rd period.
- However, it was the Los Angeles Kings who capitalized in overtime scoring at the 2 minute mark to win the game 4-3.
- Joonas Korpisalo earned the loss, making 31 saves on 35 shots for a 4.00 GA and .886 SV%.
NHL Three Stars
⭐ K. Fiala (1G) ⭐⭐ A. Kopitar (2A) ⭐⭐⭐ J. Moverare (1G)
ON THIS DAY IN SENS HISTORY
🎂Happy Birthday – Ryan Dzingel
Ryan Dzingel turns 32 today – Happy Birthday Ryan!! The Wheaton, Illinois native was drafted in 2011 by the Ottawa Senators in the 7th round – 204th overall. Dzingel played three years for the Senators from 2015-16 to 2018-19 before being traded to Columbus. Dzingel would return to the Senators in a trade from Carolina to Ottawa during the 2020-21 season, playing 29 games for the club.
⇉ Ottawa Trades For Greg de Vries
In 2004, Greg de Vries was acquired from the New York Rangers in exchange for defenceman Karel Rachunek and forward Alexandre Giroux. Greg de Vries played only 13 games with the Senators before signing with the Atlanta Thrashers and Nashville Predators.
⇉ Ottawa Trades For Tyler Arnason
In 2006, Tyler Arnason was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forward Brandon Bochenski and the Senators’ 2nd-round pick in 2006. Arnason played only 19 games with the Senators before signing with the Colorado Avalanche.
🏒 J-G Pageau Scores Penalty Shot Against Calgary
In 2018, Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored on a penaly shot during Ottawa’s 2-1 home loss to Calgary, converting on the first penalty shot attempt in the teams’ series history.
by the numbers – jersey # 45
Parker Kelly originally wore jersey #45 before changing this season with jersey #27. Did you know that jersey #45 was worn by only 3 different players? Can you name any of them?
Here is the complete list of Senator players who wore jersey #45:
- Denis Hamel (2003-04 to 2005-06)
- Alexandre Picard (2008-09 to 2009-10)
- Chris Wideman (2015-16)
- Parker Kelly (2020-21 to 2022-23)
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
- Sens claim F Katchouk off waivers
- Kelly suspended 2 games for actions in Senators game
- NHL Trade Deadline Blog
- Toffoli traded to Jets by Devils for 2 draft picks
- Kuznetsov traded to Hurricanes by Capitals
