Game Day – Sens vs. Stars – Dec 15, 2023

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Dallas is Partially Wet

Four out of 254 Texas counties, including Dallas, are considered “partially wet,” according to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. That means some areas of a county, say a specific town or precinct, may ban certain types of sales of alcohol in its jurisdiction, while others may allow it. In fact, as recently as 2017, voters in Houston’s trendy Heights neighborhood decided by an overwhelming 60 percent to change a limited alcohol sales’ provision that dates back to 1912. The commission has a 2,459-row Excel spreadsheet detailing all of it county by county, and you might need a drink to calm your nerves after viewing.

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GAME DAY REPORT

All-Time vs. Dallas Stars: 20-22-0-2

It’s game two of the five game road trip before the holidays for the Ottawa Senators. They already faced two teams that had 4 game losing streaks broken against the Senators and now are facing a superior team in the Dallas Stars. Ottawa tends to play well against superior teams so we will see if yesterdays loss motivates their play tonight.

Statistically, Ottawa is facing a tough challenge with Dallas beating them in every category. Dallas has superior special teams with the penalty kill and power play being at the top of the league while Ottawa sits near the bottom heap. The only comparable category are the average goals scored with Dallas being in 8th place and Ottawa being in 10th place.

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Game recap – Dec 14 – sens vs. Blues

Senators start 5 game road trip with a 4-2 loss to Blues

In the return of Vladimir Tarsenko to St. Louis, the Ottawa Senators struggled to find momentum as the Blues ended a 4 game losing streak by defeating the Sens 4-2.

Quick Sens Highlights:

• St. Louis scored the first three goals in the game before Dominik Kubalik scored his 6th of the season.
• Brady Tkachuk tried to change the games momentum by engaging in a fight but the Sens could not muster any additional scoring.
• Drake Batherson and Jakob Chychrun picked up an assit on Kubalik’s goal.
• A point shot near the end of the game was redirected by Mathieu Joseph for the Sens second goal. It was reviewed by NHL officials and confirmed as a good goal being assisted by Ridly Greig and Jakob Chychrun.
• Joonas Korpisalo took the loss making 26 saves with a 4.14 GAA and a .867 SV%.

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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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PLAYER profile – mads sogaard

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AROUND THE RINK

• Canada announces 2024 World Junior roster
• Capitals’ ownership interested in move to proposed arena in Virginia
• Grubauer week to week for Kraken with lower-body injury – questionable for Winter Classic

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