THE Pre-Game
A Family First
Dallas Stars has its fair share of memorable history, but one that remains so intimate with this great team is when Brett Hull became its first player to be included in the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009, joining his father Bobby to become the first father-and-son pair of players in the Hall.
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GAME DAY REPORT
This Game: The Senators faced the Dallas Stars on Dec 15, losing 5-4 on the road. Now, they return home to face the Stars, looking at evening up the series. This is their last encounter this season and the last opportunity to grab 2 points from the Stars. The Dallas Stars aim to break a three-game slide with a victory against the Ottawa Senators. Ottawa has a 23-27-3 record overall and a 15-13-2 record on its home ice. The Senators are sixth in the league serving 11.3 penalty minutes per game. Dallas is 17-7-5 on the road and 34-15-8 overall. The Stars have given up 172 goals while scoring 210 for a +38 scoring differential.
Statistically,
Stars
35-15-8
1st Central
L3
J. Oettinger
(20-9-4)
23 (11th)
84.2 (6th)
3.68 (1st)
3.02 (13th)
Matchup
Record
Standing
Streak
Goalie
(Expected)
PP (%)
PK (%)
Avg. Goals Scored
Avg. Goals Allowed
Senators
23-27-3
8th Atlantic
L1
J. Korpisalo
(13-18-3)
15.9 (26rd)
74.7 (28th)
3.34 (10th)
3.57 (30th)
Injury Report
Senators:
Stars: Nils Lundkvist, Jani Hakanpaa, Evgenii Dadonov IR
Game recap – Feb 20 – sens vs. Panthers
Sens Rally Back But lose in OT to the Panthers
Anton Lundell scored 1:36 into overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Tuesday night to jump over the idle Boston Bruins and into the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Aaron Ekblad and Brandon Montour also scored while Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves in the Panthers’ sixth straight victory. Thomas Chabot and Tim Stutzle scored for the Senators while Joonas Korpisalo stopped 31 shots in Ottawa’s third loss in its past four games.
Quick Sens Highlights:
- Thomas Chabot scored his 3rd of the year to start the rally back in the 3rd.
- Tim Stützle scored his 14th and in back to back games.
- Joonas Korpisalo earned the loss, making 31 saves on 34 shots for a 3.00 GA and .912 SV%.
NHL Three Stars
⭐ Anton Lundell ⭐⭐ Thomas Chabot ⭐⭐⭐ Aaron Ekblad
ON THIS DAY IN SENS HISTORY
⇄ Matt Duchene traded to Columbus for a 1st-round pick
In 2019, the Ottawa Senators traded Matt Duchene and Julius Bergman to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Vitaly Abramov, Jonathan Davidsson and the Blue Jackets’ 1st-round pick.
Matt Duchene had been acquired by the Senators from Colorado and played 118 games for Ottawa, recording 50 goals and 57 assists. He played 23 games for Columbus before signing with Nashville and playing 4 years with the Predators. This season, Duchene signed with the Dallas Stars.
Vitaly Abramov played 5 games with the Senators, spending the bulk of his time with the Belleville Senators. As his contract concluded, Abramov opted to pause his North American career and agreed to a 2-year contract with the KHL. Jonathan Davidsson played 6 games with the Senators over a period of two years before deciding to return to Sweden.
What happened to the 1st pick obtained in the trade? The Ottawa Senators drafted Lassi Thomson! Thomson played 18 games with the Senators during the last two years and is currently assigned to the Belleville Senators. In a somewhat scary moment for the Sens organization, they placed Thomson on waivers on Oct 1st, 2023 and he was claimed by the Anaheim Ducks. Essentially, Ottawa lost a 1st draft pick through waivers, however one week later, Anaheim placed Thomson on waivers which allowed Ottawa to claim him once again.
🏒 Johsn Norris has arrived
In 2020, Josh Norris made his NHL debut in Ottawa’s 3-0 home loss to Montreal.
🔥 Chabot reaches the 300 club
In 2022, Thomas Chabot played in the 300th game of his NHL career facing Minnesota. Chabot joined Erik Karlsson as the only two defenceman to have at least 175 points at the time of their 300th game.
by the numbers – jersey # 41
Craig Anderson wore jersey #41 with the Ottawa Senators from 2010 to 2020. Did you know that three other Senators player has worn number #41?
Typically, goaltender jersey numbers are reserved for… goaltenders. Meaning, only goalies have worn that jersey number before, however, that is not the case with #41. Can you name other players who wore jersey #41?
Check the By The Numbers page to see former players who proudly wore Senators jerseys and don’t forget to check our searchable table!
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