Game Day – Sens vs. Stars – Jan 12, 2025

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Pre-GAME

The Senators blanked out the Pittsburgh Penguins, winning 5-0 in a stunning upset at the PPG Paints Arena! They scored the first 2 goals on 2 shots and the game included Shane Pinto scoring on the Power Play and Short Handed in the same period. The Senators finally halted their losing streak but face an impressive Dallas Stars tonight at home.

TO WATCH: Sens vs. Stars at 5:00pm on TSN5

Game Day Report / Through the Years / Locker Room / On This Day / Around The Rink

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GAME DAY REPORT

Senators vs. Stars

Last Time: The Senators battled the Dallas Stars on January 2nd, suffering a 4-2 loss. They meet once again tonight in their last battle in the series. Can the Senators tie the series or will Dallas sweep?

Game Day: Senators halted their losing streak at 4 games with a major win in Pittsburgh. Meanwhile, Dallas faced Montreal to record a 7th win in the shootout.

Injury Report

Senators: J. Benard-Docker (IR – Ankle), M. Amadio (IR – Concussion), D. Perron (IR – Back),
N. Gregor (Lower Body), L. Ullmark (IR – Back), T. Hamonic (IR – Lower Body)
Stars: M. Marchment (Face), T. Seguin (IR – Hip)

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THROUGH THE YEARS – 2014-15 SEASON

The Ottawa Senators record for the 2014-15 season was 43-26-13, which resulted in 99 points for 4th place in the Atlantic division and 13th overall in the NHL.

General Manager: Bryan Murray
Coach: Paul MacLean / Dave Cameron
Captain: Erik Karlsson
Alternate Captains: Chris Phillips & Chris Neil

Season Highlights

Jason Spezza was traded, at his request, to the Dallas Stars along with Ludwig Karlsson in exchange for Alex Chiasson, Alex Guptill, Nick Paul and a 2015 2nd-round draft pick. During free agency, Ottawa re-signed Milan Michalek to 3-years and signed David Legwand to a 2-year deal.

The Senators announced that General Manager Bryan Murray had been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer and would undergo treatment immediately.

In December, GM Bryan Murray fired head coach Paul MacLean, after the team was nearing the .500 mark, replacing him with assistant coach Dave Cameron.

Goaltender, Andrew Hammond earned the moniker the “Hamburgler” during the Senators battle for the playoffs.

2014-15 Senators Highlights

• Most games played: Kyle Turris & Erik Karlsson played 82 games.
• Top Scorer: Mike Hoffman scored 27 goals.
• Top Helper: Erik Karlsson registered 45 assists.
• Top Producer: Erik Karlsson recorded 66 points in 82 games.
• Top PIM: Mark Borowiecki had 107 penalty minutes in 63 games.
• Top Goalie: Craig Anderson played 35 games for 2,093 mins with a result of 14-13-8 including 3 shutouts with a 2.49 GAA and .923 SV%.

Click Here For The 2014-15 Season Recap

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LOCKER ROOM – JERSEY #33

Senators prospect Nicolas Mantinpalo started wearing jersey #33 last year when he was called up to the big league. Previous heavyweights who wrote this number include a mix of goalies and forwards such as Jason York, Pascal Leclaire, Jacob Silverberg, Mads Sogaard, and Cam Talbot.

Check Out Senators Jersey History!

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FUTURE SENS – Nikolas Mantinpalo

The Finish native was signed as a free agent by the Ottawa Senators for $775,000 on a one-year contract. Nikolas Mantinpalo played the majority of his career with the Belleville Senators, playing 67 games last year resulting in 4 goals and 10 assists for 14 points.

He was called up to the Ottawa Senators last year, making his debut on October 28th against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He has yet to score his first NHL goal or record an assist at the NHL level.

He ended up playing 4 games with the big club last year and was already called up this year to support the team when the D-corp suffered an injury during their extended road trip.

Click here to view Nikolas Mantinpalo’s profile

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AROUND THE RINK

• Calgary Flames Quarter-Century Teams unveiled
• Oiler’s Kane undergoes knee surgery, out 4 to 8 weeks
• Otters retire McDavid’s jersey

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