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Alex Ovechkin chases goal No. 900 as Caps meet Senators
Alex Ovechkin has the opportunity to make NHL history in a milestone game when he and the Washington Capitals play host to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.,Ovechkin, the NHL's all-time leading regular-season goal-scorer, needs one tally to reach 900 for his illustrious career. Against Ottawa, he wil...
Senators edge Flyers for much-needed win
Olle Lycksell scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period against his former team, fueling the host Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.,Like Lycksell, Michael Amadio also scored his first goal of the season to help the Senators snap a two-game los...
Jake Walman's power-play OT goal leads Oilers past Senators
Defenseman Jake Walman celebrated his season debut by scoring 2:24 into overtime, fueling the visiting Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.,Tim Stutzle was whistled for slashing 25 seconds into overtime to send Edmonton to the power play. Walman, who was activated of...
Kraken carry season-opening point streak into Ottawa
The Ottawa Senators will look to snap a three-game losing streak when they host the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.,Ottawa will be playing the second of back-to-back games after dropping an 8-4 decision to the host Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday. The Senators have allowed 18 goals in their past three...
Jonathan Marchessault (2 goals), Predators sink Senators
Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the season and the Nashville Predators beat the host Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Monday afternoon.,Ryan O'Reilly and Cole Smith also scored for the Predators. Juusi Saros made 31 saves. It was Smith's first goal in 26 games.,Ridly Greig got the Senators...
Shane Pinto nets a pair in Senators' triumph over Lightning
Shane Pinto's second goal, a rebound, go-ahead score with 1:47 remaining, lifted the Ottawa Senators to a season-opening 5-4 victory over the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. ,Late in the knotted-up contest, Ottawa defenseman Jake Sanderson drove the net on a quick rush, putting a shot on...
Senators F Fabian Zetterlund signs 3-year contract
Restricted free agent forward Fabian Zetterlund signed a three-year, $12.825 million contract with the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.,Zetterlund recorded 41 points (19 goals, 22 assists) in 84 games split last season with the San Jose Sharks and Senators. ,Ottawa acquired the 25-year-old Swede along w...
Sens aim to add to Leafs' recent playoff woes, force Game 7
Technically speaking, it's the Ottawa Senators who remain on the brink of elimination when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday for Game 6 in their Eastern Conference first-round series. ,However, it's safe to say there's as much pressure on the Maple Leafs, who won the first three games in...
Linus Ullmark, Senators post shutout, stay alive vs. Leafs
Linus Ullmark made 29 saves for his first career playoff shutout in the Ottawa Senators' 4-0 win over the host Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.,The Maple Leafs lead the best-of-seven series 3-2, but the Senators have claimed the last...
Sens' Ullmark posts shutout, staves off elimination vs. Maple Leafs
Linus Ullmark made 27 saves for his first career playoff shutout in the Ottawa Senators' 4-0 win over the host Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference best-of-seven first-round playoff series.,The Maple Leafs lead the series 3-2, but the Senators have claimed the l...
Vying for sweep of Senators, Leafs believe 'killer instinct' will kick in
Closing out a playoff series has been an issue for the Toronto Maple Leafs over the years. With a 2-13 record in potential series-clinching games since 2004, they'll look to buck that trend when they visit the Ottawa Senators for Game 4 of their first-round series on Saturday.,"All we can do is unde...
Leafs take 3-0 series lead vs. Senators on latest OT win
Simon Benoit scored at 1:19 of overtime to lift the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 win against the Ottawa Senators in Game 3 on Thursday and a commanding 3-0 lead in their first-round series.,Auston Matthews won a faceoff and send the puck back to the defenseman, who fired it from the left po...
Max Domi OT hero as Leafs lead series vs. Senators 2-0
Max Domi scored at 3:09 of overtime, lifting the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Tuesday night and giving the hosts a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. ,Game 3 is Thursday in Ottawa.,Domi scored on a 28-foot wrist shot from the edge of the left circle...
Senators out to curtail power-play woes in Game 2 vs. Maple Leafs
The Ottawa Senators have a primary strategy Tuesday night in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series with the host Toronto Maple Leafs: Stay out of the penalty box.,The Senators allowed three power-play goals Sunday while falling 6-2 to the Maple Leafs in Game 1. Billed as the Battle of Ontario, ...
Mitch Marner, Maple Leafs thrash Senators 6-2 in series opener
Mitch Marner had a goal and two assists for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 6-2 win against the visiting Ottawa Senators in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday.,John Tavares and William Nylander each had a goal and an assist, Auston Matthews had two assists and Anthony Stola...
After playoff drought, Sens to face Leafs in Battle of Ontario
The Battle of Ontario is set to return to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 21 years when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday.,Ottawa swept the Maple Leafs 3-0 during the regular season, but finished 11 poin...
Sens captain Brady Tkachuk (upper body) back after 8 games
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk will play in the team's regular-season finale Thursday against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes after missing eight games with an upper-body injury.,The Senators qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2017, and Tkachuk wants to be certai...
Frank Nazar nets OT winner as Blackhawks best Senators
Frank Nazar's goal 48 seconds into overtime gave the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 win over the host Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.,Nazar scored on a shot from the top of the right circle on the rush off a pass from Connor Bedard, who earlier netted two goals.,Joe Veleno also scored for the Blackhawks...
Senators edge Flyers in overtime
Tim Stutzle's second goal of the game came with 3:20 remaining in overtime, and the Ottawa Senators stayed hot with a 4-3 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday.,After tying things twice on third-period goals from Fabian Zetterlund and Thomas Chabot, the Senators earned a 4-on-3 pow...
Senators aim to keep wins coming at home, face Flyers
While the Ottawa Senators look to further build momentum heading into their awaited playoff return, the Philadelphia Flyers want to finish another disappointing season on a positive note.,The Senators eye a fifth consecutive home victory while trying to cool off the Flyers on Sunday.,Ottawa (43-30-6...