2024–25 Ottawa Senators season

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The 2024–25 Ottawa Senators season will be the 33rd season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Senators enter the season with a new coaching staff.

Off-season

On May 7, the Senators announced their new head coach Travis Green, a former head coach with the Vancouver Canucks, and former player.[1] The team filled out their coaching positions by returning Daniel Alfredsson and Ben Sexton and adding Mike Yeo and Nolan Baumgartner as assistant coaches.[2]

Regular season

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The pre-season schedule was published on June 24, 2024.[3]

2024 preseason game log: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 22 Toronto Ottawa
2 September 24 Ottawa Toronto
3 September 26 Ottawa Buffalo
4 September 29 Pittsburgh Ottawa
5 October 1 Montreal Ottawa
6 October 4 Detroit Ottawa
7 October 5 Ottawa Montreal

Regular season

The Ottawa Senators regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.

2024–25 game log
October: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 10 Florida Ottawa
2 October 12 Ottawa Montreal
3 October 14 Los Angeles Ottawa
4 October 17 New Jersey Ottawa
5 October 19 Tampa Bay Ottawa
6 October 22 Ottawa Utah
7 October 25 Ottawa Vegas
8 October 27 Ottawa Colorado
9 October 29 St. Louis Ottawa
November: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
10 November 1 Ottawa NY Rangers
11 November 2 Seattle Ottawa
12 November 5 Ottawa Buffalo
13 November 7 NY Islanders Ottawa
14 November 9 Ottawa Boston
15 November 12 Ottawa Toronto
16 November 14 Philadelphia Ottawa
17 November 16 Ottawa Carolina
18 November 19 Edmonton Ottawa
19 November 21 Vegas Ottawa
20 November 23 Vancouver Ottawa
21 November 25 Calgary Ottawa
22 November 27 Ottawa San Jose
23 November 30 Ottawa Los Angeles
December: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
24 December 1 Ottawa Anaheim
25 December 5 Detroit Ottawa
26 December 7 Nashville Ottawa
27 December 8 Ottawa NY Islanders
28 December 11 Anaheim Ottawa
29 December 13 Ottawa Carolina
30 December 14 Pittsburgh Ottawa
31 December 17 Ottawa Seattle
32 December 19 Ottawa Calgary
33 December 21 Ottawa Vancouver
34 December 22 Ottawa Edmonton
35 December 28 Ottawa Winnipeg
36 December 29 Ottawa Minnesota
January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
37 January 2 Ottawa Dallas
38 January 3 Ottawa St. Louis
39 January 7 Ottawa Detroit
40 January 9 Buffalo Ottawa
41 January 11 Ottawa Pittsburgh
42 January 12 Dallas Ottawa
43 January 14 Ottawa NY Islanders
44 January 16 Washington Ottawa
45 January 18 Boston Ottawa
46 January 19 Ottawa New Jersey
47 January 21 Ottawa NY Rangers
48 January 23 Ottawa Boston
49 January 25 Toronto Ottawa
50 January 26 Utah Ottawa
51 January 30 Washington Ottawa
February: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
52 February 1 Minnesota Ottawa
53 February 3 Ottawa Nashville
54 February 4 Ottawa Tampa Bay
55 February 6 Ottawa Tampa Bay
56 February 8 Ottawa Florida
57 February 22 Montreal Ottawa
58 February 26 Winnipeg Ottawa
March: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
59 March 1 San Jose Ottawa
60 March 3 Ottawa Washington
61 March 5 Ottawa Chicago
62 March 8 NY Rangers Ottawa
63 March 10 Detroit Ottawa
64 March 11 Ottawa Philadelphia
65 March 13 Boston Ottawa
66 March 15 Ottawa Toronto
67 March 18 Ottawa Montreal
68 March 20 Colorado Ottawa
69 March 22 Ottawa New Jersey
70 March 25 Ottawa Buffalo
71 March 27 Ottawa Detroit
72 March 29 Columbus Ottawa
73 March 30 Ottawa Pittsburgh
April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
74 April 1 Buffalo Ottawa
75 April 3 Tampa Bay Ottawa
76 April 5 Florida Ottawa
77 April 6 Columbus Ottawa
78 April 8 Ottawa Columbus
79 April 11 Montreal Ottawa
80 April 13 Philadelphia Ottawa
81 April 15 Chicago Ottawa
82 April 17 Carolina Ottawa

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Notes:

Roster

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Updated July 2, 2024[4][5]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
– Canada Michael Amadio C R 28 2024 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
19 Canada Drake Batherson RW R 26 2017 Fort Wayne, Indiana
24 Canada Jacob Bernard-Docker D R 24 2018 Canmore, Alberta
72 Canada Thomas Chabot (A) D L 27 2015 Sainte-Marie, Quebec
31 Sweden Anton Forsberg G L 31 2021 Härnösand, Sweden
28 Canada Claude Giroux (A) RW R 36 2022 Hearst, Ontario
– Canada Noah Gregor C L 25 2024 Beaumont, Alberta
71 Canada Ridly Greig C L 21 2020 Calgary, Alberta
50 Canada Maxence Guenette D R 23 2019 Sainte-Foy, Quebec
23 Canada Travis Hamonic D R 33 2022 St. Malo, Manitoba
15 Canada Matthew Highmore C L 28 2023 Halifax, Nova Scotia
– United States Nick Jensen D R 33 2024 Saint Paul, Minnesota
30 Canada Kevin Mandolese (RFA) G L 23 2018 Montreal, Quebec
33 Finland Nikolas Matinpalo D R 25 2023 Espoo, Finland
17 Canada Zack MacEwen RW R 27 2023 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9 United States Josh Norris Injured Reserve C L 25 2018 Oxford, Michigan
– Canada David Perron LW R 36 2024 Sherbrooke, Quebec
57 United States Shane Pinto C R 23 2019 Franklin Square, New York
85 United States Jake Sanderson D L 21 2020 Whitefish, Montana
40 Denmark Mads Sogaard (RFA) G R 24 2019 Aalborg, Denmark
18 Germany Tim Stutzle C/LW L 22 2020 Viersen, Germany
7 United States Brady Tkachuk (C) LW L 24 2018 Scottsdale, Arizona
35 Sweden Linus Ullmark G L 30 2024 Lugnvik, Sweden
2 Russia Artyom Zub D R 28 2020 Khabarovsk, Russia


Transactions

The Senators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) To Washington Capitals
Jakob Chychrun 		To Ottawa Senators
Nick Jensen
3rd-round pick in 2026 		[6]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) To St. Louis Blues
Mathieu Joseph
3rd-round pick in 2025 		To Ottawa Senators
Future considerations 		[7]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) To Utah Hockey Club
Egor Sokolov 		To Ottawa Senators
Jan Jenik 		[8]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Michael Amadio Vegas Golden Knights 3-year Free agency [9]
Jeremy Davies Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [9]
Noah Gregor Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [9]
David Perron Detroit Red Wings 2-year Free agency [9]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Adam Gaudette St. Louis Blues 1-year Free agency [10]
Hayden Hodgson Los Angeles Kings 1-year Free agency [11]
Filip Roos Chicago Blackhawks 1-year Free agency [12]

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Bokondji Imama Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency [13]
Parker Kelly Colorado Avalanche 2-year Free agency [14]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) Erik Brannstrom Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [15]

Player signings

Date Player Term Ref
June 25, 2024 (2024-06-25) Wyatt Bongiovanni 1-year [16]
June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27) Matthew Highmore 1-year [17]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Garrett Pilon 2-year [9]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Shane Pinto 2-year [18]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) Matthew Andonovski 3-year†

Key

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Draft picks

The 2024 NHL Entry Draft is to be held June 28–29, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Round Overall Player Position Nationality Club team
1 7 Carter Yakemchuk Defence Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
2 39 Gabriel Eliasson Defence Sweden HV71 J20 (J20 Nationell)
4 104 Lucas Ellinas Centre Canada Kitchener Rangers OHL
4 112 Javon Moore Left Wing United States Minnetonka High School (USHS-MN)
4 117 Blake Montgomery Left Wing United States Lincoln Stars (USHL)
5 136 Eerik Wallenius Defence Finland HPK (Liiga)

The Senators' third-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent Alex DeBrincat to Ottawa in exchange for a first and second-round pick in 2022 and this pick.[19] The Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on March 15, 2024, that sent Jamieson Rees to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.[20] # The Senators' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on July 11, 2022, that sent future considerations to Ottawa in exchange for Matt Murray, a third-round pick in 2023 and this pick.[21]

The Detroit Red Wings' fourth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on July 9, 2023, that sent Alex DeBrincat to Detroit in exchange for Dominik Kubalik, Donovan Sebrango, a conditional first-round pick in 2024 and this pick.[22] The Tampa Bay Lightning's fourth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on March 20, 2022, that sent Nick Paul to Tampa Bay in exchange for Mathieu Joseph and this pick.[23]

References

  1. ^ Ottawa Senators Communications (May 7, 2024). "Got Our Guy" (Press release) – via nhl.com.
  2. ^ Ottawa Senators (June 4, 2024). "Senators Round Out Coaching Staff" (Press release). Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via nhl.com.
  3. ^ Sens Communications (June 27, 2024). "Ottawa Senators announce seven-game 2024-25 pre-season schedule". NHL.com (Press release).
  4. ^ "Ottawa Senators Roster". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "Ottawa Senators Hockey Transactions". tsn.ca. The Sports Network. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "Senators trade defenceman Jakob Chychrun to Capitals". Sportsnet. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Sportsnet.
  7. ^ Garrioch, Bruce (July 2, 2024). "Senators shed salary by sending Mathieu Joseph to St. Louis Blues". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "Jan Jenik arrives from Utah in exchange for forward Egor Sokolov". Ottawa Senators. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Ottawa Senators.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Breaking down Day one of NHL Free Agency". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  10. ^ "Gaining Gaudette". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators Communications. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  11. ^ "Hey, Hayden". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators Communications. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  12. ^ "Roos-hoo!". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators Communications. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  13. ^ "Penguins sign forward Bokonji Imama to a one-year contract". NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  14. ^ "Avalanche Signs Parker Kelly". NHL.com. Colorado Avalanche. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  15. ^ "Colorado Avalanche sign Erik Brannstrom to one-year contract". TSN.ca. TSN. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  16. ^ "Bongiovanni's Back". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators. June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  17. ^ "More Highmore". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  18. ^ "Putting Pin-to paper". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  19. ^ "Blackhawks trade Alex DeBrincat to Senators for draft picks". Sportsnet.ca. July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  20. ^ "Senators acquire Jamieson Rees from Hurricanes for sixth-round pick". sportsnet.ca. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  21. ^ "Murray traded to Maple Leafs by Senators". nhl.com. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  22. ^ "Sens acquire players and picks from Detroit in trade for Alex Debrincat". nhl.com. July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  23. ^ "Sens acquire Joseph from Tampa Bay in Paul trade". nhl.com. March 20, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
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