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2024–25 Ottawa Senators
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
2024–25 record6–6–0
Home record5–1–0
Road record1–5–0
Goals for43
Goals against38
Team information
General managerSteve Staios
CoachTravis Green
CaptainBrady Tkachuk
Alternate captains
ArenaCanadian Tire Centre
Minor league affiliate(s)
Team leaders
GoalsBrady Tkachuk (7)
AssistsTim Stutzle (11)
PointsTim Stutzle (17)
Penalty minutesBrady Tkachuk (21)
Plus/minusNick Jensen (+8)
WinsAnton Forsberg (3)
Goals against averageAnton Forsberg (2.65)
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The 2024–25 Ottawa Senators season is 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

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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]

Personnel changes included the Senators trading Jakob Chychrun to Washington Capitals for Nick Jensen and a draft pick, and trading Joonas Korpisalo, Mark Kastelic and a draft pick to Boston Bruins for Linus Ullmark and trading Mathieu Joseph to St. Louis Blues. Free agent players added included Michael Amadio, Nick Cousins, Adam Gaudette, Noah Gregor and David Perron.

On July 31, the Allen Americans, the ECHL affiliate of the Senators for the previous two seasons, announced a new affiliation with the Utah Hockey Club leaving the Senators without an ECHL affiliate.[3]

Standings

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Divisional standings

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Atlantic Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Florida Panthers 13 9 3 1 8 48 41 +7 19
2 Toronto Maple Leafs 14 7 5 2 7 43 39 +4 16
3 Tampa Bay Lightning 13 7 6 0 6 48 43 +5 14
4 Detroit Red Wings 12 6 5 1 6 33 36 −3 13
5 Boston Bruins 14 6 7 1 4 34 46 −12 13
6 Ottawa Senators 12 6 6 0 5 43 38 +5 12
7 Buffalo Sabres 13 5 7 1 5 41 43 −2 11
8 Montreal Canadiens 13 4 7 2 4 35 53 −18 10
Updated to game(s) played on November 6, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

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Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME New York Rangers 11 8 2 1 8 44 24 +20 17
2 AT Detroit Red Wings 12 6 5 1 6 33 36 −3 13
3 AT Boston Bruins 14 6 7 1 4 34 46 −12 13
4 AT Ottawa Senators 12 6 6 0 5 43 38 +5 12
5 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 12 5 5 2 5 40 40 0 12
6 ME New York Islanders 13 5 6 2 2 32 40 −8 12
7 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 14 5 7 2 3 41 54 −13 12
8 AT Buffalo Sabres 13 5 7 1 5 41 43 −2 11
9 AT Montreal Canadiens 13 4 7 2 4 35 53 −18 10
10 ME Philadelphia Flyers 13 4 8 1 3 35 50 −15 9
Updated to game(s) played on November 6, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[5]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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The pre-season schedule was published on June 24, 2024.[6]

Regular season

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

2024–25 game log
November: 1–2–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
10 November 1 Ottawa 1–2 NY Rangers Ullmark 18,006 5–5–0 10 [23]
11 November 2 Seattle 0–3 Ottawa Forsberg 17,274 6–5–0 12 [24]
12 November 5 Ottawa 1–5 Buffalo Ullmark 12,260 6–6–0 12 [25]
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

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

Roster

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Updated October 29, 2024[26][27]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
22 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
21 Canada Nick Cousins C L 31 2024 Belleville, Ontario
31 Sweden Anton Forsberg G L 31 2021 Härnösand, Sweden
81 United States Adam Gaudette C R 28 2024 Braintree, Massachusetts
28 Canada Claude Giroux (A) RW R 36 2022 Hearst, Ontario
73 Canada Noah Gregor C L 26 2024 Beaumont, Alberta
71 Canada Ridly Greig C L 22 2020 Calgary, Alberta
23 Canada Travis Hamonic D R 34 2022 St. Malo, Manitoba
3 United States Nick Jensen D R 34 2024 Saint Paul, Minnesota
43 United States Tyler Kleven D L 22 2020 Fargo, North Dakota
17 Canada Zack MacEwen RW R 28 2023 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9 United States Josh Norris C L 25 2018 Oxford, Michigan
38 Canada Zack Ostapchuk LW L 21 2021 Edmonton, Alberta
57 Canada David Perron LW R 36 2024 Sherbrooke, Quebec
12 United States Shane Pinto Injured Reserve C R 23 2019 Franklin Square, New York
85 United States Jake Sanderson D L 22 2020 Whitefish, Montana
18 Germany Tim Stutzle C/LW L 22 2020 Viersen, Germany
7 United States Brady Tkachuk (C) LW L 25 2018 Scottsdale, Arizona
35 Sweden Linus Ullmark G L 31 2024 Lugnvik, Sweden
2 Russia Artyom Zub Injured Reserve D R 29 2020 Khabarovsk, Russia

Players statistics

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As of October 29, 2024

Skaters

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Regular season[28]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Tim Stutzle 9 5 9 14 +3 4
Brady Tkachuk 9 6 7 13 +1 10
Drake Batherson 9 5 7 12 +1 4
Claude Giroux 9 5 6 11 +1 0
Jake Sanderson 9 1 8 9 -4 0
Josh Norris 9 4 4 8 -1 6
Adam Gaudette 8 4 1 5 +3 2
Thomas Chabot 9 1 4 5 0 2
Nick Jensen 9 0 5 5 +6 2
Shane Pinto 6 1 2 3 -3 6
Nick Cousins 9 1 2 3 0 2
Zack MacEwen 8 2 0 2 +2 9
Noah Gregor 9 2 0 2 -1 6
Ridly Greig 6 1 0 1 -4 2
Jacob Bernard-Docker 6 0 1 1 +1 0
Cole Reinhardt 2 0 1 1 0 0
Tyler Kleven 9 0 1 1 +3 4
Michael Amadio 9 0 1 1 -3 2
Zack Ostapchuk 1 0 1 1 +1 0
Travis Hamonic 9 0 0 0 -4 6
David Perron 5 0 0 0 -4 0
Artyom Zub 3 0 0 0 +1 2

Goaltenders

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Regular season[29]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Linus Ullmark 5 4 239:21 2 2 0 11 2.76 113 .903 0 0 0 0
Anton Forsberg 5 5 257:13 2 2 0 14 3.27 133 .895 1 0 0 0
Mads Sogaard 1 0 34:29 1 0 0 4 6.96 17 .765 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Senators. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
‡No longer with the Senators.

Awards and milestones

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Milestones

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Player Milestone Date Ref.
Cole Reinhardt 1st NHL assist
1st NHL point		 October 25, 2024 [30]
Nick Cousins 600th NHL game October 27, 2024 [31]
Thomas Chabot 200th NHL assist October 27, 2024
Zack Ostapchuk 1st NHL assist
1st NHL point		 October 29, 2024
Ridly Greig 100th NHL game November 2, 2024

Transactions

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

Trades

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Date Details Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) To Washington Capitals
Jakob Chychrun 		To Ottawa Senators
Nick Jensen
3rd-round pick in 2026 		[32]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) To St. Louis Blues
Mathieu Joseph
3rd-round pick in 2025 		To Ottawa Senators
Future considerations 		[33]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) To Utah Hockey Club
Egor Sokolov 		To Ottawa Senators
Jan Jenik 		[34]
July 15, 2024 (2024-07-15) To Colorado Avalanche
Kevin Mandolese
7th-round pick in 2026 		To Ottawa Senators
6th-round pick in 2026 		[35]
July 15, 2024 (2024-07-15) To Edmonton Oilers
Roby Jarventie
4th-round pick in 2025 		To Ottawa Senators
Xavier Bourgault
Jake Chiasson 		[36]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Michael Amadio Vegas Golden Knights 3-year Free agency [37]
Jeremy Davies Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [37]
Noah Gregor Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [37]
David Perron Detroit Red Wings 2-year Free agency [37]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Adam Gaudette St. Louis Blues 1-year Free agency [38]
Hayden Hodgson Los Angeles Kings 1-year Free agency [39]
Filip Roos Chicago Blackhawks 1-year Free agency [40]
August 29, 2024 (2024-08-29) Nick Cousins Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [41]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Bokondji Imama Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency [42]
Parker Kelly Colorado Avalanche 2-year Free agency [43]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Erik Brannstrom Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [44]
Dillon Heatherington San Diego Gulls (AHL) 1-year Free agency [45]
July 19, 2024 (2024-07-19) Rourke Chartier Kunlun Red Star (KHL) 1-year Free agency [46]
July 25, 2024 (2024-07-25) Josh Currie Kölner Haie (DEL) 1-year Free agency [47]
September 4, 2024 (2024-09-04) Dominik Kubalik HC Ambrì-Piotta (NL) 1-year Free agency [48]
October 8, 2024 (2024-10-08) Boris Katchouk Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) 1-year Free agency [49]

Player signings

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Date Player Term Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Garrett Pilon 2-year [37]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Shane Pinto 2-year [50]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) Matthew Andonovski 3-year† [51]
July 5, 2024 (2024-07-05) Jan Jenik 1-year [52]
July 15, 2024 (2024-07-15) Mads Sogaard 2-year [53]
August 6, 2024 (2024-08-06) Carter Yakemchuk 3-year† [54]
October 9, 2024 (2024-10-09) Linus Ullmark 4-year‡ [55]

Key

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

Draft picks

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See also: List of Ottawa Senators draft picks

The 2024 NHL entry draft was held June 28–29, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The Senators made six draft picks. The Senators held the Boston Bruins' first-round pick, but traded it just before the draft for Linus Ullmark.[56]

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.[57] 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.[58] # 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.[59]

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.[60] 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.[61]

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

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