A commitment to defence has been a central theme for the Senators, not just Tkachuk, under new head coach Travis Green. The Senators have the sixth-best goals-against rate in the league, a 180-degree turn from the fifth-worst in the league last season.

Coach Travis Green pointed out mistakes that led to the loss to the Boston Bruins and sent a message to the Ottawa Senators' offense, which includes NHL star Brady Tkachuck.

Ridly Greig hadn't scored in 13 games. Claude Giroux hadn't scored in 14. And captain Brady Tkachuk hadn't scored in 11. Those three were the goal scorers tonight, as the Sens beat Utah 3-1. Leevi Meriläinen made 34 saves in the win, and deserves the lion's share of the credit for tonight's win.

Before scoring in Sunday’s 3-1 win over Utah, Tkachuk had gone 10 games without a goal or an assist. Giroux’ goal Sunday was his first since Dec. 19. Batherson has one goal (Jan. 11) since Dec. 17. Stutzle had just six goals since the beginning of December (27 games). Tough to figure, right?

With just one goal in his last 17 games, Drake Batherson’s offensive game has fallen way off in the last several weeks. The post Missing In Action: Drake Batherson appeared first on Ottawa Hockey Now.

This is the third straight weekend the Senators will play back-to-back games on Saturday and Sunday. After facing the Toronto Maple Leafs in the only Battle of Ontario in Ottawa this season with a 2-1 victory on Saturday, the Senators will host the Utah Hockey Club for the first time in franchise history.

Looking to snap a seven-year postseason drought, the Ottawa Senators did their playoff chances no favors Tuesday in fall 5-0 to the New York Rangers. On

At 5-on-5, the Bruins have allowed shot attempts at a higher rate than every team in the league since the calendar flipped. Only the Chicago Blackhawks, who find themselves in the basement of the NHL, have conceded more shots on target during that span. The Bruins have struggled mightily to limit shots.

Just as the Ottawa Senators entered the Eastern Conference playoff race, struggles in a key portion of the game cropped up. Now sitting one point out of the Eas

It was another low-scoring affair between the New Jersey Devils and it's opponent on Sunday afternoon. For an eleventh straight game, the Devils scored three or fewer goals, this time in a loss to the Senators 2-1.

Shane Pinto spoiled the night for thousands of Toronto Maple Leafs fans on Saturday night. With the Toronto Maple Leafs (30-17-2) making their lone visit to the nations

The wrinkle for Giroux and the Senators is that the parties face a contractual dilemma. The veteran is in the final year of his three-year, $19.5 million contract that he signed on July 13, 2022. Giroux can test the open market this summer as an impending unrestricted free agent.