2024–25 Ottawa Senators season

2024–25 Ottawa Senators
2024–25 Ottawa Senators
Division	Atlantic
Conference	Eastern
Team information
General manager	Steve Staios
Coach	Travis Green
Captain	Brady Tkachuk
Alternate captains	Thomas Chabot; Claude Giroux;
Arena	Canadian Tire Centre
Minor league affiliate(s)	Belleville Senators (AHL); Allen Americans (ECHL);
	← 2023–24 →

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

Updated October 29, 2024^[4]^[5]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
22	Michael Amadio	C	R	28	2024	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
19	Drake Batherson	RW	R	26	2017	Fort Wayne, Indiana
24	Jacob Bernard-Docker	D	R	24	2018	Canmore, Alberta
72	Thomas Chabot (A)	D	L	27	2015	Sainte-Marie, Quebec
21	Nick Cousins	C	L	31	2024	Belleville, Ontario
31	Anton Forsberg	G	L	31	2021	Härnösand, Sweden
81	Adam Gaudette	C	R	28	2024	Braintree, Massachusetts
28	Claude Giroux (A)	RW	R	36	2022	Hearst, Ontario
73	Noah Gregor	C	L	26	2024	Beaumont, Alberta
71	Ridly Greig	C	L	22	2020	Calgary, Alberta
23	Travis Hamonic	D	R	34	2022	St. Malo, Manitoba
3	Nick Jensen	D	R	34	2024	Saint Paul, Minnesota
43	Tyler Kleven	D	L	22	2020	Fargo, North Dakota
17	Zack MacEwen	RW	R	28	2023	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9	Josh Norris	C	L	25	2018	Oxford, Michigan
38	Zack Ostapchuk	LW	L	21	2021	Edmonton, Alberta
57	David Perron	LW	R	36	2024	Sherbrooke, Quebec
12	Shane Pinto	C	R	23	2019	Franklin Square, New York
85	Jake Sanderson	D	L	22	2020	Whitefish, Montana
18	Tim Stutzle	C/LW	L	22	2020	Viersen, Germany
7	Brady Tkachuk (C)	LW	L	25	2018	Scottsdale, Arizona
35	Linus Ullmark	G	L	31	2024	Lugnvik, Sweden
2	Artyom Zub	D	R	29	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]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	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†	^[19]
July 5, 2024 (2024-07-05)	Jan Jenik	1-year	^[20]

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.^[21] 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.^[22] # 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.^[23]

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.^[24] 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.^[25]

References

^ Ottawa Senators Communications (May 7, 2024). "Got Our Guy" (Press release) – via nhl.com.
^ Ottawa Senators (June 4, 2024). "Senators Round Out Coaching Staff" (Press release). Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via nhl.com.
^ Sens Communications (June 27, 2024). "Ottawa Senators announce seven-game 2024-25 pre-season schedule". NHL.com (Press release).
^ "Ottawa Senators Roster". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ "Ottawa Senators Hockey Transactions". tsn.ca. The Sports Network. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ "Senators trade defenceman Jakob Chychrun to Capitals". Sportsnet. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Sportsnet.
^ Garrioch, Bruce (July 2, 2024). "Senators shed salary by sending Mathieu Joseph to St. Louis Blues". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
^ "Jan Jenik arrives from Utah in exchange for forward Egor Sokolov". Ottawa Senators. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Ottawa Senators.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Breaking down Day one of NHL Free Agency". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
^ "Gaining Gaudette". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators Communications. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
^ "Hey, Hayden". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators Communications. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
^ "Roos-hoo!". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators Communications. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
^ "Penguins sign forward Bokonji Imama to a one-year contract". NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
^ "Avalanche Signs Parker Kelly". NHL.com. Colorado Avalanche. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
^ "Colorado Avalanche sign Erik Brannstrom to one-year contract". TSN.ca. TSN. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
^ "Bongiovanni's Back". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators. June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
^ "More Highmore". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
^ "Putting Pin-to paper". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
^ "Andonovsthree". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
^ "A busy week for Jenik". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators. July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
^ "Blackhawks trade Alex DeBrincat to Senators for draft picks". Sportsnet.ca. July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
^ "Senators acquire Jamieson Rees from Hurricanes for sixth-round pick". sportsnet.ca. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
^ "Murray traded to Maple Leafs by Senators". nhl.com. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
^ "Sens acquire players and picks from Detroit in trade for Alex Debrincat". nhl.com. July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
^ "Sens acquire Joseph from Tampa Bay in Paul trade". nhl.com. March 20, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

[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 October 29, 2024.

[5] "Ottawa Senators Hockey Transactions". tsn.ca. The Sports Network. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[chychrun-6] "Senators trade defenceman Jakob Chychrun to Capitals". Sportsnet. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Sportsnet.

[joseph-7] Garrioch, Bruce (July 2, 2024). "Senators shed salary by sending Mathieu Joseph to St. Louis Blues". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved July 2, 2024.

[sokolov-8] "Jan Jenik arrives from Utah in exchange for forward Egor Sokolov". Ottawa Senators. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Ottawa Senators.

[July1-9] "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] "Andonovsthree". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

[20] "A busy week for Jenik". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators. July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

[21] "Blackhawks trade Alex DeBrincat to Senators for draft picks". Sportsnet.ca. July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.

[22] "Senators acquire Jamieson Rees from Hurricanes for sixth-round pick". sportsnet.ca. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

[23] "Murray traded to Maple Leafs by Senators". nhl.com. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

[RedWingDebrincat-24] "Sens acquire players and picks from Detroit in trade for Alex Debrincat". nhl.com. July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.

[25] "Sens acquire Joseph from Tampa Bay in Paul trade". nhl.com. March 20, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

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