OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:
LAST GAME: Dec. 6, 5-2 loss vs. Los Angeles: The Kings got multi-point efforts from four different skaters to break a three-game losing streak to the Senators as Ottawa suffered a 5-2 setback at Canadian Tire Centre. The contest saw the Kings paced by Kopitar’s three-assist outing to move him into a tie for fourth on the franchise list for three-plus assist games (24) while Arvidsson’s two goals extended his point streak to five straight against Ottawa. Anderson, Roy and Fiala also found the back of the net for the visitors while Durzi had two assists to extend his assist streak to six games, the sixth longest run from a Kings defenceman in team history. Ottawa recorded multiple power-play goals in a game for the third time in their last six with both Batherson and Chabot registering their fourth extra attacker goals of the season to move into a tie for the team lead. Copley registered his first win of the season for Los Angeles in making 31 saves. Talbot took the loss for Ottawa by way of turning aside nine of 14 shots in 29:49 of action before being replaced by Forsberg who stopped each of the 13 shots he faced. Scratch: Gambrell; Injuries: Bernard-Docker, Norris, Zub; Shots: OTT – 33, LAK – 27; PP: OTT – 2-4, LAK – 2-3.
BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Dallas will be broadcast regionally on TSN5 and RDS. On the radio, the
game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).
WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa concludes a two-game road trip against Nashville on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. EST. The contest will mark the first
of two regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at Bridgestone Arena.
INJURY REPORT: D Bernard-Docker, C Norris and D Zub are on IR and will not oppose the Stars this evening. Total man-games
lost: 58.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Recalled D Heatherington from Belleville (AHL) on Dec. 7.
OTTAWA vs. DALLAS – History:
2022-23 (1-0-0): Oct. 24 @ Ottawa (4-2 win), Dec. 8 @ Dallas
2021-22 (2-0-0): 10/17/21 @ Ottawa (3-2 win), 10/29/21 @ Dallas (4-1 win)
Series record (includes Minnesota): Overall: 20-22-0-1; Home: 11-9-0-1; Away: 9-13-0-0
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: Oct. 24 (4-2); @ Dallas: 10/29/21 (4-1)
Last Dallas win: @ Ottawa: 3/6/16 (2-1); @ Dallas: 10/21/19 (2-1)
Last OT result: 2/16/20 (4-3 OT win) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: 11/3/13 (4-3 SO loss) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 7, (11/24/15, 7-4 win); Allowed: 7, (1/21/93, 7-2 loss); Both teams: 11, (11/24/15, 7-4 win)
Last Game: Oct. 24, 4-2 win @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: Chabot, Tkachuk, Pinto, Brassard; DAL Goals: Kiviranta, Johnston; OTT Scratch: Zaitsev; OTT Injuries Norris, Talbot; OTT Goalie: Hellberg; DAL Goalie: Wedgewood; OTT PP: 0-3; DAL PP: 1-4; Shots: 31-32. Career vs. Dallas: Brassard leads all players in career games played (35) and in penalty minutes (21); DeBrincat leads in goals (11) and in points (19); Giroux leads in assists (13) against Dallas.
SWEATER WEATHER: The Senators enter their third season of wearing a primary logo which sees the organization return to its roots with the implementation of the modified original “2D” logo. The team has earned a 65-80-12 all-time record (10-13-1 this season) while wearing its current sweater. Ottawa unveiled their Reverse Retro jersey on Oct. 20 and will wear the sweater on five occasions in 2022-23 (0-1-0 this season). The Senators hold an all-time record of 112-76-7-25 when wearing an alternate; 27-19-2-5 when wearing a red alternate, 84-56-5-19 when wearing a black alternate and 1-1-0-1 when wearing a cream alternate.
HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 6-8-0 at home this season … Claude Giroux is the Senators leader with eight goals at home while Tim Stützle maintains the club lead with 13 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 14 home games, Stützle leads the team with 19 points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 15-22-4 at home through 41 home contests in 2021-22.
ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 4-6-1 on the road this season … Tkachuk leads with six goals on the road this season while Giroux and Tkachuk rank first with seven assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through 11 road games this season, Tkachuk maintains the club lead with 13 points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.
FRANCHISE RECORD: Ottawa has posted an all-time record of 1,014-996-115-177 over 2,302 games … The Senators are 554-443-60-97 through 1,154 all-time home games and 460-553-55-80 through 1,148 all-time road games.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will open their second set of the season on Dec. 17 when they visit Detroit ahead of a trip to Minnesota the following afternoon … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (1-0-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (1-0-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.
ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 25 for 93 (26.9%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson, Thomas Chabot, Stützle and Tkachuk lead with four power-play goals while Stützle maintains the club lead with 13 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals six times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.
ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 72 of the 94 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 76.6% through 25 regular-season games … The team has registered one (Joseph) shorthanded marker this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.
DALLAS STARS NOTES:
LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Dec. 6, 2022 – STARS 0 vs. MAPLE LEAFS 4
The Stars suffered their first shutout loss of the season in a 4-0 setback against the Toronto Maple Leafs at American Airlines Center on Tuesday. Dallas wrapped up the two-game season series going 0-1-1 against Toronto, which included a 3-2 OT loss on Oct. 20 at Scotiabank Arena. Forward Jason Robertson’s 18-game point streak came to an end in the loss, while goaltender Jake Oettinger’s record fell to 9-3-3 this season. Defenseman Miro Heiskanen led all skaters with 26:50 TOI, while forward Tyler Seguin led all players with six shots on goal.
PP: 0-7 | PK: 2-2 | SF: 44 | SA: 29 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (26:50 – game high) | Attendance: 18,021
Three Stars: 1. TOR – M. Murray 2. TOR – A. Matthews 3. TOR – M. Marner
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Thu., Dec. 8, 2022 Ottawa Senators 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Sat., Dec. 10, 2022 Detroit Red Wings 1 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Mon., Dec. 12, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 p.m. PPG Paints Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Tue., Dec. 13, 2022 New Jersey Devils 6 p.m. Prudential Center BSSW/KTCK
Thu., Dec. 15, 2022 Washington Capitals 6 p.m. Capital One Arena BSSW/KTCK
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 9 – Recalled forward Matej Blumel from Texas (AHL); loaned goaltender Matt Murray to Texas
Nov. 18 – Loaned forward Matej Blumel to Texas (AHL)
Nov. 19 – Recalled forward Matej Blumel from Texas (AHL)
Nov. 22 – Loaned forward Matej Blumel to Texas (AHL)
Nov. 22 – Recalled forward Fredrik Karlstrom from Texas (AHL)
Nov. 29 – Loaned forward Fredrik Karlstrom to Texas (AHL)
INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 14
NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 6 Nov. 11-21
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov. 19
DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars have reached the penultimate stage of their five-game homestand with a matchup against the Ottawa Senators at American Airlines Center. (7:30 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the second and final meeting between Dallas and Ottawa, which opened with a 4-2 Senators victory on Oct. 24 at Canadian Tire Centre. Following tonight’s game, the Stars will host Detroit on Saturday before embarking on a five-game road trip. With 33 points (14-7-5) overall this season, the Stars enter tonight’s matchup in second place in the Central Division, tied in points with the first-place Winnipeg Jets.
THE BLUE CHANNEL
- Dallas is 0-1-0 vs. Ottawa this season, losing 4-2 at Canadian Tire Centre on Oct. 24.
- Forward Joel Kiviranta (1-0—1) opened the game’s scoring with his second tally of the season, and rookie Wyatt Johnston (1-0—1) potted his second career NHL goal in the third period.
- Making his second start of the 2022-23 campaign, goaltender Scott Wedgewood allowed four goals on 32 shots.
- Defenseman Esa Lindell (0-1—1) picked up his second point of the season, while forward Jacob Peterson made his season debut.
- Dallas has posted wins in two of its past three (2-1-0) against the Senators on home ice and have points in three of the previous four (2-1-1) against them at American Airlines Center.
- The Stars have logged points in seven of the past 10 home games against Ottawa, boasting a 6-3-1 record over that span.
- Dallas owns a 23-15-5 all-time mark vs. Ottawa, including a 13-8-1 record at home.
- Forward Tyler Seguin leads active Stars in assists (11) and points (8-11—19) and shares second in goals (8) in a team-high 34 games against the Sens.
- Seguin has registered seven points (4-3—7) in eight career home games at American Airlines Center.
- Forward Joe Pavelski paces the Stars in goals (9) and ranks second in points (9-9—18) against Ottawa in 22 career appearances. He also leads active Stars in power-play goals (4) and is one of two skaters on the roster with a game-winning tally against them (also Mason Marchment).
- Captain Jamie Benn has eight goals and 14 points (8-6—14) in 20 career games vs. Ottawa, including seven points (5-2—7) in 10 meetings in Dallas.
- In three career appearances against the Senators, goaltender Scott Wedgewood is 2-1-0 with a 4.07 goals-against average and .901 save percentage.
- Netminder Jake Oettinger has yet to face Ottawa in his NHL career.
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Oct. 24: Senators 4 vs. Stars 2 at Canadian Tire Centre
Dec. 8 vs. Ottawa
NEW MONTH, NEW ACCOLADE
- Forward Jason Robertson was named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week for the week ending Dec. 4 after sharing the league lead with five goals in three outings (5-1—6) to power the Stars to a 2-0-1 week.
- He scored once in a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Nov. 28, followed by his third career hat trick – including the game-winning goal – in a 5-0 triumph against the Anaheim Ducks on Dec. 1. Robertson closed the week with two points (1-1—2), as well as a shootout tally, as Dallas erased a four-goal third-period deficit in an eventual 6-5 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Dec. 4.
- It’s the third time this season Robertson has been named an NHL Star of the Week, and it comes just a week after the 23-year-old was named the league’s First Star for the month of November. (More on that below).
BRIGHTEST STAR FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER
- Robertson was named the NHL’s First Star for the month of November after leading the league with 15 goals and 26 points in 14 games (15-11—26) to power the Stars to an 8-3-3 November.
- Robertson, who became the first player in franchise history to top the league in both goals and points during a calendar month, found the scoresheet in each of his 14 November appearances.
- Robertson’s November goal and point totals also ranked second for a single month in franchise history, behind Dino Ciccarelli’s 16 tallies in March 1986 (14 GP) and Tom McCarthy’s 27 points in November 1983 (12-15—27 in 13 GP).
- Overall, Robertson recorded multiple points in nine of his 14 outings and a quartet of multi-goal performances, highlighted by three straight such games from Nov. 21-25 (6-1—7).
