OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:
LAST GAME: March 23, 7-2 win vs. Tampa Bay: DeBrincat had a game-high three points (two goals, one assist) as Ottawa emerged with a 7-2 win over Tampa Bay at Canadian Tire Centre. The Senators saw their record improve to 17-1-1 when DeBrincat finds the back of the net. Tkachuk had the contest’s additional multi-goal effort to establish a new career high in single season tallies. Brannstrom registered one goal and one assist for his first multi-point effort of the season while Brassard and Watson also found the back of the net for the home side as Ottawa scored at least seven goals in a game against the Lightning for the first time since 3/13/18. Point and Sergachev scored for Tampa Bay. Sogaard earned the for Ottawa in making 27 saves while Elliott took the loss for Tampa Bay with 28 saves. Scratches: Gauthier, Holden; Injuries: Forsberg, Joseph, Kelly, Norris, Talbot; Shots: OTT – 35, TBL – 29; PP: OTT – 2-3, TBL – 1-4.
BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against New Jersey will be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet ONE as a part of Hockey Night in Canada. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).
WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa begins a three-game homestand against Florida on Monday evening at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the second of three regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at Canadian Tire Centre.
INJURY REPORT: G Forsberg, C Norris and G Talbot are on IR and will not oppose the Devils this evening. F Joseph and F Kelly have missed the last six games with lower-body injuries. Total man-games lost: 258.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Signed D Kleven to a three-year, entry-level contract on March 23.
OTTAWA vs. NEW JERSEY – History:
2022-23 (0-1-1): Nov. 10 @ New Jersey (4-3 OT loss), Nov. 19 @ Ottawa (5-1 loss), March 25 @ New Jesey
2021-22 (3-0-0): 12/6/21 @ New Jersey (3-2 SO win), 2/7/22 @ Ottawa (4-1 win), 4/26/22 @ Ottawa (5-4 OT win)
Series record: Overall: 39-45-5-15; Home: 21-21-3-8; Away: 18-24-2-7
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 4/26/22 (5-4 OT); @ New Jersey: 12/6/21 (3-2 SO)
Last New Jersey win: @ Ottawa: Nov. 19 (5-1); @ New Jersey: Nov. 10 (4-3 OT)
Last OT result: Nov. 10 (4-3 OT loss) @ New Jersey
Last shootout: 12/6/22 (3-2 SO win) @ New Jersey
Most goals, game: Scored: 8, (10/21/06, 8-1 win); Allowed: 7, (2x, Last: 12/3/99, 7-4 loss); Both teams: 11, (12/3/99, 7-4 loss)
Last Game: Nov. 19, 5-1 loss @ Ottawa; OTT Goal: Brassard; NJD Goals: Haula, Bastian, Boqvist, Sharangovich, McLeod; OTT Scratches: Kastelic, Larsson; OTT Injuries: Chabot, Norris; OTT Goalie: Forsberg (3 GA, L, 23:00), Talbot (1 GA, 34:35); NJD Goalie: Schmid; OTT PP: 0-2; NJD PP: 1-4; Shots: 26-36.
Career vs. New Jersey: Giroux leads all players in career games played (65), in goals (15), in assists (43) and in points (58); Hamonic
leads in penalty minutes (58) against New Jersey.
ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 15-19-2 on the road this season … Claude Giroux, Stützle and Brady Tkachuk lead with 13 goals on the road this season while Tkachuk ranks first with 20 assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through 36 road games this season, Tkachuk maintains the club lead with 33 points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will open their 12th set of the season on April 1 when Toronto visits Canadian Tire Centre ahead of visiting Columbus the following evening … 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 (7-4-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (6-5-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.
ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 65 for 269 (24.2%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 14 powerplay goals while Alex DeBrincat and Tkachuk maintain the club lead with 27 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals 17 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.
ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 214 of the 260 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 82.3% through 72 regular-season games … The team has registered nine (Stützle x3, Watson x3, Joseph x2, Motte) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
Last Game:
New Jersey Devils 4 Buffalo Sabres 5
(45-19-8 – 98 PTS) (32-33-6 – 74 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. A. Tuch 2. J. Quinn 3. D. Cozens
SCORE 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO FINAL
Buffalo 3 2 0 – – 5
DEVILS 2 0 2 – – 4
Goals:
BUF: D. Cozens, T. Thompson, J. Quinn, A. Tuch, A. Tuch (PPG)
NJD: Y. Sharangovich, K. Bahl, J. Hughes, J. Hughes (PPG)
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 72
Mackenzie Blackwood I.R. Lower-body 2/21/23 16
Nate Bastian Upper-body 3/13/23 6
Curtis Lazar Undisclosed 3/19/23 3
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 201
WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils enter Saturday night’s contest two points shy for 100 in the standings. The Devils finished a regular season with 100, or
more, points 13 times in franchise history. The last time that the Devils finished a regular season with 100, or more, points was 2011-12 (102 PTS), when New Jersey also advanced to the Stanley Cup final. The most points that Jersey’s team earned in a single season was 111, which was earned in 2000-01. The Devils opened their 11th back-to-back set for the 2022-23 campaign, after a 5-4 loss to Buffalo on Friday night on the road. Jersey’s team is now 5-5-1 in first half games for back-to-back sets, while the team is 8-2-0 in second half games played this season. The Devils are one of five teams (NYI, WPG, CAR, BOS) who own a league-leading eight wins in second half games played for back-to-back sets this season. Yet, the team’s .800 points% in for second half games played ranks first in the NHL. Carolina ranks second in the NHL for second half games played for back-to-back sets with a .773 points%. The Devils enter Saturday’s contest six wins shy of tying the franchise record (51) for the most wins in a single season, which was earned in 2008-09. The last time that the Devils earned more than 45 wins in a season was in 2011-12 (48-28-6). The team earned more than 45 wins in a season 11 times for franchise history. Jersey’s team allowed three goals in the first period vs Buffalo on Friday, which marked the first time this season that the Devils surrendered three goals in the first period of play.
VS THE NORTH
Jersey’s team is 12-3-0 vs Canadian-based teams this season:
CGY 2-0-0
EDM 2-0-0
MTL 2-1-0
OTT 2-0-0
TOR 1-2-0
VAN 2-0-0
WPG 1-0-0
Per NHL Pr, the most wins that an American team earned against Canadian clubs in a single season was 23 – achieved by the Bruins in 1992-93 and then the Kings in 1990-91.
MARCH MADNESS
The Devils’ schedule for March entails 16 games, which marks the most contests that the team plays in a single month this season. The second most games played in a single month this season was 14 in November, after the team posted a 13-1-0 record. New Jersey’s schedule entails six more games vs Divisional opponents, while the next MET contest is on Mon. Mar. 27, at NYI.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
Overall: 13-7-1
First game: 5-5-1 | home: 0-1-0 | road: 5-4-1
Second game: 8-2-0 | home: 3-2-0 | road: 5-0-0
STATS EXPANDED
The Devils are 25-9-1 when scoring first in a game this season and 20-10-6 when trailing first in a contest. New Jersey’s 20 wins when trailing first in a game this season ranks first in the NHL, per March 24, while Boston (19-10-2) ranked second. The Devils are 29-1-2 when leading after the second period this season, while Boston ranks first in the NHL for this matter with a 40-1-2 record. The Devils are 15-4-2 when outshot by an opponent this season and 29-15-6 when outshooting teams. The team’s four regulation losses when outshot the third fewest in the NHL. Carolina’s two regulation losses ranks first in the NHL for this matter. The Devils are 1-0-0 when shots are even vs an opponent for 2022-23. The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against 15 times this season in a game. Jersey’s team allowed one, or fewer goals against, in a game just eight times all of last season.
VS OTTAWA
The Devils and Ottawa conclude their 2022-23 regular-season series. The Devils are 2-0-0 vs Ottawa this season, after last defeating the Senators on Nov. 19, in a 5-1 win on the road. The last time that the Devils earned three wins in a single season vs Ottawa was 2015-16 (3-0-0).
ALL-TIME vs OTTAWA
Record: 60-32-5-7
Home: 31-16-2-2
Road: 29-16-3-5
DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs Ottawa was seven, twice, last earned on Dec. 3, 1999, in a 7-1 win at the Meadowland. The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs Ottawa was eight on Dec. 21, 2006, at Ottawa in a 8-1 loss. The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs Ottawa was 53, which was earned on Jan. 27, 2020, in 4-3 shootout win at OTT. The most shots that the Devils allowed in a single game vs Ottawa was 42, logged twice, and last happened on Nov. 6, 2018, in a 7-3 loss at Ottawa. The last time the Devils shut out Ottawa was on Feb. 21, 2019, at the Rock in a 4-0 win. The last time Ottawa shut out the Devils was on Feb. 16, 2017, in a 3-0 loss at the Rock.
The Devils and Ottawa met in the Stanley Cup Playoffs three times:
1997-98: Lost in six games, Round 1
2002-03: Won in seven games, ECF
2006-07: Lost in five games, Round 2
