NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
LAST GAME
New Jersey Devils 3 (OT) Toronto Maple Leafs 2
(14-3-0—28 PTS) (9-5-4—22 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. Y. Sharangovich 2. V. Vanecek 3. M. Murray
Goals:
TOR: A. Matthews (PPG), W. Nylander
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Toronto 1 0 1 – – 2
DEVILS 1 1 0 1 – 3
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
NJD: J. Bratt, N. Hischier, Y. Sharangovich (OT-GWG)
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 17
Ondrej Palat I.R. Lower-body Retro-active to Oct. 24 11
Mackenzie Blackwood Lower-Body, MCL sprain Nov. 3 6
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 39
DATE PLAYER ACTION
10/15 Andreas Johnsson Assigned to Utica
Nico Hischier Activated off I.R.
10/17 Tyce Thompson Activated off I.R./Assigned to Utica (AHL)
10/30 Ondrej Palat Placed on I.R. retro-active, Oct. 24
Andreas Johnsson Recalled from Utica (AHL)
11/5 Andreas Johnsson Reassigned to Utica
Akira Schmid Recalled from Utica
11/12 Nico Daws Recalled from Utica
Mackenzie Blackwood Placed on I.R. retro to Nov. 3
11/13 Nico Daws Reassigned to Utica
The Devils extended their season-high winning streak to 11 games, after Jersey’s team earned a 3-2 overtime win on Thursday at Toronto. The team’s winning streak is the longest that the NHL has witnessed this season. The second longest winning streak this season in the NHL: Vegas: Oct. 24, 2022, to Nov. 10 (9-0-0). The Devils are one of eight teams since 2019-20 that earned a winning streak of 10-or-more games in a single season:
FLA, Mar. 29, 2022-Apr. 23, 13, W
TBL, Jan. 29, 2020-Feb. 17, 11, W
CGY, Jan. 29, 2022-Feb. 21, 10, W
COL, Jan. 14, 2022-Jan. 30, 10, W
PIT, Dec. 4, 2021-Jan. 6, 10, W
VGK, Apr. 9, 2021-Apr. 28, 10, W
TBL, Dec. 23, 2019-Jan. 11, 10, W
NYI, Oct. 12, 2019-Nov. 5, 10, W
The Devils highest winning streaks all-time:
Length Season DATES END OF SEASON RESULT
13 2000-01 2/26/01-3/23/01 Lost in 7 games, Stanley Cup final
11 2022-23 10/25/22-PRESENT
11 2005-06 3/28/06-4/18/06 Lost in Round 2
10 2022-23 10/25-PRESENT TBD
9 2005-06 1/3/06-1/21/06 Lost in Round 2
9 2007-08 11/17/07-12/7/07 Lost in Round 1
The last time that the Devils won 11 consecutive games was in 2005-06 via Mar. 28, 2006, to Apr. 1That 11-game winning streak was also earned in the team’s last 11 regular-season games for the 2005-06 campaign. The Devils improved to 8-0-0 for the month of November, yet the most wins earned in the month of November for franchise history is 10 wins: 1997-98 (10-4-0). The team’s 14 wins are the most in franchise history after the team’s first 17 games to start a season. The Devils enter Thursday’s contest with an 12-0-0 record when captain Nico Hischier records a point in a game this season. Jersey’s team is 6-0-0 when Jack Hughes scores a goal this season. The 11-game winning streak also marked a career-high for head coach Lindy Ruff. Prior to this run, Ruff earned a 10-game winning streak with Buffalo as head coach, via Oct. 4, 2006, to Oct. 26, 2006. Looking ahead…The last time the Devils were in first place for their division after the team’s first 20 games to start a season was Nov. 21, 2017, per NHL Pr.
After Thursday night’s win, the Devils improved to 6-0-0 when trailing first in a game this season, which is tied for the most wins in the NHL with Toronto (6-2-2). The victory marked the Devils first win at Toronto since Oct. 11, 2017, in a 6-3 win. Jersey’s team is 7-0-0 vs Canadian-based teams this season, and embarks on its second three-game Canadian road trip this season. The Devils swept Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver via Nov. 1, 2022, to Nov. 5, which marked the first time since Dec. of 1996, that the Devils earned a three-game sweep on a Canadian road trip against those teams. Per NHL Pr, a win at Ottawa on Saturday would mark the first time that the Devils swept Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto on the same road trip. The Devils are currently riding a seven-game winning on the road via Oct. 20, 2022, to Nov. 18. The last time that the Devils earned a seven-game winning streak on the road was Jan. 11, 2012, to Feb. 21, 2012. The team’s longest winning streak on the road in a single season is 10 games: Feb. 27, 2001, to Apr. 7, 2001 (10-0-0). Jersey’s second-longest winning streak on the road is nine games, which was earned via Oct. 8, 2009, to Nov. 12, 2009. The last time that the Devils lost a game this season was on Oct. 24, in a 6-3 loss at the Rock. The longest point streak in franchise history is 16 consecutive games via Dec. 26, 1999, to Jan. 28, 2000 (12-0-2-2). As of Nov. 18, the Devils ranked first in the NHL in shots against, per game at 24.6, while Carolina ranks second at 25.7. Additionally, as Nov. 18, the Devils are ranked second for shots on goal, per game, at 36.9 behind the Florida Panthers (40.6). Since 1994-95, the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship, the Devils have finished a season averaging under 25 shots against, per game seven times:
23.7 1997-98
24.7 1998-99
24.7 2000-01
23.2 2001-02
23.6 2002-03
24.4 2003-04
23.1 2012-13
The team clinched a playoff berth in six of those seasons, while winning a Stanley Cup championship in 2002-03, plus advancing to the Stanley Cup final in 2000-01. The team didn’t clinch a playoff berth in the shortened (lockout year) in 2012-13. Since 1994-95, the team’s highest shots per game total is 33.1, which was earned in 1999-00. The team then won its second Stanley Cup championship. The team’s 628 total shots on goal in 2022-23 are the most in franchise history, after New Jersey’s opening 17 games played to start a season. The Devils earned their two-fastest goals scored in a single game for franchise history on Thursday, Nov. 3, vs Edmonton, after Ryan Graves (16:45, 3rd per.) and Jesper Bratt (16:52, 3rd per.) scored seven seconds apart. The previous record was Apr. 6, 2001, when John Madden (16:31, 1st per.) and Patrik Elias (16:39, 1st per.) scored eight seconds apart in a 5-2 win vs Boston. The Devils officially announced and revealed their second-ever Adidas Reverse Retro sweater, which turns back the clock and nods to the franchise’s Colorado roots. The team is scheduled to wear the sweaters four times this season and twice on the road:
Dec. 3, at PHI, 7:00 P.M.
Dec. 9, vs NYI, 7:00 P.M.
Dec. 30, at PIT, 7:00 P.M.
Jan. 7, vs NYR, 1:00 P.M.
Side note…On Oct. 12, 2022, Andy Greene officially signed a one-day contract and retired as a Devil. The Trenton, Michigan native’s 923 regular-season games played ranks seventh all-time in franchise history, and third all-time for defensemen in franchise history.
2022-23 TEAM STATS
RECORD ON DAYS OF THE WEEK
The Devils record on Saturdays in 2022-23…3-1-0…at home: 2-1-0…road: 1-0-0
Record in night games in 2022-23…12-3-0…home: 5-2-0…road: 7-1-0
Record in day games in 2022-23…2-0-0…home: 2-0-0…road: 0-0-0
2022-23 Alternate jersey record…2-0-0
RECORD WHEN SCORING FIRST
Scoring first…8-3-0…Trailing first…6-0-0
GOALS BY PERIOD
PERIOD GOALS FOR/AGAINST DIFFERENTIAL
1 17-12 +5
2 23-18 +5
3 20-11 +9
OT 3-0 +3
TOTAL 63-41 +22
As of Nov. 18, the team’s +22 goal differential ranked (tied, VGK) second in the NHL, while Boston ranked first with a +32 differential.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
First game: 0-1-0 | home: 0-1-1 | road: 0-0-0
Second game: 1-0-0 | home: 0-0-0 | road: 1-0-0
2022-23: HIGHS & LOWS
Most Shots in a game 53, 10/30, vs CBJ 7-1, W
Most Shots allowed in a game 37, 11/3, at EDM, 4-3, W
Fewest shots in a game 20, 11/8, vs CGY, 3-2, W
Fewest shots allowed in a game 17, 10/20 @ NYI, 4-1, W
Fastest goal to start game TBD
Fastest goal allowed to start game 1:29, 11/3, at EDM, N. Kadri, 4-3, W
Fastest goal to start a period (not 1st per.) 0:43, J. Bratt, per. 2, 10/25, at DET, 6-, W
Fastest goal allowed to start a period (not 1st per.) 1:29, 3rd per., 11/10. vs, OTT. S. Pinto, 4-2, Wo
Fewest Shots in a period 5, twice,last: 11/7, vs CGY, 1st & 3rd per., 3-2, W
Fewest Shots allowed in period 3, 1st per., 10/20, at NYI, 4-1, W
Most shots in a period 22, twice, last: 3rd per, 10/30, vs CBJ, 7-1 W
Most shots allowed in a period 15, twice, last: 1st per., 11/15, at MTL, 5-1, W
Excludes overtime
AROUND THE RINK THE RINK
On Mon. Nov. 21, the Devils host their annual Hockey Fights Cancer Night.
FUNDS RAISED WILL BENEFIT DAVID E. ZULLO PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM AT BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, AN RWJBARNABAS HEALTH FACILITY.
The Devils will host nine-year-old Richard “RJ” Ferguson, a cancer patient and lifelong Devils fan, and his family at the game. RJ, from Middletown, New Jersey, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in May 2022 and continues his treatment at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
VS OTTAWA
The Devils and Ottawa face-off for the second time this season, while Jersey’s team defeated the Sens 4-3 in overtime on Nov. 10, at the Rock. The two out-of-division foes meet one more time this season:
Mar. 25, vs OTT, 7:00 P.M.
A victory tonight would mark the first time since 2019-20 that the Devils won a season series vs Ottawa (2-1-0).
ALL-TIME vs OTTAWA
Record: 59-32-5-7
Home: 31-16-2-2
Road: 28-16-3-5
Points Leader: Patrik Elias…11g-26=37 PTS, 59 GP
Goaltender Wins: Martin Brodeur 37-24-4-3, 6 shutouts
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
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Mon., Nov. 21, vs EDM, 7:00 P.M.
Wed. Nov. 23, vs TOR, 7:00 P.M.
Fri. Nov. 25, at BUF, 8:00 P.M. E.T.
Sat. Nov. 26, vs WSH, 7:00 P.M.
Mon. Nov. 28, at NYR, 7:00 P.M.
LAST TRADE
The last time the Devils and Ottawa executed a trade was Mar. 6, 2017, when the Devils dealt Brandon Gormley in exchange for future considerations. Jesper Bratt extended his point streak to three games dating to Nov. 12 vs ARI (2g-2a=4 PTS), after tallying his seventh goal for the 2022-23 campaign on Thursday. Jesper Bratt entails 22 PTS (7g-15a) entering Saturday’s contest:
Below – the most points earned by a skater in franchise history (NJD/CLR/KCS) after the team’s first 17 games played to start a season:
PLAYER GP SEASON POINTS
PAUL GARDNER (CLR) 17 1977-78 17g-11a=28
WILF PAIEMENT 17 1977-78 12g-14a=26
PATRICK ELIAS 17 2001-02 12g-11a=23
PETER STASTNY 17 1991-92 8g-14a=22
KIRK MULLER 17 1986-87 8g-14a=22
JESPER BRATT 17 PRESENT 7g-15a=22
Pat Verbeek & 5 others tied with 21 PTS
Nico Hischier enters tonight’s contest with 11 PTS (6g-5a) over the team’s last nine games played dating to Oct. 30, vs Columbus. Additionally, the captain entails a +11 plus/minus rating since Oct. 30. Since the team’s winning streak started on Oct. 25, Hischier is a +13 with 12 PTS (7g-5a), in addition to a shooting% at 20.6%. Hischier’s seven goals since Oct. 25, leads all Devils Skaters, while Bratt (6) and Jack Hughes (6) rank second on the team since that time. Speak of the Devil…Hughes’ 16 PTS (6g-10a) leads the Devils over their 11-game winning streak. Hughes’ 48 shots since that time are tied for the fourth most shots on goal, per Nov. 18:
C. McDavid, 65
T. Meier, 58
D. Pastrnak, 49
C. Kreider, 49
A. Ovechkin, 49
J. Hughes/B. Nelson, 49
The youngster enters Saturday’s contest riding a four-game point streak (3g-4a=7 PTS) since Nov. 10, vs Ottawa. The left-handed shot also leads New Jersey with seven multi-point efforts this season:
Yegor Sharangovich snapped a six-game skid without a point, after the Belarus native earned his second-career overtime tally on Thursday. Hischier’s five overtime game winning goals leads all current Devils, while Jack Hughes ranks second with three overtime goals. While Tomas Tatar’s career-high seven-game point streak ended on Tuesday, the Slovakian native’s +16 rating since Oct. 25, 2022, ranks first for all NHL skaters. Additionally, Nico Hischier is a +13 since Oct. 25, which ranks third in the NHL, while H. Lindholm ranks second at +15. Overall, for the 2022-23 campaign (Per, Nov. 18), Seigenthaler (+15), Tatar (+14) and Hischier (+13) rank second, third and fourth in the NHL for plus/minus rating, respectively. Dawson Mercer is set to play in his 100th career NHL contest. Mercer played in all 82 games last season, and owns the fifth longest consecutive games played streak to start an NHL career in franchise history:
QUICK HITS
Defenseman Brendan Smith earned his first point as a Devil, after collecting the secondary assist on Bratt’s first-period tally on Thursday. It marked Smith’s first regular-season point since on Apr. 28, 2022, vs New Jersey, at the Rock while he was a member of Carolina. Erik Haula & Michael McLeod rank in the top 10 for face-off% in the NHL. Per Nov. 18, McLeod ranked seventh overall in the NHL at 59.8%, while Haula ranked 10th at 59.4%. As of Nov. 18, Haula ranked third in the NHL for face-off% on the road at 61.9, while Chicago’s J. Toews ranked first at 64.0%. Nico Hischier enters his third season as team captain. Damon Severson is the longest-tenured Devil via 2014-15. Dawson Mercer is the first player in franchise history to wear No. 91. Mercer donned No. 18 last season, which was taken over by two-time Stanley Cup champion Ondrej Palat.
COACH’S CORNER
Head coach Lindy Ruff earned his 783rd career regular-season win on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, and now ranks fifth all-time for NHL head coaches. Ruff was tied with the great Al Arbour for fifth all-time at 782. Ruff is now four wins shy of earning 800 career regular-season wins, only K. Hitchcock, B. Trotz, Joel Quenneville and Scotty Bowman earned 800-or-more career wins all-time. Vitek Vanecek won his eighth consecutive “decision” and became the third different goaltender in franchise history who earned a win in eight consecutive decisions:
M. Brodeur 6 times, last: 9-0-0, Nov. 17, 2007-Dec. 7
C. Terreri (8-0-0, Jan. 29, 1992-Feb. 18.
Vanecek is also the first Devils netminder who won five consecutive road games since both Martin Brodeur and Johan Hedberg earned the feat in 2011-12. The last Devils netminder to earn a six-game road winning streak was the great Martin Brodeur in 2009-10, when he finished with an 8-game road winning streak.
TONIGHT’S PLAYER TO WATCHS PLAYER TO WATCH
Ryan Graves has contributed in all areas on the ice this season, and aims to help John Marino and company shutdown Brady Tkachuk and a hungry Sens squad.
OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:
LAST GAME: Nov. 16, 4-1 win vs. Buffalo: The Senators won at home for the first time since Oct. 24 in sending Buffalo to their seventh consecutive loss with a 4-1 victory at Canadian Tire Centre. The four goals in the contest gave Ottawa 39 home goals this season, the most among all teams. Watson opened the scoring for Ottawa with his 50th career tally before Thompson’s 12th of the season saw the game knotted just shy of the halfway mark of the game. Tkachuk registered his 14th career game-winning goal at 9:57 of the middle stanza moving him into third in franchise history for game-winning tallies prior to the age of 24. DeBrincat and Stützle (into an empty net) provided the insurance for Ottawa. Sanderson added two assists to boost his season point total to nine, most among all rookie defencemen. Forsberg made 29 saves to earn the win for Ottawa while Comrie took the loss for the Sabres making 22 saves in 19:54 of action before being replaced due to injury by former Senator Anderson who made 14 saves on 15 shots in relief. Scratches: Kastelic, Zaitsev; Injuries: Chabot, Norris, Zub; Shots: OTT – 40, BUF – 30; PP: OTT – 0-4, BUF – 1-8.
BROADCAST INFORMATION: This afternoon’s game against New Jersey 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 begins a four-game road trip against San Jose on Monday at 10:30 p.m. EST. The contest will mark the first of two regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at SAP Center at San Jose.
INJURY REPORT: D Chabot and C Norris are on IR and will not oppose the Devils this afternoon. Total man-games lost: 32.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Assigned D Zaitsev to Belleville (AHL) on Nov. 18.
OTTAWA vs. NEW JERSEY – History:
2022-23 (0-1-0): Nov. 10 @ New Jersey (4-3 OT loss), Nov. 19 @ Ottawa, March 25 @ New Jersey
2021-22 (3-0-0): 12/16/21 @ New Jersey (3-2 SO win), 2/7/22 @ Ottawa (4-1 win), 4/26/22 @ Ottawa (5-4 OT win)
Series record: Overall: 39-44-5-15; Home: 21-20-3-8; 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: 1/27/20 (4-3 SO); @ 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. 10, 4-3 OT loss @ New Jersey; OTT Goals: Pinto (x2), Hamonic; NJD Goals: Hischier (x2), Tatar, Wood; OTT
Scratches: Gambrell, Zaitsev; OTT Injuries: Norris, Zub; OTT Goalie: Forsberg; NJD Goalie: Vanecek (2 GA, 50:37), Schmid (0 GA, W, 13:50); OTT PP: 1-4; NJD PP: 1-4; Shots: 28-41.
Career vs. New Jersey: Giroux leads all players in career games played (64), in goals (15), in assists (42) and in points (57); Hamonic leads in penalty minutes (58) against New Jersey.
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 61-76-12 all-time record (6-9-1 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 (0-0-0 this season). The Senators hold an all-time record of 112-75-7-25 when wearing an alternate; 27-19-2-5 when wearing a red alternate, 84-55-5-19 when wearing a black alternate and 1-1-0-1 when wearing a cream alternate.
HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 5-5-0 at home this season … Claude Giroux is the Senators leader with six goals at home while Tim Stützle and Brady Tkachuk maintain the club lead with 10 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 10 home games, Stützle and Tkachuk lead the team with 15 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 1-4-1 on the road this season … Shane Pinto leads with four goals on the road this season while Giroux ranks first with five assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through six road games this season, Giroux maintains the club lead with seven 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 1,010-991-115-177 over 2,293 games … The Senators are 553-440- 60-97 through 1,150 all-time home games and 457-551-55-80 through 1,143 all-time road games. BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will do so for the first time on Dec. 2 when the team visits the N.Y. Rangers ahead of welcoming San Jose to Canadian Tire Centre 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 (0-0-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (0-0-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.
ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 14 for 61 (23.0%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson and Pinto lead with three power-play goals while Alex DeBrincat, Giroux and Tkachuk maintain the club lead with six points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals three times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.
Ottawa Senators: Media Notes
ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 50 of the 64 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 78.1% through 16 regular-season games … The team has registered one (Joseph) shorthanded marker this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
COACH SMITH: D.J. Smith was introduced as the Senators’ 14th head coach in franchise history on 5/23/19. A native of Windsor, Ont., Smith spent the four previous NHL seasons as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to joining the Maple Leafs (which Was also the team for which he made his NHL playing debut in 1996-97), Smith guided the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals to a record of 135-53-3-13 over three campaigns which included his having been recognized as the OHL’s Coach of the Year in 2013-14. One year later, he helped the team capture the Mastercard Memorial Cup. His 87 head coaching victories with Ottawa see him rank sixth in franchise history.
SECOND SEASON AS CAPTAIN FOR CHUCKY: Two-time NHL All-Star Brady Tkachuk was appointed the 10th captain in Senators franchise history on 11/5/21. A native of St. Louis, Tkachuk succeeded Erik Karlsson who served in the role for four seasons from 2014-15 to 2017-18. The bronze medal winner with Team U.S.A. at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship is the first American-born skater to serve as team captain. Tkachuk is assisted by full-time alternates Thomas Chabot and Claude Giroux.
SANDERSON STARTS SPLENDILY: With his second career multi-assist game on Wednesday evening, Senators defenceman Jake Sanderson moved into a tie with Arizona’s Matias Macelli for first among all league rookies in earning his eighth and ninth assists of the season. His nine total points see him sit in a tie for second behind Macelli (10) where he joined teammate Shane Pinto and moved ahead of both Owen Power (Buffalo) and Calen Addison (Minnesota) for first in points amongst all first-year rearguards. With nine assists through his first 16 career games, the Whitefish, Mont. native moved into a tie for sixth on the list of total helpers through at least 16 games by NHL defenders since 1981 (Housley – 13, Leetch – 12, Blake – 12, Johansson – 11, Seider – 10).
ALL-TIME LEADERS: Chris Phillips is the Senators’ all-time leader in games played (1,179) … Daniel Alfredsson leads in goals (426), assists (682) and points (1,108) … Following Phillips is Alfredsson (1,178), Chris Neil (1,026), Wade Redden (838), Radek Bonk (689), Jason Spezza (686) and Mike Fisher (675) … Neil leads in penalty minutes (2,522) while Patrick Lalime holds the lead in shutouts (30) and ranks second (283) to Craig Anderson (435) in games played among goaltenders. Anderson leads in wins (202).
