OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:
LAST GAME: Nov. 23, 4-1 loss at Vegas: The Senators fell to the Golden Knights for the eighth consecutive time with a 4-1 defeat at T-Mobile Arena. Vegas’ all-time mark against Ottawa improved to 9-1-0 to stand as their highest win and point total against any Eastern Conference opponent. Stone, Carrier, Karlsson and Eichel (into an empty net) all registered goals for the home side on a night which saw Pietrangelo skate in his 900th career regular season game. The lone offence came from Sanderson who provided his first career NHL goal, becoming the first Montana-born skater in league history to find the back of the net. An assist on the goal from Stützle saw him pass Daigle for most points in franchise history before the age of 21 (106). Thompson earned the win for Vegas in making 39 saves while Talbot took the loss for Ottawa turning aside 32 shots. Scratches: Gambrell; Injuries: Bernard-Docker, Chabot, Norris; Shots:
OTT – 40, VGK – 36; PP: OTT – 1-2, VGK – 1-4.
BROADCAST INFORMATION: This afternoon’s game against Anaheim will be broadcast regionally on TSN5 and RDSI. 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 four-game road trip against Los Angeles on Sunday at 10:30 p.m. EST. The contest will mark the first of two regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at Crypto.com Arena.
INJURY REPORT: D Bernard-Docker, D Chabot and C Norris are on IR and will not oppose the Ducks this afternoon. Total mangames lost: 40.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Re-assigned D Larsson and recalled D Thomson to/from Belleville (AHL) on Nov. 22.
OTTAWA vs. ANAHEIM – History:
2022-23 (0-0-0): Nov. 25 @ Anaheim, Dec. 12 @ Ottawa
2021-22 (0-2-0): 11/26/21 @ Anaheim (4-0 loss), 1/29/22 @ Ottawa (2-1 loss)
Series record: Overall: 14-18-3-4; Home: 8-6-1-4; Away: 6-12-2-0
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 2/7/19 (4-0); @ Anaheim: 1/9/19 (2-1 OT)
Last Anaheim win: @ Ottawa: 1/29/22 (2-1); @ Anaheim: 11/26/21 (4-0)
Last OT result: 1/9/19 (2-1 OT win) @ Anaheim
Last shootout: 2/4/20 (3-2 SO loss) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 6, (12/19/14, 6-2 win); Allowed: 5, (4x, Last: 3/10/20, 5-2 loss); Both teams: 8, (12/19/14, 6-2 win)
Last Game: 1/29/22, 2-1 loss @ Ottawa; OTT Goal: Ennis; ANA Goals: Rakell, Terry; OTT Scratches: None; OTT Injuries:
Batherson, Brannstrom*, C. Brown, Gambrell, Pinto, Sabourin, White, Zaitsev; OTT Goalie: Murray; ANA Goalie: Gibson; OTT PP: 0-3; ANA PP: 0-2; Shots: 45-20.
Career vs. Anaheim: Brassard leads all players in career games played (41), in goals (18), in points (26) and in penalty minutes (27);
Giroux leads in assists (17) against Anaheim.
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 61-79-12 all-time record (6-12-1 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 5-6-0 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 11 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 1-6-1 on the road this season … Shane Pinto leads with four goals on the road this season while Giroux ranks first with six assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through eight road games this season, Giroux maintains the club lead with eight 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 1,010-994-115-177 over 2,296 games … The Senators are 553-441-60-97 through 1,151 all-time home games and 457-553-55-80 through 1,145 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 15 for 67 (22.4%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson and Pinto lead with three power-play goals while Alex DeBrincat maintains the club lead with seven 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.
ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 58 of the 75 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 77.3% through 19 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.
JAKE SANDERS”ONE”: In recording his first career NHL goal on Wednesday evening, Jake Sanderson became the first Montanaborn skater to find the back of the net in a league game. The Whitefish, Mont. native already stands as the lone Montana-born skater drafted into the NHL and is the state’s all-time leader in points just 19 games into his NHL career. The goal stood as his tenth point of the season which sees him tied with Minnesota’s Calen Addison for the points lead among rookie blueliners and in seeing his ten points come in 19 career games, he set a new franchise record for the fewest games among first year defencemen to reach the mark – a feat previously held by Maxime Lajoie who required 21 games during the 2018-19 campaign to reach double digit points.
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).
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
NOV. 23, 2022 – ANAHEIM 3 vs. NY RANGERS 2
The Ducks began a three-game homestand with a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers Wednesday at Honda Center. John Gibson stopped 41-of-43 shots to earn his fourth win and third 40-plus save game of the season. Mason McTavish scored his third goal and 10th point of the season (3-7=10). Dmitry Kulikov scored 39 seconds into the second period and added an assist on McTavish’s goal for his first multi-point effort of the season (1-1=2). Cam Fowler extended his point streak to five games (2-6=8) with an assist on Kulikov’s goal, matching the longest of his career (four prior times; last: Nov. 7-16, 2021; 1-4=5). Troy Terry netted his eighth goal, tying Trevor Zegras for the team lead in goals. Zegras, Max Jones and Adam Henrique also added assists.
PP: 0-3 PK: 4-4 SF: 43 SA: 22 TOI: Cam Fowler (25:51)
Three Stars: 1. J. Gibson 2. T. Terry 3. C. Fowler Game Summary | Event Summary | Game Recap
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Nov. 27 Seattle Honda Center 5 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Nov. 29 @ Nashville Bridgestone Arena 5 p.m. KCOP / Ducks Stream
Dec. 1 @ Dallas American Airlines Center 5:30 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Dec. 3 @ Minnesota Xcel Energy Center 11 a.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Dec. 4 @ Winnipeg Canadian Life Centre 11 a.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Nov. 14 Reassigned C Glenn Gawdin to San Diego (AHL).
Nov. 15 Recalled D Drew Helleson from San Diego (AHL). Placed D Kevin Shattenkirk on Injured Reserve.
Nov. 17 Placed D Nathan Beaulieu on Injured Reserve.
Nov. 19 Reassigned D Drew Helleson to San Diego (AHL). Activated D Kevin Shattenkirk from Injured Reserve.
Nov. 23 Reassigned D Austin Strand to San Diego (AHL). Activated D Nathan Beaulieu from Injured Reserve.
ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 91
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 20
Urho Vaakanainen Upper-body Week-to-week 20
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 12
Derek Grant Upper-body Day-to-day 9
Nathan Beaulieu Upper-body Day-to-day 6
Max Comtois Lower-body Day-to-day 5
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TODAY’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks hit the midway point of a three-game homestand in a matinee contest vs. the Ottawa Senators at Honda Center (12 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters today’s contest with consecutive wins on home ice (2-0-0). Today marks Anaheim’s second of nine matinee contests in 2022-23 (two home, seven road), where the club is 0-1-0 to date. Anaheim’s other matinee contests include Dec. 3 @ OTT, Dec. 4 @ WPG, Dec. 17 @ EDM, Jan. 21 @ BUF, Feb. 12 @ VGK, Feb. 20 @ FLA and Apr. 8 @ ARI. Anaheim owns an all-time record of 1,026-884-302, including 577-382-145 at home and 449- 502-156 away from Orange County. Anaheim continues its 14-game November schedule of seven home and seven road contests (3-7-0 in the month to date). Following today’s game, the Ducks will conclude the three-game homestand against the Seattle Kraken on Sunday, Nov. 27 (5 p.m. PT) before beginning a four-game road trip against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Bridgestone Arena (5 p.m. PT).
BLACK FRIDAY: Today marks Anaheim’s 21st time hosting a Black Friday game at Honda Center, and second straight occasion hosting Ottawa. Today is the 18th straight Black Friday games in Orange County for the Ducks, hosting each season since 2002-03 (did not hosting in 2020-21 due to the pandemic and 2012-13 & 2004-05 due to a lockout). Last season while hosting the Senators, Anthony Stolarz stopped all 34 shots in a 4-0 shutout win, the fourth Ducks shutout on a Black Friday (J.S. Giguere in 2009, Jonas Hiller in 2008 and Guy Hebert in 1996). Today will mark five straight Black Friday contests Anaheim has hosted a Canadian team, while the Ducks hosted Chicago more than any other club on the day after Thanksgiving (10 times). The Ducks are 9-7-4 in Black Fridaygames at Honda Center while posting an 11-8-5 in day after Thanksgiving games.
Ducks All-Time Scoring on Black Friday:
PLAYER GOALS ASSISTS POINTS
Ryan Getzlaf 2 6 8
Teemu Selanne 4 2 6
Corey Perry 2 4 6
Andrew Cogliano 3 2 5
CARNBACK 2 3 5
Saku Koivu 0 5 5
Rickard Rakell 2 2 4
Steve Rucchin 3 1 4
Dustin Penner 3 1 4
Bobby Ryan 2 2 4
Andy McDonald 1 3 4
CLUTCH COMEBACKS: The Ducks lead the NHL with three third-period, multi-goal comebacks wins this season, including Oct. 12 vs. SEA (5-4, OT win, trailed 4-2 with 15:51 in third), Oct. 30 vs. TOR (4-3 OT win, trailed 3-1 with 12:36 remaining) and Nov. 5 @ SJS (5-4 shootout win, trailed 4-2 with 9:33 remaining). The Ducks have four comeback wins overall this season (also Nov. 15 vs. DET, trailed 2-1 in final minute of regulation). Anaheim’s comeback win over San Jose marked the second time in franchise history the club has come back from a multi-goal deficit in the final 5:00 of regulation in the regular season (also Dec. 7, 2016 vs. CAR). Anaheim has recorded four third-period, multi-goal comeback victories in a single regular season just three times in franchise history (six in 2014-15 and five in 2009-10 & 4 in 2013-14).
OT HEROICS: Anaheim is 3-0 in games decided in overtime this season, while earning victories in five of the six contests that have required extra time (2-1 in shootouts). Anaheim’s three straight wins in OT to begin the season mark a franchise record, surpassing the two wins to begin a campaign (also 2010-10, 2008-09 and 1995-96). All three Ducks OT wins have come on home ice to lead the NHL in home OT wins, including Oct. 12 vs. SEA (Troy Terry GWG), Oct. 30 vs. TOR (Trevor Zegras GWG) and Nov. 15 vs. DET (Ryan Strome GWG). Strome (1-1=2) and Zegras (1-1=2) pace Anaheim in OT points, while Zegras co-leads the NHL with two shootout goals (also MIN’s Kirill Kaprizov and SJS’s Nick Bonino). Zegras paces the NHL with eight shootout goals since the start of 2021-22.
TERRY TALK: Right wing Troy Terry leads Anaheim in points this season (8-13=21) and co-leads in goals. Terry ranks tied for sixth among NHL skaters in even-strength points (7-11=18) and tied for fourth in even-strength assists (11). Terry has recorded 4-8=12 points his last 12 games and has 5-10=15 points his last 14 contests. He had a career-best five-game assist streak Oct. 30-Nov. 6 (1-7=8), surpassing his prior best of four straight games with an assist Nov. 9-16, 2021 (3-4=7). Terry is currently on pace for 86 points, which is ahead of his career high set last season (37-30=67 in 75 GP in 2021-22) and would stand as the highest single-season total by a Ducks skater since Ryan Getzlaf in 2013-14 (31-56=87 in 77 GP).
GENERATION Z: Center Trevor Zegras co-leads the Ducks in goals (8), one of two players 21 or younger to lead their team in goals this season (also Cole Caufield, MTL), while he ranks second among team leaders in points (8-9=17) and assists. Zegras has points 1- 4=5 points his last six games and 1-6=7 points his last nine contests. He has also scored 4-8=12 points his last 11 games and 6-8=14 points his last 15 outings. He recorded points in a career-tying four straight games Oct. 30-Nov. 5 (3-4=7), matching his prior streak set Apr. 24-29, 2022 (2-2=4). Zegras recorded his fifth career multi-goal game Oct. 30 vs. TOR (2-0=2), including his second career OT goal. The 21-year-old has recorded. His goal Nov. 17 @ WPG marked his 90th career point in 116 NHL games (34-56=90), the fifth- fewest games among Ducks skaters to reach the mark, trailing only Teemu Selanne (70 GP), Paul Kariya (89 GP), Chris Pronger (108 GP) and Scott Niedermayer (114 GP).
QUE RICO!: Center Adam Henrique has 7-3=10 points his last 10 games after he recorded points in a season-long six straight games Nov. 5-19 (5-3=8), his best as a Duck and one short of his career-long point streak set over 10 years ago in seven straight contests with New Jersey Nov. 25-Dec. 8, 2011 (2-7=9). He scored goals in a season-best three straight games Nov. 5-12 (3-0=3, +3; missed Nov. 9 due to birth of first child), including his 100th goal as a Duck (100-90=190) Nov. 12 vs. CHI, becoming the 10th player in franchise history to reach the milestone. Henrique scored his first goal after the birth of his daughter Nov. 10. Henrique leads Anaheim in FOW% (55.1) and is third in goals among Ducks leaders (6).
CAM’S CORNER: Defenseman Cam Fowler currently has a career-tying five-game point streak (2-6=8), matching his prior high set four prior times; last: Nov. 7-16, 2021; 1-4=5). The last Ducks defenseman with a longer run was Chris Pronger (six games, Oct. 29- Nov. 7, 2009; 3-6=9). Fowler recorded three straight multi-point efforts Nov. 15-19 (1-5=6), joining San Jose’s Erik Karlsson (four straight multi-point games, Oct. 27-Nov. 3; 7-4=11) as the only defensemen in the NHL with three or more consecutive multi-point outings. Fowler is one of four defensemen in Ducks history to have had multiple points in three consecutive games and the first since Scott Niedermayer in 2008-09. Fowler now leads Ducks blueliners in goals and co-leads in points (2-6=8)
PLAYER SEASON MULTI-POINT STREAK DATES PTS
Cam Fowler 2022-23 3 GP Nov. 15-19, 2022 1-5=6
Scott Niedermayer 2008-09 3 GP Jan. 27-31, 2009 1-6=7
Chris Pronger 2006-07 3 GP Nov. 19-22, 2006 1-5=6
Scott Niedermayer 2005-06 3 GP Mar. 7-12, 2006 0-6=6
Scott Niedermayer 2005-06 3 GP Jan. 28-Feb. 1, 2006 2-6=8
Oleg Tverdovsky 1999-00 3 GP Jan. 29-Feb. 1, 2000 0-6=6
GIBBY’S GAME: John Gibson leads NHL goalies in saves (505), co-leads in starts and appearances (16) and assists (2), and ranks fourth in minutes (883:59). Gibson has recorded three 40-plus save games this season (Nov. 23 vs. NYR, 41; Nov. 6 vs. FLA, 43; Oct. 12 vs. SEA, 44), co-leading the NHL with Connor Hellebuyck (WPG), Ilya Sorokin (NYI) and James Reimer (SJS). Gibson earned his fifth career helper, the primary assist, on Troy Terry’s OT winning goal Oct. 12 vs. SEA and tied J.S. Giguere for second in Ducks all-time goaltender assists with his sixth career helper Nov. 3 @ VAN. Gibson stopped his eighth career penalty shot (10th attempt) against Alexander Kerfoot Oct. 30 vs. TOR. He has stopped an NHL-leading six penalty shots since the start of 2020-21, with two goalies tied with three penalty shot saves (Connor Hellebuyck, WPG & Frederik Andersen, CAR/TOR).
KLING-ON: Defenseman John Klingberg has tallied 1-5=6 points his 10 games, including his first goal as a Duck Nov. 15 vs. DET (game-tying goal with 47 second in regulation). Klingberg co-leads Ducks blueliners in scoring (1-7=8) and leads in assists, and ranks tied for third among team leaders in assists. He earned assists in four straight game Nov. 1-6 (0-5=5), the only Ducks defensemen in the past 10 years with a longer point streak are Kevin Shattenkirk (five straight games in 2021-22), Cam Fowler (five games in 2020-21) and Ben Lovejoy (five games in 2013-14). Among defensemen selected in the 2010 NHL Draft, Klingberg leads in career points (72-310=382), assists, primary assists (159), PPP (150), PPA (131) and OT goals (6).
M(A)C ATTACK: Rookie center Mason McTavish has picked up 3-7=10 points this season, tied for third among Ducks leaders in assists this season. McTavish recorded his 10th point Nov. 23 vs. NYR (3-7=10), with only Trevor Zegras (10 points in 15 GP in 2021-22) reaching the mark in fewer games the last 10 seasons. Among NHL rookies, McTavish ranks tied for third in scoring, trailing only Seattle’s Matty Beniers (6-8=14) and Arizona’s Matias Maccelli (1-10=11). He also ranks fifth in assists (7) among league newcomers. McTavish scored his first goal of 2022-23 Nov. 5 @ SJS (1-1=2), as part of his second career multi-point game (also Oct. 13, 2021 vs. WPG; 1-1=2).
REGENDA AGENDA: Rookie left wing Pavol Regenda scored his first career NHL goal Nov. 9 vs. Minnesota, marking his third point with Anaheim (1-2=3). Regenda recorded his first two career points (both assists, 0-2=2), Oct. 17 @ NYR after making his debut in the Ducks season opener Oct 12 vs. SEA. Prior to scoring his first NHL goal, Regenda had appeared in four games with San Diego (AHL), earning a point in each of his four games (2-2=4, +2), while scoring goals in each of his first two career AHL contests.
GO SHORTY: Isac Lundestrom scored his first goal of the season on his first career penalty shot attempt Nov. 6 vs. FLA, netting his fifth career shorthanded goal. The 20th career penalty shot in Ducks history came on his 23rd birthday. Lundestrom has scored five shorthanded goals since the start of the 2021-22 season, tied with Alex Formenton, Adam Lowry and Trevor Moore for the most in the NHL over that span.
DUCKS-SENATORS: Anaheim and Ottawa begin a two-game season series today at Honda Center. The Ducks have won four straight games against Ottawa and have earned points in nine of their last 10 overall (6-1-3). In Orange County, Anaheim has won seven of the last 10 meetings, posting a 7-1-2 record. In the 2021-22 season series, the Ducks earned a 4-0 win in Orange County (Nov. 26) and a 2-1 win in Ottawa (Jan. 29). The Ducks own a 22-10-7 all-time record vs. the Senators, including a 12-4-4 mark in Orange County. John Gibson (3-2-2) owns a career 1.76 GAA and .941 SV% vs. the Senators while Anthony Stolarz (1-1-0) earned his fourth career shutout Nov. 26, 2021 vs. Ottawa (34 saves), while he has a 2.02 GAA and .931 SV% against the Senators. Adam Henrique (6-7=13 in 28 GP) leads Ducks skaters in in career scoring and goals vs. the Senators and co-leads in assists with Kevin Shattenkirk (3-7=10 in 20 GP) and Dmitry Kulikov (1-7=8 in 32 GP).
ANA-OTT SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Nov. 25 Honda Center 12 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
Dec. 12 Canadian Tire Centre 4:30 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream
ANA-OTT ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Ottawa
All-Time Series: 22-10-7 12-4-4 10-6-3
Current Streak: Four ANA wins Two ANA wins Two ANA wins
Last ANA Win: Jan. 29, 2022 (2-1) Nov. 26, 2021 (4-0) Jan. 29, 2022 (2-1)
Last OTT Win: Feb. 7, 2019 (4-0) Jan. 9, 2019 (2-1 OT) Feb. 7, 2019 (4-0)
ANA Last 10: 6-1-3 7-1-2 6-2-2
