The Ottawa Senators have reached the midpoint of their season, still alive in hopes of ending their lengthy playoff drought. We’ve put together a midseason assessment of everyone’s performance, including the head coach and general manager.

The Ottawa Senators got a point but were unable to get the win as they fell to the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 3-2 in overtime.

The New York Islanders hosted the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night to wrap up their season series. The game was uneventful as both defenses stepped up and aside from an Adam Gaudette goal in the second period and an empty-net goal,

You can debate which of the Senators’ needs — a scoring forward, another defenceman, possibly some goaltending help — is more pressing but the recent skid, about two months before the trade deadline, has amplified the need for general manager Steve Staios to make a move.

Steve Staios is keeping all options on the table for the National Hockey League trade deadline.

The Ottawa Senators are ahead of where they were this time last season, giving general manager Steve Staios reasons for optimism at the halfway point of the 2024-25 NHL campaign.

Steady as she goes for the Ottawa Senators. Steve Staios is confident his club had made a step in the right direction as it passed the midway point of the season on Sunday against the Dallas Stars, and he’s satisfied the Senators will push for a playoff spot this spring.

A victory against the Bruins is paramount because the Senators can move into the final wild-card spot in the East with a win over Boston and begin to close the gap with the rest of the division. That’s why it makes sense for the club to stick with Merilainen.

Leevi Merilainen made 24 saves in his Ottawa home debut and the Senators ended the Dallas Stars’ seven-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory Sunday night.

The Senators rebounded from a terrible shutout loss last week to the Buffalo Sabres with unexpectedly strong performances vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins and Dallas Stars on the weekend. The win has moved them back into strong contention for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference,

The Senators have struggled to score. Ahead of the season, the emphasis from Green was to prevent goals on a team that had battled to be effective in its own end. He’s succeeded, but Green’s team has laboured to score goals at the other end.

After struggling to build and sustain momentum at 5-on-5, the Capitals came out last night and put up a solid, complete effort in a 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks, handing them their second shutout loss in three games in the process.