2021–22 Ottawa Senators season
Season of professional ice hockey team
The 2021–22 Ottawa Senators season was the 30th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Senators attempted to return to the Stanley Cup playoffs after failing to qualify for the past four seasons. The Senators returned to the Atlantic Division after playing in the North Division in 2020–21 .
On April 6, 2022, the Senators were eliminated from playoff contention when the Washington Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning .[ 2]
Team business
In July 2021, the team hired Pierre McGuire as senior vice president of player development. McGuire, who had most recently been a broadcaster with the NHL on NBC , had previously been an assistant coach with the Senators.[ 3] In August 2021, the Senators announced their new ECHL affiliation with the Atlanta Gladiators .[ 4]
Owner Eugene Melnyk died on March 28, 2022, due to an unspecified illness.[ 5] In statements in recent years, Melnyk had said that he planned to leave the team to his two daughters Olivia and Anna, when he had been asked if he intended to sell the team, although there has been speculation about ownership changes.[ 6] The team added an 'EM' patch on the jersey for the rest of the season.[ 7]
In April 2022, the club announced a joint proposal with the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group to host the 2023 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Ottawa.[ 8]
The National Capital Commission (NCC) resumed the process to redevelop the LeBreton Flats overall site, reserving the site of an arena and asking for preliminary bids on the arena site separately. After a February 2022 deadline to submit bids, the NCC announced that it had received several bids for the site.[ 9] Local media speculated that the Senators were actively pursuing a bid, authorized by Melnyk shortly before his death.[ 10] In June 2022, the NCC accepted the Senators' proposal for a new downtown arena and mixed-use development as part of the Lebreton Flats redevelopment. The team will lease the land for their development. Construction is not expected before 2024 after a leasing agreement is finalized and municipal review of the project is completed.[ 11] The lease agreement is expected to be put in place by autumn of 2023.[ 11]
Standings
Divisional standings
Source: National Hockey League
[ 12] Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention;
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy;
x – Clinched playoff spot
Conference standings
Source: National Hockey League
[ 13] Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention;
x – Clinched playoff spot
Schedule and results
Preseason
The pre-season schedule was published on July 21, 2021.[ 14]
2021 preseason game log: 3–4–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 2–2–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Recap
1
September 26
Ottawa
3–2
Winnipeg
OT
Forsberg
—
1–0–0
[ 15]
2
September 29
Toronto
4–0
Ottawa
Gustavsson
—
1–1–0
[ 16]
3
October 1
Montreal
2–7
Ottawa
Murray
—
2–1–0
[ 17]
4
October 2
Ottawa
1–2
Montreal
Forsberg
7,500
2–2–0
[ 18]
5
October 4
Toronto
3–1
Ottawa
Murray
—
2–3–0
[ 19]
6
October 7
Ottawa
5–4
Montreal
SO
Forsberg
7,500
3–3–0
[ 20]
7
October 9
Ottawa
1–4
Toronto
Murray
—
3–4–0
[ 21]
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on July 22, 2021.[ 22] On November 15, the NHL announced the postponement of three Senators games due to there being ten Senators players in the League's COVID-19 protocol with "evidence of continued spread in recent days",[ 23] rendering the team inactive until they were cleared to return to practice on November 20, in time to play their November 22 game hosted by the Colorado Avalanche.[ 24] In the meantime, three games were postponed: at the New Jersey Devils on the 16th, against the Nashville Predators on the 18th, and against the New York Rangers on the 20th.[ 24]
2021–22 game log
October: 3–4–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 1–1–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
1
October 14
Toronto
2–3
Ottawa
Forsberg
15,159
1–0–0
2
[ 25]
2
October 16
Ottawa
1–3
Toronto
Forsberg
18,211
1–1–0
2
[ 26]
3
October 17
Dallas
2–3
Ottawa
Gustavsson
8,067
2–1–0
4
[ 27]
4
October 21
San Jose
2–1
Ottawa
Murray
8,994
2–2–0
4
[ 28]
5
October 23
NY Rangers
3–2
Ottawa
Forsberg
11,167
2–3–0
4
[ 29]
6
October 25
Washington
7–5
Ottawa
Gustavsson
11,387
2–4–0
4
[ 30]
7
October 29
Ottawa
4–1
Dallas
Gustavsson
17,346
3–4–0
6
[ 31]
November: 1–10–1 (home: 1–4–0; road: 0–6–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
8
November 1
Ottawa
1–5
Chicago
Murray
15,946
3–5–0
6
[ 32]
9
November 2
Ottawa
4–5
Minnesota
OT
Gustavsson
15,276
3–5–1
7
[ 33]
10
November 4
Vegas
5–1
Ottawa
Gustavsson
13,211
3–6–1
7
[ 34]
11
November 6
Tampa Bay
5–3
Ottawa
Murray
12,417
3–7–1
7
[ 35]
12
November 9
Ottawa
2–3
Boston
Murray
17,850
3–8–1
7
[ 36]
13
November 11
Los Angeles
2–0
Ottawa
Gustavsson
8,221
3–9–1
7
[ 37]
14
November 13
Pittsburgh
3–6
Ottawa
Gustavsson
14,661
4–9–1
9
[ 38]
15
November 14
Calgary
4–0
Ottawa
Forsberg
10,244
4–10–1
9
[ 39]
—
November 16
Ottawa
–
New Jersey
Postponed due to COVID-19.[ 24] Moved to December 6.[ 40]
—
November 18
Nashville
–
Ottawa
Postponed due to COVID-19.[ 24] Moved to April 7.[ 41]
—
November 20
NY Rangers
–
Ottawa
Postponed due to COVID-19.[ 24] Moved to February 20.[ 41]
16
November 22
Ottawa
5–7
Colorado
Gustavsson
16,706
4–11–1
9
[ 42]
17
November 24
Ottawa
3–6
San Jose
Murray
10,076
4–12–1
9
[ 43]
18
November 26
Ottawa
0–4
Anaheim
Forsberg
14,687
4–13–1
9
[ 44]
19
November 27
Ottawa
2–4
Los Angeles
Gustavsson
15,406
4–14–1
9
[ 45]
December: 5–3–1 (home: 2–2–0; road: 3–1–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
20
December 1
Vancouver
6–2
Ottawa
Gustavsson
10,571
4–15–1
9
[ 46]
21
December 2
Ottawa
3–2
Carolina
Forsberg
14,915
5–15–1
11
[ 47]
22
December 4
Colorado
5–6
Ottawa
OT
Forsberg
14,237
6–15–1
13
[ 48]
23
December 6
Ottawa
3–2
New Jersey
SO
Forsberg
10,312
7–15–1
15
[ 49]
24
December 7
NY Islanders
5–3
Ottawa
Gustavsson
10,229
7–16–1
15
[ 50]
25
December 11
Tampa Bay
0–4
Ottawa
Forsberg
13,076
8–16–1
17
[ 51]
26
December 14
Ottawa
8–2
Florida
Forsberg
13,759
9–16–1
19
[ 52]
27
December 16
Ottawa
1–2
Tampa Bay
Forsberg
19,092
9–17–1
19
[ 53]
28
December 18
Ottawa
3–4
Philadelphia
OT
Forsberg
18,437
9–17–2
20
[ 54]
—
December 19
Boston
–
Ottawa
Postponed due to COVID-19 .[ 55] Moved to February 19.[ 41]
—
December 21
St. Louis
Ottawa
Postponed due to COVID-19.[ 56] Moved to February 15.[ 41]
—
December 23
Carolina
Ottawa
Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 8.[ 41]
—
December 27
Ottawa
Washington
Postponed due to COVID-19.[ 57] Moved to February 13.[ 41]
—
December 29
Boston
Ottawa
Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 12.[ 41]
—
December 31
Pittsburgh
Ottawa
Postponed due to attendance restrictions.[ 58] Moved to February 10.[ 41]
January: 5–4–2 (home: 2–2–1; road: 3–2–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
29
January 1
Ottawa
0–6
Toronto
Murray
989
9–18–2
20
[ 59]
—
January 3
Minnesota
Ottawa
Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 22.[ 41]
—
January 6
Ottawa
Seattle
Postponed due to COVID-19.[ 60] Moved to April 18.[ 41]
—
January 8
Ottawa
Vancouver
Postponed due to attendance restrictions. Moved to April 19.[ 41]
—
January 10
Ottawa
Edmonton
Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to January 15.
30
January 13
Ottawa
4–1
Calgary
Murray
9,639
10–18–2
22
[ 61]
—
January 15
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Postponed due to attendance restrictions. Moved to March 24.[ 41]
31
January 15
Ottawa
6–4
Edmonton
Murray
9,150
11–18–2
24
[ 62]
32
January 18
Buffalo
3–1
Ottawa
Forsberg
0
11–19–2
24
[ 63]
33
January 20
Ottawa
4–6
Pittsburgh
Gustavsson
18,060
11–20–2
24
[ 64]
34
January 22
Ottawa
2–3
Washington
OT
Murray
18,573
11–20–3
25
[ 65]
35
January 23
Ottawa
2–1
Columbus
Forsberg
15,037
12–20–3
27
[ 66]
36
January 25
Buffalo
0–5
Ottawa
Murray
0
13–20–3
29
[ 67]
37
January 27
Carolina
3–2
Ottawa
SO
Murray
0
13–20–4
30
[ 68]
38
January 29
Anaheim
2–1
Ottawa
Forsberg
0
13–21–4
30
[ 69]
39
January 31
Edmonton
2–3
Ottawa
OT
Murray
500
14–21–4
32
[ 70]
February: 5–6–1 (home: 3–5–1; road: 2–1–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
40
February 1
Ottawa
1–4
NY Islanders
Forsberg
15,258
14–22–4
32
[ 71]
41
February 7
New Jersey
1–4
Ottawa
Murray
500
15–22–4
34
[ 72]
42
February 8
Carolina
3–4
Ottawa
Forsberg
500
16–22–4
36
[ 73]
43
February 10
Pittsburgh
2–0
Ottawa
Murray
500
16–23–4
36
[ 74]
44
February 12
Boston
2–0
Ottawa
Murray
500
16–24–4
36
[ 75]
45
February 13
Ottawa
4–1
Washington
Forsberg
18,573
17–24–4
38
[ 76]
46
February 15
St. Louis
5–2
Ottawa
Murray
500
17–25–4
38
[ 77]
47
February 17
Ottawa
3–1
Buffalo
Forsberg
7,026
18–25–4
40
[ 78]
48
February 19
Boston
3–2
Ottawa
OT
Forsberg
5,212
18–25–5
41
[ 79]
49
February 20
NY Rangers
2–1
Ottawa
Gustavsson
5,181
18–26–5
41
[ 80]
50
February 22
Minnesota
3–4
Ottawa
Forsberg
7,602
19–26–5
43
[ 81]
51
February 26
Montreal
2–1
Ottawa
Murray
9,958
19–27–5
43
[ 82]
March: 4–10–1 (home: 2–3–1; road: 2–7–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
52
March 1
Ottawa
2–5
Tampa Bay
Murray
19,092
19–28–5
43
[ 83]
53
March 3
Ottawa
0–3
Florida
Forsberg
16,499
19–29–5
43
[ 84]
54
March 5
Ottawa
5–8
Arizona
Murray
11,810
19–30–5
43
[ 85]
55
March 6
Ottawa
1–2
Vegas
Forsberg
17,909
19–31–5
43
[ 86]
56
March 8
Ottawa
4–1
St. Louis
Forsberg
18,096
20–31–5
45
[ 87]
57
March 10
Seattle
3–4
Ottawa
OT
Forsberg
11,622
21–31–5
47
[ 88]
58
March 12
Chicago
6–3
Ottawa
Forsberg
14,252
21–32–5
47
[ 89]
59
March 14
Arizona
5–3
Ottawa
Gustavsson
9,201
21–33–5
47
[ 90]
60
March 16
Columbus
4–1
Ottawa
Forsberg
10,087
21–34–5
47
[ 91]
61
March 18
Philadelphia
1–3
Ottawa
Forsberg
11,431
22–34–5
49
[ 92]
62
March 19
Ottawa
1–5
Montreal
Gustavsson
21,105
22–35–5
49
[ 93]
63
March 22
Ottawa
0–3
NY Islanders
Forsberg
15,856
22–36–5
49
[ 94]
64
March 24
Ottawa
5–2
Winnipeg
Forsberg
14,175
23–36–5
51
[ 95]
65
March 26
Florida
4–3
Ottawa
SO
Forsberg
17,201
23–36–6
52
[ 96]
66
March 29
Ottawa
1–4
Nashville
Forsberg
17,176
23–37–6
52
[ 97]
April: 10–5–1 (home: 3–3–1; road: 7–2–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
67
April 1
Ottawa
5–2
Detroit
Sogaard
17,563
24–37–6
54
[ 98]
68
April 3
Detroit
2–5
Ottawa
Forsberg
16,402
25–37–6
56
[ 99]
69
April 5
Ottawa
6–3
Montreal
Forsberg
20,566
26–37–6
58
[ 100]
70
April 7
Nashville
3–2
Ottawa
Forsberg
12,103
26–38–6
58
[ 101]
71
April 9
Ottawa
1–5
NY Rangers
Forsberg
18,006
26–39–6
58
[ 102]
72
April 10
Winnipeg
4–3
Ottawa
Sogaard
12,207
26–40–6
58
[ 103]
73
April 12
Ottawa
4–1
Detroit
Forsberg
16,093
27–40–6
60
[ 104]
74
April 14
Ottawa
3–2
Boston
Forsberg
17,850
28–40–6
62
[ 105]
75
April 16
Toronto
5–4
Ottawa
OT
Forsberg
18,655
28–40–7
63
[ 106]
76
April 18
Ottawa
2–4
Seattle
Forsberg
17,151
28–41–7
63
[ 107]
77
April 19
Ottawa
4–3
Vancouver
SO
Gustavsson
18,845
29–41–7
65
[ 108]
78
April 22
Ottawa
2–1
Columbus
SO
Gustavsson
18,116
30–41–7
67
[ 109]
79
April 23
Montreal
4–6
Ottawa
Forsberg
19,410
31–41–7
69
[ 110]
80
April 26
New Jersey
4–5
Ottawa
OT
Forsberg
13,101
32–41–7
71
[ 111]
81
April 28
Florida
4–0
Ottawa
Gustavsson
17,102
32–42–7
71
[ 112]
82
April 29
Ottawa
4–2
Philadelphia
Forsberg
17,575
33–42–7
73
[ 113]
Legend :
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[ 115]
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
OT
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Anton Forsberg
46
44
2,571:27
22
17
4
121
2.82
1,457
.917
1
0
0
2
Matt Murray
20
20
1,181:30
5
12
2
60
3.05
640
.906
1
0
0
0
Filip Gustavsson
18
16
1,047:33
5
12
1
62
3.55
574
.892
0
0
0
0
Mads Sogaard
2
2
117:18
1
1
0
6
3.07
54
.889
0
0
0
0
† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Senators. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
‡ No longer with the Senators.
Awards and honours
Milestones
Player
Milestone
Date
Drake Batherson
100th career NHL game
October 14, 2021
Connor Brown
100th career NHL assist
October 17, 2021
Brady Tkachuk
200th career NHL game
October 23, 2021
Egor Sokolov
1st career NHL game
November 9, 2021
Lassi Thomson
1st career NHL game
November 12, 2021
Mark Kastelic
1st career NHL game
January 29, 2022
Mads Sogaard
1st career NHL game
April 1, 2022
Cole Reinhardt
1st career NHL game
April 7, 2022
Viktor Lodin
1st career NHL game
April 29, 2022
Transactions
The Senators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
Trades
Notes
^1 St. Louis will receive a 4th-round pick in 2022 if Brown plays fewer than 30 games for St. Louis in 2021–22; otherwise no pick will be exchanged.
^2 Boston will receive a 6th-round pick in 2022 if Senyshyn plays at least 5 games with Ottawa during the 2021-22 season; otherwise Boston will receive a 7th-round pick in 2022.
Players acquired
Players lost
Signings
Date
Player
Term
Contract type
Ref
August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04 )
Victor Mete
1-year
Re-signing
[ 146]
August 29, 2021 (2021-08-29 )
Filip Gustavsson
2-year
Re-signing
[ 147]
September 3, 2021 (2021-09-03 )
Drake Batherson
6-year
Re-signing
[ 148]
September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18 )
Logan Brown
1-year
Re-signing
[ 149]
September 29, 2021 (2021-09-29 )
Zach Ostapchuk
3-year
Entry-level
[ 150]
October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12 )
Parker Kelly
2-year
Extension
[ 151]
October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14 )
Brady Tkachuk
7-year
Re-signing
[ 152]
December 28, 2021 (2021-12-28 )
Tyler Boucher
3-year
Entry-level
[ 153]
January 27, 2022 (2022-01-27 )
Nick Holden
1-year
Extension
[ 154]
March 17, 2022 (2022-03-17 )
Philippe Daoust
3-year
Entry-level
[ 155]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21 )
Anton Forsberg
3-year
Extension
[ 156]
March 27, 2022 (2022-03-27 )
Jake Sanderson
3-year
Entry-level
[ 157]
June 15, 2022 (2022-06-15 )
Dylan Gambrell
1-year
Extension
[ 158]
Draft picks
The Senators' top pick was the tenth-overall draft pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft , Tyler Boucher . The Senators made two trades on day two of the draft, moving up in the selections and ending up with six selections overall. The draft was held July 23–24, 2024 virtually via video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey .
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