Not the best injury update in the nation’s capital. When speaking to the media on Thursday, Ottawa Senators head coach Travis Green stated that defenseman Thomas Chabot is still out of action, with Green saying that it’s “hopefully another 10 days.” Chabot apparently re-aggravated the injury that has kept him on the shelf for close to a month.
In some ways, these are two evenly-matched teams, as the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers square-off. Welcome back to NHL Predictions, with us here at Last Word On Hockey.
While the Ottawa Senators are happy to finally be back on home ice, the New York Rangers look to continue their road-warrior ways when the two clubs meet on Thursday.
Things are looking awfully bright in Ottawa these days. For a roster that may not be the flashiest or most talent-stacked group in the league, the Senators are winning on identity — structure, buy-in, and a level of chemistry most teams can only dream of.
After an incredibly satisfying and necessary Ottawa Senators victory over the Montreal Canadiens, we follow things up with some more good news. Even if the "WisconSens" aren't all top prospects, having both Logan Hensler and Blake Montgomery is enough to potentially dominate these bi-weekly updates.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The Ottawa Senators dispatched their division rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, taking a crucial Atlantic Division matchup. The win pushed the team into a tie for second place in the division and brought them within four points of the Atlantic leader, the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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The Sens will finally be coming home, after just one little close by stop of course. After an injury-riddled but mostly successful road trip, the Sens were looking to close out with an important rival win before officially heading home.
It was a tough night for the home fans in Montreal on Tuesday. Firstly, they had to watch their Montreal Canadiens fall 5-2 to their rival Ottawa Senators, dropping them a point behind the Senators and out of the Eastern Conference playoff picture altogether.
Any hope of a late Montreal Canadiens comeback got snuffed out when Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk scored his first of his injury-plagued season so far.
Brady Tkachuk scored his first goal of the season and also recorded an assist as the visiting Ottawa Senators won 5-2 over the rival Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
Ottawa Senators forward David Perron hit a major milestone Tuesday night, playing in his 1,200th career NHL game as the Sens took on the Montreal Canadiens.
If insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, the Ottawa Senators’ penalty kill has officially gone mad. As we hit the quarter mark of the 2025-26 season, the numbers are impossible to ignore—and frankly, they are embarrassing.
This is battle of two teams neck-and-neck in the NHL’s Atlantic Division standings as we enter play on this Tuesday. Welcome to NHL Predictions with us here at Last Word On Hockey.
Making news on this Saturday for the Ottawa Senators, a key defenceman has been placed on injured reserve by the club. Thomas Chabot has been placed on IR by the Ottawa Senators.
The Senators have made a pair of roster moves heading into their next game in Dallas on Sunday, as the team announced that they’ve recalled Dennis Gilbert from AHL Belleville.
Good news for Ottawa Senators fans, as the franchise accelerated its timeline to be competitive in the 2025-26 season following the official announcement of a trade on Monday.