A goal? What’s that? It’s easy for Ottawa Senators fans to forget what a goal looks like now that their team has gone 137 minutes without scoring.
For the fifth time in 11 games, the Ottawa Senators were shut out. This time it came against the Boston Bruins, dropping the Senators out of a playoff spot. The post Ottawa Senators Postgame: Sens Shut Out By Bruins appeared first on Ottawa Hockey Now.
Marchand's other infamous on-ice stunts over his career include clothesline hits, breaking his opponents' sticks, and even licking them in the face. Entering his second season as Boston's captain, the 36-year-old has toned it down a bit as of late—but his old self seems to have gotten the best of him this time.
With Bruins starter Jeremy Swayman sidelined (minor upper body-injury), Korpisalo, who had a 3.27 goals-against average and .890 save-percentage with the Senators a year ago, got the start. This season, Korpisalo had a 2.88 goals-against average and .891 save-percentage going into Thursday’s game. His GAA dropped to 2.70 after the shutout.
The Senators second line centre will miss at least the next three games with what the club describes as an upper-body injury.
Claude Giroux is a very popular name in Ottawa, but unfortunately, it has now been revealed that he's had his car stolen, for the second time this season.
Chabot isn't the first NHL player to shoot on the opponent's net after everyone else has left the pre-game warmup, and the ritual has a history of being deeply unappreciated by opponents.
Joonas Korpisalo made 29 saves against his former team, David Pastrnak set up Morgan Geekie’s goal and added an empty-netter and the Boston Bruins beat the Ottawa Senators 2-0 on Thursday night.
Belleville Senators forward Tyler Boucher, Brantford Bulldogs 20-year-old Tomas Hamara (who is signed) and big Finnish defenseman Eerik Wallenius were also considered for the fourth tier and are comparable prospects to the final four players ranked.
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.
The Ottawa Senators won their 1100th regular season game in solid fashion Saturday as goalie Leevi Merilainen earned his first NHL shutout, making 30 saves in a 5-0 win in Pittsburgh.
The two teams met over the weekend when the Bruins lost the lead in the final minutes of regulation and then the game in a shootout.