The 2017–18 Ottawa Senators season is the 26th season (25th season of play) of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1]
Off-season
On June 14, 2017, the Senators announced that long-time winger Chris Neil would not be re-signed and he will become a free agent on July 1. Neil had played over 1000 games for the Senators since being drafted by the team in 1998, accumulating 2522 penalty minutes during this time, the 20th most of any player in league history.
On July 1, 2017, former Senators team captain Daniel Alfredsson announced he was stepping down in his role as Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations. He stated he wanted to take a complete break from the game to spend time with his family. Alfredsson held the role for two seasons. [2]
Pre-season
On June 16, 2017, the Senators announced their pre-season schedule. They will play a 6-game schedule starting September 18, including a home-and-home set against their provincial rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs , and a game against the New Jersey Devils in O'Leary, Prince Edward Island as part of Kraft Hockeyville on September 25. The team will also play two games against their closest geographical rival, the Montreal Canadiens , and one game against the Winnipeg Jets .
Regular season
The Senators' home opener was against the Washington Capitals on October 5. On November 10 and November 11, the Senators will play two games against the Colorado Avalanche in Stockholm , Sweden. This will mark the first time an NHL regular season game has been played outside of North America since 2011.
To mark the NHL's centennial, the Senators will host the "NHL 100 Classic " outdoor game on December 16 at TD Place Stadium in Ottawa, Ontario . The game between Ottawa and the Montreal Canadiens comes nearly 100 years after the first game of the NHL's 1917–18 season , between the Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Canadiens. The regular season game is also a Canada 150 event. The stadium's capacity will be increased with temporary stands, which will also be used for the 105th Grey Cup game to be held a few weeks earlier. The Senators had hoped to host the event on Parliament Hill , but the Government of Canada decided it was not feasible.
Playoffs
The Senators will attempt to qualify for the postseason for the 18th time in the current franchise's 26-year history. If the Senators do qualify for the playoffs, it will mark the first time they've made the postseason in back-to-back seasons since 2012 and 2013. Should they miss the postseason, it will mark the fourth time since 2008 they've missed the postseason.
Standings
Divisional standings
Source: National Hockey League
[3] x – Clinched playoff spot;
z – Clinched conference
Conference standings
Template:2017–18 NHL Eastern Conference standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
The pre-season schedule was announced on June 16, 2017.[4]
2017 pre-season game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Recap
1
September 18
Toronto
2–6
Ottawa
Anderson 14,931
1–0–0
Recap
2
September 19
Ottawa
5–2
Toronto
Condon 18,847
2–0–0
Recap
3
September 23
Montreal
1–5
Ottawa
Anderson
14,818
3–0–0
Recap
4[a]
September 25
New Jersey
8–1
Ottawa
Condon
—
3–1–0
Recap
5
September 27
Ottawa
3–5
Winnipeg
Condon
15,294
3–2–0
Recap
6
September 30
Ottawa
2–9
Montreal
Anderson
21,288
3–3–0
Recap
Notes: a Consolidated Credit Union Place in Summerside, Prince Edward Island .
Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on June 22, 2017.[5]
2017–18 game log (Record: 8–3–5; Home: 4–3–4 Road: 4–0–1)
October: 5–2–5 (Home: 2–2–4 ; Road: 3–0–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
1
October 5
Washington 5–4
Ottawa
SO
Anderson 17,009
0–0–1
1
Recap
2
October 7
Detroit 2–1
Ottawa
SO
Anderson
14,883
0–0–2
2
Recap
3
October 10
Ottawa
3–2
Vancouver SO
Anderson
17,273
1–0–2
4
Recap
4
October 13
Ottawa
6–0
Calgary Anderson
19,289
2–0–2
6
Recap
5
October 14
Ottawa
6–1
Edmonton Condon 18,347
3–0–2
8
Recap
6
October 17
Vancouver 3–0
Ottawa
Anderson
13,430
3–1–2
8
Recap
7
October 19
New Jersey 5–4
Ottawa
OT
Anderson
13,364
3–1–3
9
Recap
8
October 21
Toronto 3–6
Ottawa
Anderson
17,455
4–1–3
11
Recap
9
October 24
Los Angeles 3–2
Ottawa
SO
Condon
14,034
4–1–4
12
Recap
10
October 26
Philadelphia 4–5
Ottawa
Anderson
14,926
5–1–4
14
Recap
11
October 27
Ottawa
4–5
New Jersey SO
Condon
13,763
5–1–5
15
Recap
12
October 30
Montreal 8–3
Ottawa
Anderson
15,069
5–2–5
15
Recap
November: 3–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
13
November 2
Detroit 1–3
Ottawa
Anderson 14,724
6–2–5
17
Recap
14
November 4
Vegas 5–4
Ottawa
Anderson
16,824
6–3–5
17
Recap
15
November 10
Ottawa
4–3
Colorado OT
Anderson
13,396
7–3–5
19
Recap
16
November 11
Colorado 3–4
Ottawa
Anderson
8–3–5
21
17
November 16
Pittsburgh –
Ottawa
18
November 18
Arizona –
Ottawa
19
November 19
Ottawa
–
NY Rangers
20
November 22
Ottawa
–
Washington
21
November 24
Ottawa
–
Columbus
22
November 25
NY Islanders –
Ottawa
23
November 29
Ottawa
–
Montreal
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
38
January 3
Ottawa
–
Detroit
39
January 5
San Jose –
Ottawa
40
January 6
Tampa Bay –
Ottawa
41
January 9
Chicago –
Ottawa
42
January 10
Ottawa
–
Toronto
43
January 18
St. Louis –
Ottawa
44
January 20
Toronto –
Ottawa
45
January 22
Ottawa
–
Minnesota
46
January 23
Ottawa
–
St. Louis
47
January 25
Boston –
Ottawa
48
January 30
Ottawa
–
Carolina
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
79
April 2
Winnipeg –
Ottawa
80
April 4
Ottawa
–
Buffalo
81
April 6
Ottawa
–
Pittsburgh
82
April 7
Ottawa
–
Boston
Legend Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Players
Statistics
As of November 11, 2017 [6]
Skaters Goaltenders
Regular season[6]
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
OT
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Craig Anderson 12
12
713:00
6
3
3
37
3.11
345
.893
1
0
0
2
Mike Condon 5
4
238:31
1
0
2
12
2.70
128
.906
0
0
1
0
† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Senators. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
‡ No longer with team.
Awards
Milestones
Player
Milestone
Date
Logan Brown
1st NHL game
October 5, 2017
Alex Formenton
1st NHL game
October 7, 2017
Christian Jaros
1st NHL game
October 10, 2017
Thomas Chabot
1st NHL assist
October 13, 2017
Johnny Oduya
800th NHL game
October 14, 2017
Alex Burrows
200th NHL goal
October 19, 2017
Logan Brown
1st NHL assist
October 21, 2017
Filip Chlapik
1st NHL game
October 26, 2017
Chris DiDomenico
1st NHL assist
October 26, 2017
Jack Rodewald
1st NHL game
October 27, 2017
Chris DiDomenico
1st NHL goal
October 27, 2017
Mike Condon
100th NHL game
October 30, 2017
Mark Stone
200th NHL point
November 2, 2017
Alex Burrows
400th NHL point
November 4, 2017
Cody Ceci
300th NHL game
November 11, 2017
Roster
Updated July 15, 2024 [8] [9]
Transactions
Trades
Free agents acquired
Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref
July 1, 2017
Nate Thompson Anaheim Ducks 2-year, $3.3 million
[11]
July 1, 2017
Tyler Randell Providence Bruins (AHL )1-year, $700,000 two-way
[12]
July 1, 2017
Ben Sexton Albany Devils (AHL )2-year, $1.45 million two-way
[13]
July 1, 2017
Max Reinhart Kölner Haie (DEL )1-year, $650,000 two-way
[14]
July 1, 2017
Erik Burgdoerfer Rochester Americans (AHL )2-year, $1.3 million two-way
[15]
July 1, 2017
Danny Taylor HC Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL )1-year, $850,000 two-way
[16]
July 24, 2017
Johnny Oduya Chicago Blackhawks 1-year, $1,000,000
[17]
October 24, 2017
Jack Rodewald Belleville Senators (AHL)2-year, entry-level contract
[18]
Free agents lost
Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref
July 1, 2017
Tommy Wingels Chicago Blackhawks 1-year, $750,000
[19]
July 1, 2017
Matt O'Connor Nashville Predators 1-year, $650,000
[20]
July 1, 2017
Philip Varone Philadelphia Flyers 2-year, $1.3 million
[21]
July 11, 2017
Viktor Stalberg EV Zug (NLA )2-year
[22]
July 11, 2017
Ryan Rupert Indy Fuel (ECHL )1-year
[23]
October 2, 2017
Casey Bailey Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL )1-year
[24]
Claimed via waivers
Player
Previous team
Date
Ref
Lost via waivers
Player
Previous team
Date
Ref
Player signings
Date
Player
Contract terms
Ref
June 26, 2017
Tom Pyatt 2-year, $2.2 million
[25]
June 27, 2017
Max McCormick 2-year, $1.3 million two-way
[26]
June 28, 2017
Mike Condon 3-year, $7.2 million
[27]
July 5, 2017
Chris Driedger 1-year, $735,000
[28]
July 11, 2017
Patrick Sieloff 1-year, $650,000 two-way
[29]
July 17, 2017
Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3-year, $9.3 million
[30]
July 21, 2017
Ryan Dzingel 2-year, $3.6 million
[31]
September 19, 2017
Parker Kelly 3-year, entry-level contract
[32]
September 29, 2017
Craig Anderson 2-year, $9.5 million contract extension
[33]
October 2, 2017
Alex Formenton 3-year, entry-level contract
[34]
October 3, 2017
Drake Batherson 3-year, entry-level contract
[35]
October 5, 2017
Mark Borowiecki 2-year, $2.4 million contract extension
[36]
Suspensions/fines
Player
Explanation
Length
Salary
Date issued
Draft picks
The Senators participated in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft , which was held on June 23–24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago , Illinois .[37]
Draft notes:
The Calgary Flames ' second-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on March 1, 2017 that sent Curtis Lazar and Mike Kostka to Calgary in exchange for Jyrki Jokipakka and this pick.[38]
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