2021–22 Ottawa Senators season

The 2021–22 Ottawa Senators season is the 30th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Senators hope 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.

2021–22 Ottawa Senators
Division  Atlantic
Conference  Eastern
2021–22 record8–16–1
Home record5–9–0
Road record3–7–1
Goals for67
Goals against93
Team information
General managerPierre Dorion
CoachD. J. Smith
CaptainVacant (Oct. 15 – Nov. 5)
Brady Tkachuk (Nov. 5 – present)
Alternate captains
ArenaCanadian Tire Centre
Minor league affiliate(s)Belleville Senators (AHL)
Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJosh Norris (12)
AssistsDrake Batherson (16)
PointsDrake Batherson (24)
Penalty minutesBrady Tkachuk (54)
Plus/minusArtyom Zub (+5)
WinsAnton Forsberg (5)
Goals against averageMatt Murray (3.26)

Team business

In July 2021, the team hired Pierre McGuire as senior vice president of player development. McGuire who had been a broadcaster with NBC Sports had previously been an assistant coach with the Senators.[1]

Standings

Divisional standings
Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Toronto Maple Leafs 30 20 8 2 17 98 76 +22 42
2 Florida Panthers 28 18 6 4 13 103 83 +20 40
3 Tampa Bay Lightning 28 18 6 4 11 92 76 +16 40
4 Detroit Red Wings 29 14 12 3 8 80 97 −17 31
5 Boston Bruins 25 14 9 2 13 70 66 +4 30
6 Buffalo Sabres 28 9 15 4 7 77 99 −22 22
7 Ottawa Senators 26 9 16 1 7 75 95 −20 19
8 Montreal Canadiens 30 6 21 3 6 64 107 −43 15
Updated to game(s) played on December 14, 2021. Source: National Hockey League[2]
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)

Conference standings
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 28 15 8 5 13 85 72 +13 35
2 AT Detroit Red Wings 29 14 12 3 8 80 97 −17 31
3 AT Boston Bruins 25 14 9 2 13 70 66 +4 30
4 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 27 14 12 1 8 89 90 −1 29
5 ME Philadelphia Flyers 27 11 12 4 10 71 89 −18 26
6 ME New Jersey Devils 27 10 12 5 7 75 92 −17 25
7 AT Buffalo Sabres 28 9 15 4 7 77 99 −22 22
8 ME New York Islanders 24 7 12 5 7 51 72 −21 19
9 AT Ottawa Senators 26 9 16 1 7 75 95 −20 19
10 AT Montreal Canadiens 30 6 21 3 6 64 107 −43 15
Updated to game(s) played on December 14, 2021. Source: National Hockey League[3]
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)

Schedule and results

Preseason

The pre-season schedule was published on July 21, 2021.[4]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 22, 2021.[12] On November 15, the NHL announced the postponement of three Senators games due to there being 10 Senators players in the League's COVID-19 protocol with "evidence of continued spread in recent days",[13] 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.[14] 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.[14]

2021–22 game log
December: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
22December 1Vancouver6–2OttawaGustavsson10,5714–15–19[35]
23December 2Ottawa3–2CarolinaForsberg14,9155–15–111[36]
24December 4Colorado5–6OttawaOTForsberg14,2376–15–113[37]
25December 6Ottawa3–2New JerseySOForsberg10,3127–15–115[38]
26December 7NY Islanders5–3OttawaGustavsson10,2297–16–115[39]
27December 11Tampa Bay0–4OttawaForsberg13,0768–16–117[40]
28December 14OttawaFlorida
29December 16OttawaTampa Bay
30December 18OttawaPhiladelphia
31December 19BostonOttawa
32December 21St. LouisOttawa
33December 23CarolinaOttawa
34December 27OttawaWashington
35December 29BostonOttawa
36December 31PittsburghOttawa

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

As of November 14, 2021

Regular season[41]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Drake Batherson14791616
Josh Norris15641014
Tyler Ennis14178−32
Brady Tkachuk12347131
Connor Brown11257−72
Chris Tierney15516−74
Tim Stützle15156−56
Thomas Chabot1506636
Artyom Zub1505518
Michael Del Zotto8134−82
Victor Mete9044−50
Nick Paul15303−109
Alex Formenton12213−49
Zach Sanford15213−411
Parker Kelly9112−14
Logan Shaw14112−22
Nikita Zaitsev11101−46
Jacob Bernard-Docker201110
Nick Holden10011−62
Shane Pinto501102
Lassi Thomson3011−32
Andrew Agozzino100000
Erik Brannstrom200002
Josh Brown12000−47
Dylan Gambrell400002
Dillon Heatherington300000
Scott Sabourin3000−12
Egor Sokolov4000−24
Austin Watson2000−15

Goaltenders
Regular season[42]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Filip Gustavsson76101:12331203.01236.9150000
Anton Forsberg54197:20130154.56129.8840000
Matt Murray55112:25040153.10146.8970000

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Senators. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
‡No longer with the Senators.

Roster

Updated December 11, 2021[43][44]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
19 Drake Batherson RW R 23 2017 Fort Wayne, Indiana
24 Jacob Bernard-Docker D R 21 2018 Canmore, Alberta
26 Erik Brannstrom  D L 22 2019 Eksjö, Sweden
28 Connor Brown (A) RW R 27 2019 Toronto, Ontario
3 Josh Brown  D R 27 2020 London, Ontario
72 Thomas Chabot (A) D L 24 2015 Sainte-Marie, Quebec
15 Michael Del Zotto D L 31 2021 Stouffville, Ontario
63 Tyler Ennis LW L 32 2021 Edmonton, Alberta
10 Alex Formenton LW L 22 2017 King City, Ontario
31 Anton Forsberg G L 29 2021 Härnösand, Sweden
27 Dylan Gambrell C/RW R 25 2021 Bonney Lake, Washington
17 Adam Gaudette C R 25 2021 Braintree, Massachusetts
32 Filip Gustavsson G L 23 2018 Skellefteå, Sweden
29 Dillon Heatherington D L 26 2021 Calgary, Alberta
5 Nick Holden D L 34 2021 St. Albert, Alberta
98 Victor Mete D L 23 2021 Woodbridge, Ontario
9 Josh Norris C L 22 2018 Oxford, Michigan
21 Nick Paul (A) LW L 26 2014 Mississauga, Ontario
12 Shane Pinto  C R 21 2019 Franklin Square, New York
13 Zach Sanford LW L 27 2021 Salem, Massachusetts
18 Tim Stuetzle LW L 19 2020 Viersen, Germany
71 Chris Tierney C L 27 2018 Keswick, Ontario
7 Brady Tkachuk (C) LW L 22 2018 Scottsdale, Arizona
16 Austin Watson RW R 29 2020 Ann Arbor, Michigan
36 Colin White  C R 24 2015 Hanover, Massachusetts
22 Nikita Zaitsev (A) D R 30 2019 Moscow, Soviet Union
2 Artyom Zub D R 26 2020 Khabarovsk, Russia

Awards and honours

Milestones
PlayerMilestoneDate
Drake Batherson100th career NHL gameOctober 14, 2021
Connor Brown100th career NHL assistOctober 17, 2021
Brady Tkachuk200th career NHL gameOctober 23, 2021

Transactions

The Senators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades
DateDetailsRef
July 24, 2021 To Los Angeles Kings
2nd-round pick in 2021 (Francesco Pinelli)		 To Ottawa Senators
STL 2nd-round pick in 2021 (Benjamin Roger)
5th-round pick in 2021 (Robert Orr)		 [45]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) To Vegas Golden Knights
Evgenii Dadonov		 To Ottawa Senators
Nick Holden
3rd-round pick in 2022		 [46]
September 25, 2021 (2021-09-25) To St. Louis Blues
Logan Brown
Conditional 4th-round pick in 20221		 To Ottawa Senators
Zach Sanford		 [47]
October 24, 2021 (2021-10-24) To San Jose Sharks
7th-round pick in 2022		 To Ottawa Senators
Dylan Gambrell		 [48]

Notes:

^1 St. Louis will receive a fourth-round pick in 2022 if Brown plays fewer than 30 games for St. Louis in 2021–22; otherwise no pick will be exchanged.

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)Andrew AgozzinoAnaheim Ducks1-yearFree agency[49]
Michael Del ZottoColumbus Blue Jackets2-yearFree agency[50]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)Pontus AbergTraktor Chelyabinsk (KHL)1-yearFree agency[51]
Kole SherwoodColumbus Blue Jackets1-yearFree agency[52]
Dillon HeatheringtonBarys Nur-Sultan (KHL)1-yearFree agency[52]
August 17, 2021 (2021-08-17)Scott SabourinToronto Maple Leafs1-yearFree agency[53]
October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07)Tyler EnnisEdmonton Oilers1-yearFree agency[54]
November 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)Zac LeslieBelleville Senators (AHL)1-yearFree agency[55]
November 27, 2021 (2021-11-27)Adam GaudetteChicago BlackhawksWaivers[56]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)Joey DaccordSeattle KrakenExpansion draft[57]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)Ryan DzingelArizona Coyotes1-yearFree agency[58]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)Michael AmadioToronto Maple Leafs1-yearFree agency[59]
J. C. BeaudinLaval Rocket (AHL)1-yearFree agency[60]
Matthew PecaSt. Louis Blues1-yearFree agency[61]
Jack KopackaToronto Marlies (AHL)1-yearFree agency[62]
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31)Derek StepanCarolina Hurricanes1-yearFree agency[63]
Zach MagwoodHC TWK Innsbruck (ICEHL)1-yearFree agency[64]
September 23, 2021 (2021-09-23)Brandon FortunatoJacksonville Icemen (ECHL)UnknownFree agency[65]
October 20, 2021 (2021-10-20)Artem AnisimovLokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)1-yearFree agency[66]

Signings
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)Victor Mete1-yearRe-signing[67]
August 29, 2021 (2021-08-29)Filip Gustavsson2-yearRe-signing[68]
September 3, 2021 (2021-09-03)Drake Batherson6-yearRe-signing[69]
September 18, 2021 (2021-09-18)Logan Brown1-yearRe-signing[70]
September 29, 2021 (2021-09-29)Zach Ostapchuk3-yearEntry-level[71]
October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)Parker Kelly2-yearExtension[72]
October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)Brady Tkachuk7-yearRe-signing[73]

Draft picks
See also: List of Ottawa Senators 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.

Round Overall Player Position Nationality Club team
1 10 Tyler Boucher RW  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
2 39 Zach Ostapchuk C  Canada Vancouver Giants (WHL)
2 49 Benjamin Roger D  Canada London Knights (OHL)
3 74 Oliver Johansson LW  Sweden Timra (HockeyAllsvenskan)
4 123 Carson Latimer RW  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
7 202 Chandler Romeo D  Canada Brantford Bandits (GOJHL)

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