Ottawa Senators 2024-25 Stanley Cup Betting
The Ottawa Senators have not made the Stanley Cup Playoffs since 2017. Previous head coach DJ Smith deserves plenty of credit for putting a team on the ice that gave consistent effort. The problem is that Ottawa never had adequate talent for Smith to make a serious move. Pierre Dorion paid for that lack of talent with his job last November. New general manager Steve Staios has taken command as the new general manager and architect for Ottawa. The new head coach is Travis Green. The Senators offer nothing in the way of branding or hope for the future market. But the long term might be more successful.
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Ottawa Senators Team Overview
In the 2023-24 season, the Ottawa Senators were 37-41-4 straight up and 41-37 over/under the total. Also, Ottawa was 14th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Ottawa was 36 points behind the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Ottawa had NHL rankings of 20th for goals scored and 23rd for power play efficiency. In comparison on defense, the Senators had NHL rankings of 27th for goals against and 29th for penalty killing.
Ottawa finished 13 points out of an Eastern Conference playoff spot.
Ottawa Senators Key Players
Tim Stutzle’s NHL career began in 2020-21 with Ottawa. Stutzle was the third overall pick of the 2020 NHL Draft out of Germany. He scored 18 goals with 52 assists last year.
LW Brady Tkachuk was the 4th overall pick of the 2018 NHL Draft and has played his entire NHL career with Ottawa. Tkachuk made his 4th All-Star game appearance this season. Last year, he scored 37 goals with 37 assists.
D Jake Sanderson is in his third year in the NHL and with the Senators. Sanderson was named to the 2023 NHL All-Rookie. Sanderson is a good shut-down defenseman with playmaking ability and plenty of upside at age 21.
Ottawa Senators Goaltenders
Number one goaltender Linus Ullmark arrives from the Boston Bruins. Last year, he posted a 2.57 goals against average and a .915 save percentage.
Backup Anton Forsberg began his NHL career in 2015-15 with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He also played for the Chicago Blackhawks and Carolina Hurricanes. He posted a .890 save percentage last year.
Ottawa Senators Head Coach
Head coach Travis Green previously served in that role for the Vancouver Canucks and New Jersey Devils. His career record is 141-159-35.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 6)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
37 |
41 |
7th, Atlantic |
Did not qualify |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
39 |
35 |
6th, Atlantic |
Did not qualify |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
33 |
42 |
7th, Atlantic |
Did not qualify |
| 2020–21 |
56 |
23 |
28 |
6th, North |
Did not qualify |
| 2019–20 |
71 |
25 |
34 |
7th, Atlantic |
Did not qualify |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
29 |
47 |
8th, Atlantic |
Did not qualify |
Ottawa Senators History
The Ottawa Senators were a 1992 expansion team that joined the league that year with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ottawa has long had a reputation for being a low revenue and budget team that can’t afford superstars on the payroll. Ottawa made the 2007 Stanley Cup Final, losing to the Anaheim Ducks. It was their only appearance ever in the Final.
Ottawa has struggled to gain a foothold as a franchise with the masses. In Canada, the Toronto Maple Leafs are king, with the Montreal Canadiens also revered as the most successful franchise of all time. The Senators have also struggled on the ice with more lean years than not. And that has caused them revenue problems and low attendance.
At the beginning of their existence, the Senators used the old Ottawa Civic Center as a temporary home. The rink sat well under 10,000 fans, but the hockey-starved city didn’t care. Ottawa played there from 1992 through December 31, 1995.
Originally, the idea of building the new arena in a remote area far from downtown was seen as a developmental opportunity. Now it is seen as a disaster that almost cost Ottawa the franchise. Recently the team announced that they would move to a new downtown facility that is planned but not yet started. The team is expected to sign a new lease for the proposed facility soon, with groundbreaking to commence this year.
NHL Teams
Eastern Conference - Atlantic
Eastern Conference - Metropolitan
Western Conference - Central
Western Conference - Pacific
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