2014–15 Ottawa Senators season

The 2014–15 Ottawa Senators season was the 23rd season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] After an eventful regular season, the team returned to the NHL playoffs after not qualifying in the 2013–14 NHL season. Since 1996, the team has not missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons.

2014–15 Ottawa Senators
Division	4th Atlantic
Conference	7th Eastern
2014–15 record	43–26–13
Home record	23–13–5
Road record	20–13–8
Goals for	238
Goals against	215
Team information
General manager	Bryan Murray
Coach	Paul MacLean Dave Cameron
Captain	Erik Karlsson
Alternate captains	Chris Neil Chris Phillips
Arena	Canadian Tire Centre
Average attendance	18,246 (95.3%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Binghamton Senators (AHL) Wichita Thunder (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Mike Hoffman (27)
Assists	Erik Karlsson (45)
Points	Erik Karlsson (66)
Penalty minutes	Mark Borowiecki (105)
Plus/minus	Marc Methot (+22)
Wins	Andrew Hammond (20)
Goals against average	Andrew Hammond (1.86)

With the team at .500 in early December, general manager Bryan Murray fired head coach Paul MacLean, replacing him with assistant coach Dave Cameron. After being 14 points out of a playoff spot at the start of February, the Senators rallied behind the outstanding play of call-up goaltender Andrew Hammond down the stretch and qualified for the playoffs in the last game of the regular season. For his play, Hammond, nicknamed the "Hamburglar", gained league-wide attention, being named as an NHL Star of the Month and Week. Two rookies had outstanding seasons. Mark Stone who was nominated for the Calder Memorial Trophy, tied for the lead in points among rookies and Mike Hoffman led all rookies in goal scoring. First-year captain Erik Karlsson led the team in scoring with 66 points and won the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the league's top defenceman.

In the playoffs, the Senators played the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the playoffs. It was a rematch of the 2013 series which the Senators won. The Senators fell behind 3–0 in the series before rallying back with two wins. However, the comeback fell short and the Senators were eliminated in six games. Hammond started the series but was replaced in the third game by the Senators' number one goalie Craig Anderson, who was outstanding in his return to play.

Before the season, it was learned that Murray had cancer, for which he underwent treatment weekly during the season, although he continued in his duties as general manager. In March 2015, it was learned that assistant coach Mark Reeds also had cancer. Reeds died on the eve of the playoffs, and the team dedicated their play to Reeds. Owner Eugene Melnyk was too ill to attend the playoffs and received a liver transplant in May 2015 after a public appeal for donors.

Off-season

On May 11, 2014, it was reported that the Senators were looking to trade captain Jason Spezza, who has one year remaining on his current contract, prior to the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[2] Spezza was traded on July 1 to the Dallas Stars, along with Ludwig Karlsson for Alex Chiasson, Alex Guptill, Nick Paul and a 2015 draft second-round pick. Milan Michalek re-signed with the Senators on the same day, for a three-year extension. On July 4, free agent David Legwand signed with the Senators on a two-year deal. On July 7, the team issued a statement that general manager Bryan Murray had been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer and will undergo treatment immediately. Assistant general managers Pierre Dorion and Randy Lee will manage hockey operations when Murray is undergoing treatment.[3]

On August 18, 2014, TSN and the Ottawa Senators announced that the team's regional games will be broadcast on a new channel launching on August 25, 2014. The new channel is called TSN5. The channel will broadcast 53 games in the regular season plus preseason games.[4]

On August 19, 2014, the Ottawa Senators announced that the team had surpassed over $100 million in community contributions in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. The total includes over $59 million in community projects, over $25 million in contributions to charities and minor hockey programs, and more than $21 million in community programs and in-kind donations.[5]

On September 9, 2014, the Ottawa Senators announced a couple of affiliation agreements. The club announced they've extended their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliation with the Binghamton Senators through the 2018–19 season.[6] The Senators also announced a new ECHL affiliation with the Evansville IceMen through the 2015-16 season.[7]

After some speculation about right winger Bobby Ryan's status entering the final year of his contract, on October 2, 2014, the team re-signed Ryan to a seven-year $50.25 million contract extension. At the same press conference announcing Ryan's signing, it was announced that Erik Karlsson was named team captain, the ninth in the current Senators history.

Regular season

The team began their season October 9 with a three-game road trip beginning in Nashville taking on the Predators. Their home opener took place one week later on October 16 when they hosted the Colorado Avalanche at the Canadian Tire Centre. The Senators finished the home portion of their schedule on April 7, 2015 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Their final regular season game took place in Philadelphia when they defeated the Flyers on April 11.[8]

Former long-time Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson signed a one-game contract with Ottawa so he could announce his retirement as a member of the Senators. He was honoured prior to the match on December 4, 2014, where he participated in the pre-game warmup wearing an Ottawa jersey with the captain's insignia, which current captain Erik Karlsson relinquished for the occasion.[9] Alfredsson would in March, receive the "key to the city" of Ottawa from Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson.

Head coach Paul MacLean was fired 27 games into the season.[10] It was 109 games after MacLean won the Jack Adams trophy as NHL Coach of the Year. General Manager Bryan Murray elevated assistant coach Dave Cameron to head coach. According to Murray, there was discord among the players. The team was at .500, and Murray expressed the hope that the team had enough games to make run to the playoffs.

In February, both of the Senators' goalies were injured. Craig Anderson injured his hand in practice and Robin Lehner was concussed in a collision with Clarke MacArthur who also received a concussion. Binghamton starting goalie Andrew "Hamburglar" Hammond was elevated to Ottawa. He won his first five starts (his first starts ever in the NHL) and was named NHL First Star for the week of February 23 – March 1. The Senators won three straight games in California, the first time the franchise had done so. The corresponding win streak elevated the Senators into playoff contention for the final wild-card spot. In March, Anderson returned to the lineup and started two games. After losing to Boston, the team the Senators were chasing, coach Cameron returned to starting Hammond, who continued his streak of holding the opposition to two or fewer goals, and the team being undefeated in regulation time with him starting. Hammond became only the third NHL goalie since 1938 to hold the opposition to two or fewer goals for his first twelve career starts. The team continued its run with Hammond and qualified for the playoffs in the final game of the season. The team had been 14 points out of a playoff spot and was the first team in NHL history to overcome that large of a deficit to qualify for the playoffs.[11][12] They also became the first team not to get shutout in a full regular season since the Buffalo Sabres during the 2006-07 season.

Playoffs

The Senators qualified for the playoffs after missing them in 2014. It is the fifteenth time in the modern franchise's 23-year history they've gone to the post-season. The Senators finished the regular season on a 23-4-4 run in their final 31 games in order to qualify for the postseason.

Prior to the season, several sports outlets predicted the club would miss the playoffs. According to The Hockey News yearbook, the club's Stanley Cup odds were 95-1, and the club would finish in seventh place in the Atlantic Division. The official NHL 2015 Yearbook predicted the Senators would finish in 13th place in the Eastern Conference. Gambling site Bodog set the expected over/under for points at 78.5. That is 14.5 less points than the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference the prior season.[13]

First round: Ottawa vs. Montreal

Montreal, which won the Atlantic Division title, had home ice advantage over the Senators, who took the first wild card position. This was a rematch of the 2013 playoff series between the teams won by the Senators. In the 2014–15 regular season series, the Senators won three games of four between the teams.

In game one in Montreal, the Senators started rookie goaltender Andrew Hammond for his first NHL career playoff start. An own goal by Andrei Markov was the only scoring of the first period, giving Ottawa a 1–0 lead after the period. Montreal scored four times in the second period to take a 4–3 lead. Montreal defender P. K. Subban was ejected from the game for a slashing attempt to injure on Mark Stone, who left the game but returned to play though injured. The third period was scoreless and Montreal took a 1–0 series lead. The next day, the Senators announced Stone suffered a microfracture in his wrist due to the slash. In game two, the Senators again took the lead with a goal in the first period by Clarke MacArthur. In the second period, the Canadiens took the lead on goals by Max Pacioretty and Subban. In the third, the Senators forced it to overtime with a power play goal by Patrick Wiercioch. In overtime, Alex Galchenyuk scored to win the game for the Canadiens.

The series moved to Ottawa for game three, and Ottawa switched goaltenders, substituting Craig Anderson for Hammond, and inserted Chris Neil into the lineup. For the third time in the series, the Senators scored first, in the first period, on a goal by MacArthur. The second period was scoreless. In the third period, Dale Weise scored to tie the game and send it to overtime. In the overtime, Weise scored again to put the Canadiens up in the series 3–0. In game four, the game was scoreless until halfway through the third period when Mike Hoffman scored the only goal of the game and the Senators staved off elimination. Anderson stopped 28 Canadiens shots to record his third career playoff shutout. It was the Senators' first playoff shutout of the Canadiens and the first playoff shutout of Montreal by Ottawa since the first Senators shut out the Canadiens in April 1927 en route to a Stanley Cup title.

The Senators faced elimination again in game five in Montreal. Again, Ottawa took the lead in the first, this time with two goals by Bobby Ryan and Patrick Wiercioch. The Senators increased their lead in the second period with a power play goal by Erik Karlsson to lead by 3–0 after two. In the third, Tom Gilbert scored to narrow the gap to 3–1. Erik Condra made a critical takeaway and scored on a breakaway. After some roughing between Anderson and Brandon Prust led to a Senators power play, Mike Hoffman scored in the final minute to make it a 5–1 romp. In the game, Montreal out shot Ottawa 46–25 but was repeatedly stymied by Anderson.

In game six, Montreal scored first for the first time in the series, on a first period fluke goal by Brendan Gallagher and made it stand up to the end, adding an empty net goal with one second left to win the game 2–0 and take the series. It was the first and only time this season that Ottawa was shut out. A second-period goal by Jean-Gabriel Pageau was called off by the referee who ruled he had lost sight of the puck. The Senators outshot the Canadiens 43–19 but were stymied by Canadiens' goaltender Carey Price.

Standings

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Montreal Canadiens	82	50	22	10	43	221	189	+32	110
2	x – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	50	24	8	47	262	211	+51	108
3	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	43	25	14	39	235	221	+14	100
4	x – Ottawa Senators	82	43	26	13	37	238	215	+23	99
5	Boston Bruins	82	41	27	14	37	213	211	+2	96
6	Florida Panthers	82	38	29	15	30	206	223	−17	91
7	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	44	8	25	211	262	−51	68
8	Buffalo Sabres	82	23	51	8	15	161	274	−113	54

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	x – Ottawa Senators	82	43	26	13	37	238	215	+23	99
2	ME	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	43	27	12	39	221	210	+11	98
3	AT	Boston Bruins	82	41	27	14	37	213	211	+2	96
4	AT	Florida Panthers	82	38	29	15	30	206	223	−17	91
5	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	42	35	5	33	236	250	−14	89
6	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	33	31	18	30	215	234	−19	84
7	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	32	36	14	27	181	216	−35	78
8	ME	Carolina Hurricanes	82	30	41	11	25	188	226	−38	71
9	AT	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	44	8	25	211	262	−51	68
10	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	23	51	8	15	161	274	−113	54

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1^[a]^[b]	September 22	Ottawa	2–3	NY Islanders		Hammond		0–1–0	Recap
2^[a]^[b]	September 22	Ottawa	2–3	NY Islanders	SO	Lehner		0–1–1	Recap
3^[b]	September 24	Toronto	2–3	Ottawa		Anderson	15,865	1–1–1	Recap
4^[b]	September 24	Ottawa	4–3	Toronto	SO	Lehner	17,939	2–1–1	Recap
5	September 30	Ottawa	1–2	Winnipeg		Anderson	14,560	2–2–1	Recap
6	October 3	Montreal	3–4	Ottawa	OT	Lehner	19,034	3–2–1	Recap
7	October 4	Ottawa	4–2	Montreal		Anderson	21,287	4–2–1	Recap
Notes: ^a Games were played at Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland. ^b Split-squad games.

Regular season

2014–15 Game Log
October: 5–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Ottawa 2–3 Nashville Anderson 17,113 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 11 Ottawa 3–2 Tampa Bay SO Lehner 19,204 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 13 Ottawa 1–0 Florida Anderson 7,311 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 16 Colorado 3–5 Ottawa Anderson 19,913 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 18 Columbus 2–3 Ottawa Lehner 18,994 4–1–0 8 Recap – October 22 Toronto Ottawa Game rescheduled to November 9 due to shootings in Ottawa. 6 October 25 New Jersey 3–2 Ottawa OT Lehner 19,266 4–1–1 9 Recap 7 October 26 Ottawa 1–2 Chicago Anderson 21,310 4–2–1 9 Recap 8 October 28 Ottawa 5–2 Columbus Lehner 14,749 5–2–1 11 Recap 9 October 30 Chicago 5–4 Ottawa SO Anderson 17,529 5–2–2 12 Recap
November: 5–7–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 1 Ottawa 2–4 Boston Lehner 17,565 5–3–2 12 Recap 11 November 4 Detroit 1–3 Ottawa Anderson 16,436 6–3–2 14 Recap 12 November 6 Minnesota 0–3 Ottawa Anderson 16,867 7–3–2 16 Recap 13 November 8 Winnipeg 2–1 Ottawa SO Anderson 19,189 7–3–3 17 Recap 14 November 9 Toronto 5–3 Ottawa Lehner 19,229 7–4–3 17 Recap 15 November 11 Ottawa 3–4 Vancouver OT Anderson 18,775 7–4–4 18 Recap 16 November 13 Ottawa 4–3 Edmonton OT Anderson 16,839 8–4–4 20 Recap 17 November 15 Ottawa 2–4 Calgary Anderson 19,289 8–5–4 20 Recap 18 November 20 Nashville 2–3 Ottawa Lehner 16,796 9–5–4 22 Recap 19 November 22 St. Louis 3–2 Ottawa Lehner 18,479 9–6–4 22 Recap 20 November 24 Ottawa 3–4 Detroit Anderson 20,027 9–7–4 22 Recap 21 November 25 Ottawa 3–2 St. Louis SO Lehner 16,680 10–7–4 24 Recap 22 November 28 Ottawa 2–3 Florida Anderson 9,758 10–8–4 24 Recap 23 November 29 Ottawa 1–4 Tampa Bay Lehner 19,204 10–9–4 24 Recap
December: 5–5–3 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 2 Ottawa 2–3 NY Islanders OT Anderson 13,888 10–9–5 25 Recap 25 December 4 NY Islanders 2–1 Ottawa Anderson 20,511 10–10–5 25 Recap 26 December 6 Ottawa 2–3 Pittsburgh Anderson 18,492 10–11–5 25 Recap 27 December 7 Vancouver 3–4 Ottawa OT Anderson 16,870 11–11–5 27 Recap 28 December 11 Los Angeles 5–3 Ottawa Anderson 17,284 11–12–5 27 Recap 29 December 13 Ottawa 3–2 Boston SO Lehner 17,565 12–12–5 29 Recap 30 December 15 Ottawa 4–5 Buffalo SO Lehner 14,578 12–12–6 30 Recap 31 December 17 Ottawa 2–0 New Jersey Anderson 15,379 13–12–6 32 Recap 32 December 19 Anaheim 2–6 Ottawa Anderson 19,443 14–12–6 34 Recap 33 December 20 Ottawa 1–4 Montreal Lehner 21,287 14–13–6 34 Recap 34 December 22 Ottawa 1–2 Washington Anderson 18,506 14–14–6 34 Recap 35 December 27 Detroit 3–2 Ottawa OT Anderson 17,194 14–14–7 35 Recap 36 December 29 Buffalo 2–5 Ottawa Anderson 18,284 15–14–7 37 Recap
January: 5–5–2 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 2–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 37 January 3 Ottawa 3–2 Boston OT Anderson 17,565 16–14–7 39 Recap 38 January 4 Tampa Bay 4–2 Ottawa Lehner 16,949 16–15–7 39 Recap 39 January 6 Ottawa 1–2 Philadelphia SO Anderson 19,571 16–15–8 40 Recap 40 January 8 Ottawa 2–5 Colorado Anderson 14,697 16–16–8 40 Recap 41 January 10 Ottawa 5–1 Arizona Anderson 14,933 17–16–8 42 Recap 42 January 13 Ottawa 4–5 Dallas Lehner 16,213 17–17–8 42 Recap 43 January 15 Montreal 1–4 Ottawa Anderson 19,893 18–17–8 44 Recap 44 January 17 Carolina 3–2 Ottawa Anderson 17,434 18–18–8 44 Recap 45 January 20 Ottawa 2–3 NY Rangers OT Anderson 18,006 18–18–9 45 Recap 46 January 21 Toronto 3–4 Ottawa Anderson 18,894 19–18–9 47 Recap 47 January 29 Dallas 6–3 Ottawa Lehner 18,752 19–19–9 47 Recap 48 January 31 Arizona 2–7 Ottawa Lehner 18,489 20–19–9 49 Recap
February: 7–4–1 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 4–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 February 3 Ottawa 1–2 New Jersey Lehner 11,461 20–20–9 49 Recap 50 February 5 Washington 2–1 Ottawa Lehner 16,543 20–21–9 49 Recap 51 February 7 Columbus 4–1 Ottawa Lehner 16,891 20–22–9 49 Recap 52 February 10 Ottawa 2–1 Buffalo Lehner 19,070 21–22–9 51 Recap 53 February 12 Pittsburgh 5–4 Ottawa SO Lehner 18,826 21–22–10 52 Recap 54 February 14 Edmonton 2–7 Ottawa Lehner 17,160 22–22–10 54 Recap 55 February 16 Carolina 6–3 Ottawa Lehner 16,562 22–23–10 54 Recap 56 February 18 Montreal 2–4 Ottawa Hammond 18,949 23–23–10 56 Recap – February 20 Ottawa Buffalo Rescheduled to December 15 due to effects on Buffalo's schedule from hazardous weather. 57 February 21 Florida 1–4 Ottawa Hammond 16,938 24–23–10 58 Recap 58 February 25 Ottawa 3–0 Anaheim Hammond 16,673 25–23–10 60 Recap 59 February 26 Ottawa 1–0 Los Angeles Hammond 18,230 26–23–10 62 Recap 60 February 28 Ottawa 4–2 San Jose Hammond 17,562 27–23–10 64 Recap
March: 11–3–2 (Home: 6–3–0 ; Road: 5–0–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 3 Ottawa 2–3 Minnesota SO Hammond 19,054 27–23–11 65 Recap 62 March 4 Ottawa 3–1 Winnipeg Hammond 15,016 28–23–11 67 Recap 63 March 6 Buffalo 2–3 Ottawa Hammond 18,241 29–23–11 69 Recap 64 March 8 Calgary 4–5 Ottawa SO Anderson 16,840 30–23–11 71 Recap 65 March 10 Boston 3–1 Ottawa Anderson 18,961 30–24–11 71 Recap 66 March 12 Ottawa 5–2 Montreal Hammond 21,287 31–24–11 73 Recap 67 March 13 Ottawa 2–1 NY Islanders Hammond 16,170 32–24–11 75 Recap 68 March 15 Philadelphia 1–2 Ottawa SO Hammond 17,730 33–24–11 77 Recap 69 March 17 Ottawa 2–1 Carolina OT Hammond 13,469 34–24–11 79 Recap 70 March 19 Boston 4–6 Ottawa Hammond 19,270 35–24–11 81 Recap 71 March 21 Toronto 3–5 Ottawa Hammond 19,194 36–24–11 83 Recap 72 March 23 San Jose 2–5 Ottawa Hammond 18,193 37–24–11 85 Recap 73 March 26 NY Rangers 5–1 Ottawa Hammond 17,753 37–25–11 85 Recap 74 March 28 Ottawa 3–4 Toronto OT Anderson 18,906 37–25–12 86 Recap 75 March 29 Florida 4–2 Ottawa Anderson 19,045 37–26–12 86 Recap 76 March 31 Ottawa 2–1 Detroit SO Hammond 20,027 38–26–12 88 Recap
April: 5–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 2 Tampa Bay 1–2 Ottawa OT Hammond 18,097 39–26–12 90 Recap 78 April 4 Washington 3–4 Ottawa OT Hammond 19,961 40–26–12 92 Recap 79 April 5 Ottawa 2–3 Toronto SO Hammond 18,919 40–26–13 93 Recap 80 April 7 Pittsburgh 3–4 Ottawa OT Hammond 20,263 41–26–13 95 Recap 81 April 9 Ottawa 3–0 NY Rangers Hammond 18,006 42–26–13 97 Recap 82 April 11 Ottawa 3–1 Philadelphia Hammond 17,027 43–26–13 99 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2015 Stanley Cup playoffs

Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A1) Montreal Canadiens: Montreal wins series 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 15 Ottawa 3–4 Montreal Hammond 21,287 0–1 Recap 2 April 17 Ottawa 2–3 Montreal OT Hammond 21,287 0–2 Recap 3 April 19 Montreal 2–1 Ottawa OT Anderson 20,500 0–3 Recap 4 April 22 Montreal 0–1 Ottawa Anderson 20,500 1–3 Recap 5 April 24 Ottawa 5–1 Montreal Anderson 21,287 2–3 Recap 6 April 26 Montreal 2–0 Ottawa Anderson 20,500 2–4 Recap Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final Stats[14]

Scoring

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Erik Karlsson 82 21 45 66 7 42 Mark Stone 80 26 38 64 21 14 Kyle Turris 82 24 40 64 5 36 Bobby Ryan 78 18 36 54 5 24 Mike Hoffman 79 27 21 48 16 14 Mika Zibanejad 80 20 26 46 0 20 Clarke MacArthur 62 16 20 36 −6 36 Milan Michalek 66 13 21 34 3 33 David Legwand 80 9 18 27 1 32 Alex Chiasson 76 11 15 26 −5 67 Erik Condra 68 9 14 23 13 30 Cody Ceci 81 5 16 21 −4 6 Jean-Gabriel Pageau 50 10 9 19 4 9 Curtis Lazar 67 6 9 15 1 14 Patrick Wiercioch 56 3 10 13 3 28 Eric Gryba 75 0 12 12 11 97 Marc Methot 45 1 10 11 22 18 Mark Borowiecki 63 1 10 11 15 107 Jared Cowen 54 3 6 9 −11 45 Chris Neil 38 4 3 7 5 78 Zack Smith 37 2 1 3 −8 18 Matt Puempel 13 2 1 3 6 8 Chris Phillips 36 0 3 3 0 12 Colin Greening 26 1 0 1 −5 29 Shane Prince 2 0 1 1 1 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Patrick Wiercioch 6 2 2 4 0 4 Erik Karlsson 6 1 3 4 −2 2 Mika Zibanejad 5 1 3 4 0 0 Mark Stone 6 0 4 4 0 2 Mike Hoffman 6 1 2 3 −3 2 Bobby Ryan 6 2 0 2 1 0 Clarke MacArthur 6 2 0 2 −2 18 Kyle Turris 6 1 1 2 −2 18 Cody Ceci 6 0 2 2 0 0 Erik Condra 6 1 0 1 1 0 Milan Michalek 6 1 0 1 −2 4 Jean-Gabriel Pageau 6 0 0 0 0 0 Curtis Lazar 6 0 0 0 0 2 Chris Neil 2 0 0 0 −1 0 Zack Smith 3 0 0 0 −1 0 Marc Methot 6 0 0 0 −1 6 Mark Borowiecki 6 0 0 0 −1 6 Eric Gryba 6 0 0 0 −2 14 Alex Chiasson 4 0 0 0 −3 0 David Legwand 3 0 0 0 −3 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Andrew Hammond	24	23	1411	20	1	2	42	1.79	707	.941	3	0	1	0
Craig Anderson	35	35	2093	14	13	8	87	2.49	1134	.923	3	0	0	4
Robin Lehner	25	24	1471	9	12	3	74	3.02	779	.905	0	0	1	0
Chris Driedger	1	0	23	0	0	0	0	0.00	10	1.000	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Craig Anderson	4	4	247	2	2	4	0.97	142	.972	1	0	0	0
Andrew Hammond	2	2	122	0	2	7	3.44	81	.914	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Senators. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
^‡No longer with team.
Bold/italics denotes team leader in that category.

Final roster

Updated April 14, 2015[15][16][17]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
41		Craig Anderson	G	L	33	2011	Park Ridge, Illinois
74		Mark Borowiecki	D	L	25	2008	Kanata, Ontario
5		Cody Ceci	D	R	21	2012	Ottawa, Ontario
90		Alex Chiasson	RW	R	24	2014	Montreal, Quebec
22		Erik Condra	RW	R	28	2006	Trenton, Michigan
2		Jared Cowen	D	L	24	2009	Allan, Saskatchewan
14		Colin Greening	LW	L	29	2005	St. John's, Newfoundland
62		Eric Gryba	D	R	27	2006	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
30		Andrew Hammond	G	L	27	2013	White Rock, British Columbia
68		Mike Hoffman	LW	L	25	2009	Kitchener, Ontario
65		Erik Karlsson (C)	D	R	24	2008	Landsbro, Sweden
27		Curtis Lazar	C	R	20	2013	Salmon Arm, British Columbia
17		David Legwand	C	L	34	2014	Detroit, Michigan
40		Robin Lehner	G	L	23	2009	Gothenburg, Sweden
16		Clarke MacArthur	LW	L	30	2013	Lloydminster, Alberta
3		Marc Methot	D	L	29	2012	Ottawa, Ontario
9		Milan Michalek	LW	L	30	2009	Jindřichův Hradec, Czechoslovakia
25		Chris Neil (A)	RW	R	35	1998	Flesherton, Ontario
44		Jean-Gabriel Pageau	C	R	22	2011	Ottawa, Ontario
4		Chris Phillips (A)	D	L	37	1996	Calgary, Alberta
26		Matt Puempel	LW	L	22	2011	Windsor, Ontario
6		Bobby Ryan	RW	R	28	2013	Cherry Hill, New Jersey
15		Zack Smith	C	R	27	2008	Maple Creek, Saskatchewan
61		Mark Stone	RW	R	22	2010	Winnipeg, Manitoba
7		Kyle Turris	C	R	25	2011	New Westminster, British Columbia
46		Patrick Wiercioch	D	L	24	2008	Maple Ridge, British Columbia
93		Mika Zibanejad	C	R	22	2011	Huddinge, Sweden

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season

Player	Award	Awarded
Craig Anderson	NHL Second Star of the Week[18]	November 10, 2014
Bobby Ryan	NHL All-Star game selection[19]	January 10, 2015
Mike Hoffman	NHL All-Star game rookie selection[19]	January 10, 2015
Erik Karlsson	NHL Second Star of the Week[20]	January 26, 2015
Andrew Hammond	NHL First Star of the Week[21]	March 2, 2015
Andrew Hammond	NHL Third Star of the Week[22]	March 16, 2015
Kyle Turris	NHL Second Star of the Week[23]	March 23, 2015
Andrew Hammond	NHL First Star of the Month[24]	April 1, 2015
Andrew Hammond	NHL First Star of the Week[25]	April 6, 2015
Mark Stone	NHL Third Star of the Week[26]	April 13, 2015

NHL awards

Trophy	Player	Status
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy	Andrew Hammond	Finalist
Calder Memorial Trophy	Mark Stone	Finalist
James Norris Memorial Trophy	Erik Karlsson	Winner

Milestones

Player	Milestone	Achievement Date
Curtis Lazar	1st NHL game	October 9, 2014
Alex Chiasson	1st game as a Senator	October 9, 2014
David Legwand	1st game as a Senator	October 9, 2014
Alex Chiasson	1st goal as a Senator 1st point as a Senator	October 9, 2014
Mark Borowiecki	1st NHL assist	October 9, 2014
Alex Chiasson	1st assist as a Senator	October 11, 2014
Curtis Lazar	1st NHL assist 1st NHL point	October 16, 2014
David Legwand	1st goal as a Senator 1st point as a Senator	October 16, 2014
Eric Gryba	100th NHL PIM	October 16, 2014
Mike Hoffman	1st NHL game-winning goal	October 18, 2014
Bobby Ryan	300th NHL PIM	October 18, 2014
Zack Smith	400th NHL PIM	October 18, 2014
Curtis Lazar	1st NHL PIM	October 25, 2014
Eric Gryba	100th NHL game	November 1, 2014
Patrick Wiercioch	1st NHL game-winning goal	November 4, 2014
Kyle Turris	100th NHL assist	November 11, 2014
Mark Borowiecki	100th NHL PIM	November 14, 2014
Mike Hoffman	1st NHL overtime-winning goal	November 14, 2014
Milan Michalek	400th NHL point	November 15, 2014
Alex Chiasson	100th NHL game	November 15, 2014
Zack Smith	300th NHL game	November 20, 2014
Clarke MacArthur	500th NHL game	November 20, 2014
David Legwand	1000th NHL game	November 29, 2014
Mika Zibanejad	1st career multi-goal game 1st career 4-point game	December 7, 2014
Curtis Lazar	1st NHL goal	December 15, 2014
Bobby Ryan	1st Hat-Trick as a Senator	December 29, 2014
Marc Methot	400th NHL game	January 8, 2015
Craig Anderson	400th NHL game	January 17, 2015
Marc Methot	1st career 3-point game 1st career 3-assist game	January 31, 2015
Jared Cowen	200th NHL game	February 3, 2015
Cody Ceci	100th NHL game	February 7, 2015
Erik Karlsson	200th NHL assist	February 14, 2015
Shane Prince	1st NHL game 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point	February 16, 2015
Andrew Hammond	1st NHL start 1st NHL win	February 18, 2015
Bobby Ryan	500th NHL game	February 18, 2015
Matt Puempel	1st NHL game	February 21, 2015
Kyle Turris	200th NHL point	February 21, 2015
Andrew Hammond	1st NHL shutout	February 25, 2015
David Legwand	600th NHL point	March 8, 2015
Matt Puempel	1st NHL goal 1st NHL point	March 10, 2015
Milan Michalek	200th NHL goal	March 19, 2015
Andrew Hammond	1st NHL assist 1st NHL point	March 21, 2015
Bobby Ryan	200th NHL assist	March 23, 2015
Chris Driedger	1st NHL game	March 26, 2015
Erik Karlsson	300th NHL point	April 4, 2015
Mark Stone	100th NHL game	April 5, 2015
Mika Zibanejad	100th NHL point	April 7, 2015
Mika Zibanejad	200th NHL game	April 11, 2015
Andrew Hammond	1st NHL playoff game 1st NHL playoff start	April 15, 2015
Mark Borowiecki	1st NHL playoff game	April 15, 2015
Cody Ceci	1st NHL playoff game	April 15, 2015
Mike Hoffman	1st NHL playoff game	April 15, 2015
Curtis Lazar	1st NHL playoff game	April 15, 2015
Patrick Wiercioch	1st NHL playoff assist 1st NHL playoff point	April 15, 2015
Cody Ceci	1st NHL playoff assist 1st NHL playoff point	April 17, 2015
Patrick Wiercioch	1st NHL playoff goal	April 17, 2015
Mike Hoffman	1st NHL playoff goal 1st NHL playoff point	April 22, 2015
Coach	Milestone	Achievement Date
Dave Cameron	1st game as an NHL head coach	December 11, 2014
Dave Cameron	1st win as an NHL head coach	December 13, 2014
Dave Cameron	1st playoff game as an NHL head coach	April 15, 2015
Dave Cameron	1st playoff win as an NHL head coach	April 22, 2015
Team	Milestone	Achievement Date
Ottawa Senators	700th regulation loss	October 9, 2014
Ottawa Senators	5000th goal against	January 17, 2015

Records

Player	Record	Achievement Date
Chris Phillips	1,179th career games played for the Ottawa Senators	February 5, 2015
Mark Stone	Nine consecutive games of at least one point (Franchise rookie record)	April 11, 2015

Transactions

Trades Date Details June 28, 2014[27] To Winnipeg Jets 6th-round pick in 2015 To Ottawa Senators 7th-round pick in 2014 July 1, 2014[28] To Dallas Stars Jason Spezza Ludwig Karlsson To Ottawa Senators Alex Chiasson Alex Guptill Nick Paul 2nd-round pick in 2015 Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 2, 2014 Carter Camper Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, two-way, $600,000 [29] July 3, 2014 Aaron Johnson New York Rangers 1 year, two-way, $800,000 [30] July 4, 2014 David Legwand Detroit Red Wings 2 years, $6 million [31] January 27, 2015 Brad Mills Binghamton Senators 1 year [32] May 9, 2015 Matt O'Connor Boston University 2 years, $925,000 [33] Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Ales Hemsky Dallas Stars 3 years, $12 million [34] July 12, 2014 Stephane Da Costa CSKA Moscow (KHL) 1 year [35][36] Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref June 19, 2014 Mike Hoffman 1 year, two-way, $750,000 [37] July 1, 2014 Milan Michalek 3 years, $12 million [38] July 2, 2014 Chris Wideman 1 year, two-way, $700,000 [29] July 2, 2014 Michael Sdao 2 years, two-way, $1,282,500 [29] July 2, 2014 Cole Schneider 1 year,two-way, $750,000 [29] July 3, 2014 David Dziurzynski 2 years, two-way, $750,000 [39] July 4, 2014 Eric Gryba 2 years, $2.5 million [40] July 8, 2014 Alex Grant 1 year, two-way, $700,000 [41] July 10, 2014 Derek Grant 1 year, two-way, $700,000 [42] July 31, 2014 Robin Lehner 3 years, $6.675 million [43] August 6, 2014 Vincent Dunn 3 years, entry-level contract [44] August 18, 2014 Mark Borowiecki 3 years, $3.3 million contract extension [45] August 19, 2014 Clarke MacArthur 5 years, $23.25 million contract extension [46] August 25, 2014 Craig Anderson 3 years, $12.6 million contract extension [47] October 2, 2014 Bobby Ryan 7 years, $50.75 million contract extension [48] November 6, 2014 Ben Harpur 3-year entry-level contract [49] December 20, 2014 Nick Paul 3-year entry-level contract [50] January 27, 2015 Brad Mills 1-year two-way contract [51] February 16, 2015 Marc Methot 4 years, $19.6 million contract extension [52] May 9, 2015 Matt O'Connor 2-year entry-level contract [53] May 20, 2015 Andrew Hammond 3-year, $4.05 million contract extension [54] June 11, 2015 Fredrik Claesson 1-year two-way contract [55] June 16, 2015 Tobias Lindberg 3-year entry-level contract [56] June 18, 2015 Jean-Gabriel Pageau 2 years, $1.8 million contract extension [57] June 25, 2015 Mika Zibanejad 2 years, $5.25 million contract extension [58] June 25, 2015 Mark Stone 3 years, $10.5 million contract extension [59] Suspensions/fines Player Reason Length Salary Date issued Jared Cowen Interference against Florida Panthers forward Jussi Jokinen during NHL game no. 877 in Ottawa on February 21, 2015, at 4:38 of the second period 3 games $113,414.64 February 23, 2015[60] Draft picks The 2014 NHL Entry Draft took place on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Round Overall Player Position Nationality Club team 2 40 Andreas Englund Defence  Sweden Djurgårdens IF Hockey (J20 SuperElit) 3 70 Miles Gendron Defence  United States Rivers School Red Wings (NEPSAC) 4 100 Shane Eiserman Left Wing  United States Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 7 189 (from Winnipeg) Kelly Summers Defence  Canada Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) 7 190 Francis Perron Left Wing  Canada Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) Draft notes Ottawa's first-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks, as the result of trade on July 5, 2013 that sent Bobby Ryan to Ottawa, in exchange for Jakob Silfverberg, Stefan Noesen and this pick.[61] Ottawa's fifth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers, as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Ales Hemsky to Ottawa, in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015, and this pick.[62] Ottawa's sixth-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild, as the result of a trade on March 12, 2013 that sent Matt Kassian to Ottawa, in exchange for this pick.[63] Ottawa traded for the Winnipeg Jets' seventh-round pick, trading a sixth-round pick in the 2015 draft. 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