# 2024–25 Ottawa Senators season

The 2024–25 Ottawa Senators season is the 33rd season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Senators enter the season with a new coaching staff.

## Off-season

On May 7, the Senators announced their new head coach Travis Green, a former head coach with the Vancouver Canucks, and former player. The team filled out their coaching positions by returning Daniel Alfredsson and Ben Sexton and adding Mike Yeo and Nolan Baumgartner as assistant coaches.
Personnel changes included the Senators trading Jakob Chychrun to Washington Capitals for Nick Jensen and a draft pick, and trading Joonas Korpisalo, Mark Kastelic and a draft pick to Boston Bruins for Linus Ullmark and trading Mathieu Joseph to St. Louis Blues. Free agent players added included Michael Amadio, Nick Cousins, Adam Gaudette, Noah Gregor and David Perron.
On July 31, the Allen Americans, the ECHL affiliate of the Senators for the previous two seasons, announced a new affiliation with the Utah Hockey Club, leaving the Senators without an ECHL affiliate.

## Regular season
### Divisional standings

Atlantic Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Florida Panthers | 67 | 41 | 23 | 3 | 35 | 219 | 180 | +39 | 85 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 66 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 33 | 234 | 179 | +55 | 81 |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 66 | 39 | 24 | 3 | 31 | 210 | 197 | +13 | 81 |
| 4 | Ottawa Senators | 66 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 195 | 187 | +8 | 77 |
| 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 66 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 23 | 197 | 216 | −19 | 71 |
| 6 | Detroit Red Wings | 66 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 23 | 191 | 211 | −20 | 68 |
| 7 | Boston Bruins | 68 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 184 | 218 | −34 | 68 |
| 8 | Buffalo Sabres | 65 | 26 | 33 | 6 | 21 | 206 | 230 | −24 | 58 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 66 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 195 | 187 | +8 | 77 |
| 2 | ME | New York Rangers | 67 | 33 | 28 | 6 | 30 | 203 | 201 | +2 | 72 |
| 3 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 66 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 23 | 197 | 216 | −19 | 71 |
| 4 | ME | Columbus Blue Jackets | 66 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 23 | 217 | 221 | −4 | 70 |
| 5 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 66 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 23 | 191 | 211 | −20 | 68 |
| 6 | AT | Boston Bruins | 68 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 184 | 218 | −34 | 68 |
| 7 | ME | New York Islanders | 65 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 23 | 175 | 194 | −19 | 66 |
| 8 | ME | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 28 | 31 | 10 | 19 | 202 | 250 | −48 | 66 |
| 9 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 68 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 17 | 192 | 232 | −40 | 64 |
| 10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 65 | 26 | 33 | 6 | 21 | 206 | 230 | −24 | 58 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The pre-season schedule was published on June 24, 2024.

### Regular season

The Ottawa Senators regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.
2024–25 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Roster

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Updated March 11, 2025
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 22 | Michael Amadio | C | R | 28 | 2024 | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
| 19 | Drake Batherson | RW | R | 26 | 2017 | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 72 | Thomas Chabot (A) | D | L | 28 | 2015 | Sainte-Marie, Quebec |
| 21 | Nick Cousins | C | L | 31 | 2024 | Belleville, Ontario |
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | C | R | 24 | 2025 | Whitehorse, Yukon |
| 31 | Anton Forsberg | G | L | 32 | 2021 | Härnösand, Sweden |
| 81 | Adam Gaudette | C | R | 28 | 2024 | Braintree, Massachusetts |
| 6 | Dennis Gilbert | D | L | 28 | 2025 | Buffalo, New York |
| 28 | Claude Giroux (A) | RW | R | 37 | 2022 | Hearst, Ontario |
| 71 | Ridly Greig | C | L | 22 | 2020 | Calgary, Alberta |
| 23 | Travis Hamonic | D | R | 34 | 2022 | St. Malo, Manitoba |
| 15 | Matthew Highmore | C | L | 29 | 2023 | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 3 | Nick Jensen | D | R | 34 | 2024 | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 43 | Tyler Kleven | D | L | 23 | 2020 | Fargo, North Dakota |
| 33 | Nikolas Matinpalo | D | R | 26 | 2023 | Espoo, Finland |
| 57 | David Perron | LW | R | 36 | 2024 | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| 12 | Shane Pinto | C | R | 24 | 2019 | Franklin Square, New York |
| 85 | Jake Sanderson | D | L | 22 | 2020 | Whitefish, Montana |
| 18 | Tim Stutzle | C/LW | L | 23 | 2020 | Viersen, Germany |
| 7 | Brady Tkachuk (C) | LW | L | 25 | 2018 | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 35 | Linus Ullmark | G | L | 31 | 2024 | Lugnvik, Sweden |
| 20 | Fabian Zetterlund | LW | R | 25 | 2025 | Karlstad, Sweden |
| 2 | Artyom Zub | D | R | 29 | 2020 | Khabarovsk, Russia |

## Players statistics

As of March 8, 2025

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Tim Stutzle | 62 | 20 | 45 | 65 | +1 | 28 |
| Brady Tkachuk | 60 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 0 | 112 |
| Drake Batherson | 62 | 16 | 33 | 49 | -11 | 16 |
| Jake Sanderson | 61 | 6 | 36 | 42 | -18 | 10 |
| Claude Giroux | 62 | 12 | 27 | 39 | -3 | 16 |
| Josh Norris$^‡$ | 53 | 20 | 13 | 33 | -5 | 34 |
| Thomas Chabot | 62 | 5 | 26 | 31 | +13 | 22 |
| Shane Pinto | 50 | 14 | 11 | 25 | +7 | 16 |
| Adam Gaudette | 61 | 16 | 6 | 22 | +12 | 6 |
| Ridly Greig | 59 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -11 | 45 |
| Nick Jensen | 57 | 3 | 16 | 19 | +16 | 6 |
| Michael Amadio | 52 | 7 | 10 | 17 | +4 | 16 |
| Nick Cousins | 47 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 39 |
| Artyom Zub | 37 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 22 |
| David Perron | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 2 |
| Noah Gregor$^‡$ | 40 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -12 | 17 |
| Tyler Kleven | 59 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 23 |
| Jacob Bernard-Docker$^‡$ | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| Zack Ostapchuk$^‡$ | 43 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 26 |
| Matthew Highmore | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| Zack MacEwen | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Travis Hamonic | 51 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -14 | 17 |
| Cole Reinhardt | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 15 |
| Dylan Cozens$^†$ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolas Matinpalo | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 |
| Donovan Sebrango | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jan Jenik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Angus Crookshank | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Gilbert$^†$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Linus Ullmark | 31 | 29 | 1736:36 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 79 | 2.73 | 860 | .908 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leevi Merilainen | 12 | 11 | 662:59 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 1.99 | 285 | .925 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Forsberg | 22 | 20 | 1184:20 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 57 | 2.89 | 545 | .895 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mads Sogaard | 2 | 1 | 91:33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5.24 | 40 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Senators. Stats reflect time with the Senators only. $^‡$No longer with the Senators.

## Awards and milestones
### Milestones

| Player | Milestone | Date |
| Cole Reinhardt | 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point | October 25, 2024 |
| Nick Cousins | 600th NHL game | October 27, 2024 |
| Thomas Chabot | 200th NHL assist | October 27, 2024 |
| Zack Ostapchuk | 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point | October 29, 2024 |
| Ridly Greig | 100th NHL game | November 2, 2024 |
| Tim Stutzle | 300th NHL game | November 12, 2024 |
| Josh Norris | 200th NHL game | November 16, 2024 |
| Claude Giroux | 1,200th NHL game | November 19, 2024 |
| Tim Stutzle | 100th NHL goal | November 23, 2024 |
| Cole Reinhardt | 1st NHL goal | November 25, 2024 |
| Tyler Kleven | 1st NHL goal | November 27, 2024 |
| Brady Tkachuk | 200th NHL assist | November 27, 2024 |
| Drake Batherson | 100th NHL goal | December 11, 2024 |
| Michael Amadio | 400th NHL game | December 17, 2024 |
| Leevi Merilainen | 1st NHL win | December 21, 2024 |
| Nick Jensen | 600th NHL game | January 3, 2025 |
| Leevi Merilainen | 1st NHL shutout | January 11, 2025 |
| Jake Sanderson | 200th NHL game | January 16, 2025 |
| Donovan Sebrango | 1st NHL game | January 16, 2025 |
| Zack Ostapchuk | 1st NHL goal | January 19, 2025 |
| Claude Giroux | 1100th NHL point | January 30, 2025 |
| Jake Sanderson | 100th NHL point | February 1, 2025 |
| Tim Stutzle | 300th NHL point | February 3, 2025 |
| Tim Stutzle | 200th NHL assist | March 3, 2025 |
| Brady Tkachuk | 500th NHL game | March 8, 2025 |
| Brady Tkachuk | 400th NHL point | March 11, 2025 |
| Dylan Cozens | 200th NHL point | March 11, 2025 |
| Nikolas Matinpalo | 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point | March 13, 2025 |

## Transactions

The Senators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | To Washington CapitalsJakob Chychrun | To Ottawa SenatorsNick Jensen 3rd-round pick in 2026 |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | To St. Louis BluesMathieu Joseph 3rd-round pick in 2025 | To Ottawa SenatorsFuture considerations |
| July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) | To Utah Hockey ClubEgor Sokolov | To Ottawa SenatorsJan Jenik |
| July 15, 2024 (2024-07-15) | To Colorado AvalancheKevin Mandolese 7th-round pick in 2026 | To Ottawa Senators6th-round pick in 2026 |
| July 15, 2024 (2024-07-15) | To Edmonton OilersRoby Jarventie 4th-round pick in 2025 | To Ottawa SenatorsXavier Bourgault Jake Chiasson |
| March 7, 2025 (2025-03-07) | To Buffalo SabresJacob Bernard-Docker Josh Norris | To Ottawa SenatorsDylan Cozens Dennis Gilbert 2nd-round pick in 2026 |
| March 7, 2025 (2025-03-07) | To San Jose SharksNoah Gregor Zack Ostapchuk 2nd-round pick in 2025 | To Ottawa SenatorsTristen Robins Fabian Zetterlund 4th-round pick in 2025 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Michael Amadio | Vegas Golden Knights | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Jeremy Davies | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Noah Gregor | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | David Perron | Detroit Red Wings | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Adam Gaudette | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Hayden Hodgson | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Filip Roos | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 29, 2024 (2024-08-29) | Nick Cousins | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Bokondji Imama | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Parker Kelly | Colorado Avalanche | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Erik Brannstrom | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Dillon Heatherington | San Diego Gulls (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 19, 2024 (2024-07-19) | Rourke Chartier | Kunlun Red Star (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 25, 2024 (2024-07-25) | Josh Currie | Kölner Haie (DEL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 4, 2024 (2024-09-04) | Dominik Kubalik | HC Ambrì-Piotta (NL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 8, 2024 (2024-10-08) | Boris Katchouk | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |

### Player signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Garrett Pilon | 2-year |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Shane Pinto | 2-year |
| July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) | Matthew Andonovski | 3-year† |
| July 5, 2024 (2024-07-05) | Jan Jenik | 1-year |
| July 15, 2024 (2024-07-15) | Mads Sogaard | 2-year |
| August 6, 2024 (2024-08-06) | Carter Yakemchuk | 3-year† |
| October 9, 2024 (2024-10-09) | Linus Ullmark | 4-year‡ |
| January 10, 2025 (2025-01-10) | Ridly Greig | 4-year‡ |

#### Key

† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

## Draft picks

The 2024 NHL entry draft was held June 28–29, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The Senators made six draft picks. The Senators held the Boston Bruins' first-round pick, but traded it just before the draft for Linus Ullmark.
The Senators' third-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent Alex DeBrincat to Ottawa in exchange for a first and second-round pick in 2022 and this pick. The Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on March 15, 2024, that sent Jamieson Rees to Ottawa. The Senators' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on July 11, 2022, that sent future considerations to Ottawa in exchange for Matt Murray, a third-round pick in 2023 and this pick.
The Detroit Red Wings' fourth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on July 9, 2023, that sent Alex DeBrincat to Detroit in exchange for Dominik Kubalik, Donovan Sebrango, a conditional first-round pick in 2024 and this pick. The Tampa Bay Lightning's fourth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on March 20, 2022, that sent Nick Paul to Tampa Bay in exchange for Mathieu Joseph and this pick.
| Round | Overall | Player | Position | Nationality | Club team |
| 1 | 7 | Carter Yakemchuk | D | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 2 | 39 | Gabriel Eliasson | D | Sweden | HV71 J20 (J20 Nationell) |
| 4 | 104 | Lucas Ellinas | C | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 4 | 112 (from Detroit) | Javon Moore | LW | United States | Minnetonka High School (USHS-MN) |
| 4 | 117 (from Tampa Bay) | Blake Montgomery | LW | United States | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |
| 5 | 136 | Eerik Wallenius | D | Finland | HPK (Liiga) |