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). 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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
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. The Senators also announced a new ECHL affiliation with the Evansville IceMen through the 2015-16 season.
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.
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. 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. 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.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=764349Elias Sports Bureau 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.
===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==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	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 	September 22 	Ottawa 	2–3 	NY Islanders 	 	Hammond 	 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 22 	Ottawa 	2–3 	NY Islanders 	SO 	Lehner 	 	0–1–1 	Recap
3 	September 24 	Toronto 	2–3 	Ottawa 	 	Anderson 	15,865 	1–1–1 	Recap
4 	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
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*Games were played at Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland.
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*Games were played at Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland.
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*Games were played at Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland.
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*Games were played at Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland.
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*Games were played at Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland.
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*Games were played at Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland.
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*Games were played at Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland.
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*Games were played at Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland.
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*Games were played at Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland.
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===Regular season===
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October: 5–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 5–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 5–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 5–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 5–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 5–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 3–2–0) 	October: 5–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 3–2–0) 	October: 5–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 3–2–0) 	October: 5–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 3–2–0) 	October: 5–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 3–2–0) 	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.	Game rescheduled to November 9 due to shootings in Ottawa.	Game rescheduled to November 9 due to shootings in Ottawa.	Game rescheduled to November 9 due to shootings in Ottawa.	Game rescheduled to November 9 due to shootings in 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
===Playoffs===
2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs
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# 	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 	
==Player statistics==
As of April 26, 2015 
;Scoring
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	21	45	66	7 	42
 	80	26	38	64	21 	14
 	82	24	40	64	5 	36
 	78	18	36	54	5 	24
 	79	27	21	48	16 	14
 	80	20	26	46	0 	20
 	62	16	20	36	−6 	36
 	66	13	21	34	3 	33
 	80	9 	18	27	1 	32
 	76	11	15	26	−5 	67
 	68	9 	14	23	13 	30
 	81	5 	16	21	−4 	6
 	50	10	9 	19	4 	9
 	67	6 	9 	15	1 	14
 	56	3 	10	13	3 	28
 	75	0 	12	12	11 	97
 	45	1 	10	11	22 	18
 	63	1 	10	11	15 	107
 	54	3 	6 	9 	−11	45
 	38	4 	3 	7 	5 	78
 	36	0 	3 	3 	0 	14
 	37	2 	1 	3 	−8 	18
 	13	2 	1 	3 	6 	8
 	26	1 	0 	1 	−5 	29
 	2 	0 	1 	1 	1 	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	6	2	2	4	0 	4
 	6	1	3	4	−2	2
 	5	1	3	4	0 	0
 	6	0	4	4	0 	2
 	6	1	2	3	−3	2
 	6	2	0	2	1 	0
 	6	2	0	2	−2	18
 	6	1	1	2	−2	18
 	6	0	2	2	0 	0
 	6	1	0	1	1 	0
 	6	1	0	1	−2	4
 	6	0	0	0	0 	0
 	6	0	0	0	0 	2
 	2	0	0	0	−1	0
 	3	0	0	0	−1	0
 	6	0	0	0	−1	6
 	6	0	0	0	−1	6
 	6	0	0	0	−2	14
 	4	0	0	0	−3	0
 	3	0	0	0	−3	0
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	35	35	2093	14	13	8	87	2.49	1134	.923 	3	0	0	4
 	25	24	1471	9 	12	3	74	3.02	779 	.905 	0	0	1	0
 	24	23	1411	20	1 	2	42	1.79	707 	.941 	3	0	1	0
 	1 	0 	23 	0 	0 	0	0 	0.00	10 	1.000	0	0	0	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	4	4	247	2	2	4	0.97	142	.972	1	0	0	0
 	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
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==Awards and honours==
===Awards===
 Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded
Craig Anderson	NHL Second Star of the Week 	November 10, 2014
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 10, 2015
Mike Hoffman 	NHL All-Star game rookie selection	January 10, 2015
 	NHL Second Star of the Week 	January 26, 2015
Andrew Hammond	NHL First Star of the Week 	March 2, 2015
Andrew Hammond	NHL Third Star of the Week 	March 16, 2015
Kyle Turris 	NHL Second Star of the Week 	March 23, 2015
Andrew Hammond	NHL First Star of the Month 	April 1, 2015
Andrew Hammond	NHL First Star of the Week 	April 6, 2015
Mark Stone 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	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 Senator1st 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 assist1st NHL point 	October 16, 2014
David Legwand 	1st goal as a Senator1st 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 game1st 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 game1st 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 game1st NHL assist1st NHL point 	February 16, 2015
Andrew Hammond 	1st NHL start1st 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 goal1st NHL point 	March 10, 2015
Milan Michalek 	200th NHL goal 	March 19, 2015
Andrew Hammond 	1st NHL assist1st 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 game1st 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 assist1st NHL playoff point 	April 15, 2015
Cody Ceci 	1st NHL playoff assist1st NHL playoff point 	April 17, 2015
Patrick Wiercioch	1st NHL playoff goal 	April 17, 2015
Mike Hoffman 	1st NHL playoff goal1st 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 	Details
June 28, 2014	To Winnipeg Jets6th-round pick in 2015 	To Ottawa Senators7th-round pick in 2014
July 1, 2014 	To Dallas StarsJason SpezzaLudwig Karlsson	To Ottawa Senators Alex ChiassonAlex GuptillNick Paul2nd-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 	
July 3, 2014 	Aaron Johnson	New York Rangers 	1 year, two-way, $800,000 	
July 4, 2014 	David Legwand	Detroit Red Wings 	2 years, $6 million 	
January 27, 2015	Brad Mills 	Binghamton Senators 	1 year 	
May 9, 2015 	Matt O'Connor	Boston University 	2 years, $925,000 	
=== 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 	Dallas Stars Sign Right Wing Ales Hemsky
July 12, 2014	Stephane Da Costa	CSKA Moscow (KHL)	1 year 	
===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 	
July 1, 2014 	Milan Michalek 	3 years, $12 million 	
July 2, 2014 	Chris Wideman 	1 year, two-way, $700,000 	
July 2, 2014 	Michael Sdao 	2 years, two-way, $1,282,500 	
July 2, 2014 	Cole Schneider 	1 year,two-way, $750,000 	
July 3, 2014 	David Dziurzynski 	2 years, two-way, $750,000 	
July 4, 2014 	Eric Gryba 	2 years, $2.5 million 	
July 8, 2014 	Alex Grant 	1 year, two-way, $700,000 	
July 10, 2014 	Derek Grant 	1 year, two-way, $700,000 	
July 31, 2014 	Robin Lehner 	3 years, $6.675 million 	News Release: Senators agree to terms with goaltender Robin Lehner on a three-year contract
August 6, 2014 	Vincent Dunn 	3 years, entry-level contract 	News Release: Senators sign forward Vincent Dunn to entry-level contract
August 18, 2014 	Mark Borowiecki 	3 years, $3.3 million contract extension 	
August 19, 2014 	Clarke MacArthur 	5 years, $23.25 million contract extension	
August 25, 2014 	Craig Anderson 	3 years, $12.6 million contract extension 	
October 2, 2014 	Bobby Ryan 	7 years, $50.75 million contract extension	
November 6, 2014 	Ben Harpur 	3-year entry-level contract 	
December 20, 2014	Nick Paul 	3-year entry-level contract 	
January 27, 2015 	Brad Mills 	1-year two-way contract 	
February 16, 2015	Marc Methot 	4 years, $19.6 million contract extension 	
May 9, 2015 	Matt O'Connor 	2-year entry-level contract 	
May 20, 2015 	Andrew Hammond 	3-year, $4.05 million contract extension 	
June 11, 2015 	Fredrik Claesson 	1-year two-way contract 	
June 16, 2015 	Tobias Lindberg 	3-year entry-level contract 	
June 18, 2015 	Jean-Gabriel Pageau	2 years, $1.8 million contract extension 	
June 25, 2015 	Mika Zibanejad 	2 years, $5.25 million contract extension 	
June 25, 2015 	Mark Stone 	3 years, $10.5 million contract extension 	
=== 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
==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 	 	Djurgårdens IF Hockey (J20 SuperElit)
3 	70 	Miles Gendron 	Defence 	 	Rivers School Red Wings (NEPSAC)
4 	100 	Shane Eiserman 	Left Wing	 	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
7 	189 (from Winnipeg)	Kelly Summers 	Defence 	 	Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)
7 	190 	Francis Perron 	Left Wing	 	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.
*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.
*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.
* Ottawa traded for the Winnipeg Jets' seventh-round pick, trading a sixth-round pick in the 2015 draft.
==References==
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