The Ottawa Senators have reached the midpoint of their season, still alive in hopes of ending their lengthy playoff drought. We’ve put together a midseason assessment of everyone’s performance, including the head coach and general manager.

After a scoreless 60 minutes, of course it was Alex Ovechkin to lift the Capitals in the three-on-three extra period.

Pierre-Luc Dubois and Brady Tkachuk are two of the best players to watch when the Washington Capitals play the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday, January 16 at 7:00 PM ET. Buy tickets for this matchup at StubHub!

The Washington Capitals (29-10-5) take on the Ottawa Senators (22-18-3) as a part of Thursday’s NHL schedule, starting at 7:00 PM ET at Canadian Tire Centre and broadcast on ESPN+. The Capitals are first (with 63 points) and the Senators ninth (47 points) in the Eastern Conference.

After struggling to build and sustain momentum at 5-on-5, the Capitals came out last night and put up a solid, complete effort in a 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks, handing them their second shutout loss in three games in the process.

The Ottawa Senators have been a surprising team in the NHL this season. With their 2-0 shutout road win against the New York Islanders last night, the Senators

Goalie Marcus Hogberg, who made his second straight start with Ilya Sorokin sidelined by an illness, recorded 25 saves as the Islanders had their season-high three-game winning streak snapped. New York is in last place in the Metropolitan Division and in 15th place in the Eastern Conference.

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The Senators rebounded from a terrible shutout loss last week to the Buffalo Sabres with unexpectedly strong performances vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins and Dallas Stars on the weekend. The win has moved them back into strong contention for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference,

The Ottawa Senators are ahead of where they were this time last season, giving general manager Steve Staios reasons for optimism at the halfway point of the 2024-25 NHL campaign.

The Ottawa Senators are ahead of where they were this time last season, giving general manager Steve Staios reasons for optimism at the halfway point of the 2024-25 NHL campaign.

Leevi Merilainen made 24 saves in his Ottawa home debut and the Senators ended the Dallas Stars’ seven-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory Sunday night.