2005–06 Ottawa Senators season explained

League:NHL
Season:2005–06
Year:2005
Team:Ottawa Senators
Conference:Eastern
Conferencerank:1st
Division:Northeast
Divisionrank:1st
Record:52–21–9
Homerecord:29–9–3
Roadrecord:23–12–6
Goalsfor:314
Goalsagainst:211
Generalmanager:John Muckler
Coach:Bryan Murray
Captain:Daniel Alfredsson
Altcaptain:Zdeno Chara
Wade Redden
Arena:Corel Centre
Attendance:19,474 (101.7%)
Minorleague:Binghamton Senators
Charlotte Checkers
Goalsleader:Dany Heatley (50)
Assistsleader:Jason Spezza (71)
Pointsleader:Daniel Alfredsson and Dany Heatley (103)
Plusminusleader:Wade Redden (+35)
Pimleader:Chris Neil (204)
Winsleader:Dominik Hasek (28)
Gaaleader:Dominik Hasek (2.09)
Divisionwin:Yes

The 2005–06 Ottawa Senators season was the 14th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). After one of their franchise-best regular seasons, finishing with 113 points, the Senators made it to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, in which the Buffalo Sabres eliminated Ottawa in five games.

Off-season

Changes occurred to the Senators roster before the season. First, Ottawa acquired the playoff-experienced goaltender Dominik Hasek for his Stanley Cup experience. Second, a blockbuster trade on August 23, 2005, involved Marian Hossa and Greg de Vries being sent to the Atlanta Thrashers for Dany Heatley. The trade occurred on the day that Hossa had signed a new contract. The value of Hossa's contract was beyond what General Manager John Muckler felt that Hossa was worth and so he was dealt away. Marian had led the Senators in scoring.

Regular season

Dany Heatley, together with Daniel Alfredsson and Jason Spezza, formed one of the NHL's top offensive lines,[1] dubbed the "CASH line" by fans in a contest held by the Ottawa Citizen. The name is made from the initials of Captain Alfredsson, Spezza, and Heatley.[2] Cash Line won out over finalists 'Dash Line' and 'Dazzle Line,' which Spezza reputedly despised and wanted to veto.[3] Another nickname the line picked up was the "Pizza Line", used by the Ottawa Sun, a rival to the Citizen.[4] However, during the press conference to introduce the teams for the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals, Heatley went on record to say he likes the "CASH line" name.[5]

The Senators team sent nine players to the 2006 Winter Olympics as part of the NHL's commitment. Daniel Alfredsson, Zdeno Chara, Martin Havlat, Dany Heatley, Andrej Meszaros, Wade Redden, Christoph Schubert and Anton Volchenkov all played for their respective country's national teams, while Jason Spezza was named a substitute for Canada. The experience, however, was poor for the Senators: Dominik Hasek was having an impressive season prior to Olympic play, but the team lost him to a hamstring injury he suffered while playing for the Czech Republic. He would not play again for the Senators.

In addition to leading the NHL with most goals for (312, excluding shootout-winning goals), the Senators also led the NHL in shorthanded goals (25), scoring points (840) and shots on goal (2,811).[6] [7]

Highlights

The "CASH line" made a dramatic and historic debut, playing in the first game of the 2005–06 season on October 5, 2005, against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto. In the pre-season, right winger Brandon Bochenski had been playing on the line as he had played with Spezza in the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. But with five minutes to go, with the Senators trailing, then Senators' Head Coach Bryan Murray replaced Bochenski with Daniel Alfredsson, who scored a game-tying goal with 62 seconds left. Heatley and Alfredsson would then go on to score the first shootout goals in NHL history to win the game that night.[8]

Other highlights of the Senators' season included an 8–0 road win over their Ontario rivals, the Maple Leafs, on October 29, 2005. Dany Heatley scored four consecutive goals in that game. Just four nights later, the Senators defeated the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo, 10–4. Martin Havlat and Daniel Alfredsson each scored four goals and Jason Spezza provided four assists. It was the first time that an NHL team had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since January 11, 2003, when the Washington Capitals defeated the Florida Panthers at home by a score of 12–2.[9] It was also the first time that the Senators had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since November 13, 2001, when they defeated the Capitals 11–5 away in Washington, D.C.[10] On November 29, 2005, the Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–0 and, in doing so, improved to a 19–3–0 record through their first 22 games of the regular season. Over that span, Ottawa outscored its opponents 102–45. Spezza had reached 41 points (11 goals and 30 assists) and Alfredsson had reached 40 points (20 goals and 20 assists) by this point. Heatley recorded a point in every one of these games and had 17 goals and 21 assists for 38 points.

In an 8–2 win over Toronto on December 17, 2005, the Senators set a franchise record for most power play goals scored in one game, with six.[11] On February 2, 2006, the Senators scored three short-handed goals in a 7–2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.[12] It was the second time in franchise history that the Senators scored three shorthanded goals in a single game, as the Senators had scored three shorthanded goals in a 5–2 home win over the Florida Panthers on November 18, 2000.[13]

Dany Heatley became the first Senator in franchise history to reach 100 points on April 13, 2006, recording two assists during a 5–4 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers and five days later became the first Senator to score 50 goals in a season. Meanwhile, defenceman Wade Redden became the first Senator to win the NHL Plus/Minus Award, tied with New York Ranger Michal Rozsival, with a +35 rating. Despite missing 14 games, Jason Spezza finished second in the NHL in assists, with 71.

Season standings

Playoffs

The Ottawa Senators ended the 2005–06 regular season as the Eastern Conference's first seed, qualifying for the playoffs for the ninth time in the franchise's 13 seasons of play.

Ray Emery took over the starting goaltender duties; he became the first rookie netminder since Philadelphia's Brian Boucher in 2000 to win a playoff series when the Senators defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, four games to one. The Senators were then defeated by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round, four games to one.

After the playoff loss, Senators owner Eugene Melnyk comforted fans in an open letter by saying that their team would not only win the Stanley Cup in the future but, once they had it, they would, he boasted, "hoard" it year after year.[14]

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 1 || October 5 || Ottawa || 3–2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || SO || Hasek || 19,452 || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 2 || October 8 || Buffalo Sabres || 0–5 || Ottawa || || Hasek || 19,661 || 2–0–0 || 4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 3 || October 10 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–6 || Ottawa || SO || Hasek || 18,680 || 3–0–0 || 6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 4 || October 11 || Ottawa || 4–2 || Montreal Canadiens || || Emery || 21,273 || 4–0–0 || 8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 5 || October 15 || Boston Bruins || 1–5 || Ottawa || || Hasek || 19,379 || 5–0–0 || 10 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 6 || October 21 || Ottawa || 4–1 || Tampa Bay Lightning || || Hasek || 20,494 || 6–0–0 || 12 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 7 || October 24 || Ottawa || 2–3 || Carolina Hurricanes || || Hasek || 12,116 || 6–1–0 || 12 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 8 || October 27 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–4 || Ottawa || OT || Emery || 18,840 || 7–1–0 || 14 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 9 || October 29 || Ottawa || 8–0 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || Hasek || 19,480 || 8–1–0 || 16 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 10 ||October 30 || Philadelphia Flyers || 5–3 || Ottawa || || Hasek || 19,335 || 8–2–0 || 16 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 11 || November 2 || Ottawa || 10–4 || Buffalo Sabres || || Emery || 13,905 || 9–2–0 || 18 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 12 || November 3 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 4–2 || Ottawa || || Hasek || 18,604 || 10–2–0 || 20 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 13 || November 5 || New York Islanders || 0-6 || Ottawa || || Hasek || 19,776 || 11–2–0 || 22 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 14 || November 10 || Ottawa || 5–2 || Boston Bruins || || Hasek || 17,159 || 12–2–0 || 24 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 15 || November 12 || Buffalo Sabres || 1–6 || Ottawa || || Emery || 19,414 || 13–2–0|| 26 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 16 || November 15 || Carolina Hurricanes || 2–1 || Ottawa || || Hasek || 19,544 || 13–3–0 || 26 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 17 || November 17 || Florida Panthers || 1–4 || Ottawa || || Hasek || 18,650 || 14–3–0 || 28 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 18 || November 19 || New Jersey Devils || 4–5 || Ottawa || || Emery || 19,534 || 15–3–0 || 30 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 19 || November 22 || Ottawa || 5–3 || Carolina Hurricanes || || Hasek || 13,427 || 16–3–0|| 32 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 20 || November 25 || Ottawa || 6–2 || New York Islanders || || Hasek || 15,564 || 17–3–0 || 35 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 21 || November 26 || Boston Bruins|| 2–4 || Ottawa || || Hasek || 19,691 || 18–3–0 || 36 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 22 || November 29 || Montreal Canadiens || 0–4 || Ottawa || || Emery || 19,858 || 19–3–0 || 38 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 23 || December 1 || Ottawa || 0–3 || Boston Bruins || || Hasek || 15,639 || 19–4–0 || 38 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 24 || December 2 || Los Angeles Kings || 1–5 || Ottawa || || Hasek || 19,671 || 20–4–0 || 40 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 25 || December 5 || Ottawa || 6–3 || Florida Panthers || || Hasek || 10,883 || 21–4–0 || 42 || |- align="center"| 26 || December 9 || Ottawa || 2–3 || Vancouver Canucks || SO || Hasek || 18,630 || 21–4–1 || 44 || |- align="center"| 27 || December 10 || Ottawa || 1–2 || Calgary Flames || OT || Emery || 19,289 || 21–4–2 || 44 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 28 || December 12 || Ottawa || 6–2 || Colorado Avalanche || || Hasek || 18,007 || 22–4–2 || 46 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 29 || December 15 || Dallas Stars || 2–0 || Ottawa || || Emery || 19,598 || 22–5–2 || 46 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 30 || December 17 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–8 || Ottawa || || Hasek || 19,935|| 23–5–2 || 48 || |- align="center"| 31 || December 20 || Ottawa || 3–4 || Montreal Canadiens || SO || Hasek || 21,273 || 23–5–3 || 49 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 32 || December 22 || Ottawa || 3–4 || Philadelphia Flyers || || Hasek || 19,817 || 23–6–3|| 49 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 33 || December 23 || Ottawa || 4–2 || New York Islanders || || Emery || 11,425|| 24–6–3 || 51 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 34 || December 26 || New York Rangers || 2–6 || Ottawa || || Hasek|| 19,806 || 25–6–3 || 53 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 35 || December 28 || Carolina Hurricanes || 2–6 || Ottawa || || Hasek || 20,050 || 26–6–3 || 55 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 36 || December 30 || New York Islanders || 3–4 || Ottawa || || Emery || 20,055 || 27–6–3 || 57 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 37 || January 2 || Ottawa || 3–8 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Emery || 12,536 || 27–7–3 || 57 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 38 || January 4 || Ottawa || 3–1 || Washington Capitals || || Hasek || 10,047 || 28–7–3 || 59 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 39 || January 5 || Ottawa || 2–4 || Boston Bruins|| || Hasek || 15,481 || 28–8–3 || 59 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 40 || January 7 || Ottawa || 1–4 || Montreal Canadiens || || Hasek || 21,273 || 28–9–3 || 59 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 41 || January 10 || Phoenix Coyotes || 2–7 || Ottawa || || Hasek || 19,773 || 29–9–3 || 61 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 42 || January 12 || San Jose Sharks || 2–0 || Ottawa || || Hasek || 19,538 || 29–10–3 || 61 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 43 || January 14 || Ottawa || 5–3 || Edmonton Oilers || || Hasek || 16,839 || 30–10–3 || 63 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 44 || January 16 || Ottawa || 6–1 || Minnesota Wild || || Hasek || 18,568 || 31–10–3|| 65 || |- align="center"| 45 || January 19 || Anaheim Ducks || 4–3 || Ottawa || SO || Hasek || 19,387 || 31–10–4 || 66 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 46 || January 21 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 0–7 || Ottawa || || Hasek || 20,093 || 32–10–4 || 68 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 47 || January 23 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–4 || Ottawa || || Hasek || 19,865 || 33–10–4 || 70 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 48 || January 26 || Montreal Canadiens || 0–3 || Ottawa || || Hasek || 19,908 || 34–10–4 || 72 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 49 || January 30 || Boston Bruins || 5–0 || Ottawa || || Emery || 19,551 || 34–11–4 || 72|| |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 50 || February 1 || Ottawa || 3–5 || New Jersey Devils || || Hasek || 10,142 || 34–12–4 || 72 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 51 || February 2 || Ottawa || 7–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || || Hasek || 14,714 || 35–12–4 || 74 || |- align="center"| 52 || February 4 || Ottawa || 1–2 || Buffalo Sabres || SO || Hasek || 17,451 || 35–12–5 || 75 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 53 || February 6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–5 || Ottawa || || Emery || 19,877 || 36–12–5 || 77 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 54 || February 8 || Ottawa || 1–5 || New York Rangers || || Hasek || 18,200 || 36–13–5 || 77 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 55 || February 9 || Atlanta Thrashers || 2–1 || Ottawa || || Hasek || 19,604 || 36–14–5 || 77 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 56 || February 11 || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–3 || Ottawa || || Hasek || 19,834 || 37–14–5 || 79 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 57 || March 1 || Ottawa || 4–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || || Emery || 14,026 || 38–14–5 || 81 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 58 || March 2 || Washington Capitals || 1–7 || Ottawa || || Emery || 19,346 || 39–14–5 || 83 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 59 || March 4 || Ottawa || 4–2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || Emery || 19,486 || 40–14–5 || 85 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 60 || March 6 || Ottawa || 4–0 || Tampa Bay Lightning || || Emery || 19,855 || 41–14–5 || 87 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 61 || March 8 || Ottawa || 2–6 || Florida Panthers || || Emery || 15,196 || 41–15–5 || 87 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 62 || March 10 || Ottawa || 3–1 || Atlanta Thrashers || || Emery || 15,057 || 42–15–5 || 89 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 63 || March 12 || Ottawa || 5–2 || Washington Capitals || || Emery || 15,740 || 43–15–5 || 91 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 64 || March 14 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 3–4 || Ottawa || || Emery || 19,810 || 44–15–5 || 93 || |- align="center"| 65 || March 16 || Ottawa || 2–3 || Boston Bruins || SO || Emery || 15,066 || 44–15–6 || 94 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 66 || March 18 || Buffalo Sabres || 2–4 || Ottawa || || Emery || 19,947 || 45–15–6 || 96 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 67 || March 19 || Ottawa || 4–0 || New Jersey Devils || || Emery || 14,681 || 46–15–6 || 98 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 68 || March 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–5 || Ottawa || || Emery || 19,360 || 47–15–6 || 100 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 69 || March 24 || Ottawa || 3–1 || Buffalo Sabres || || Emery || 18,690 || 48–15–6 || 102 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 70 || March 25 || Ottawa || 3–6 || Philadelphia Flyers || || Emery || 19,869 || 48–16–6 || 103 || |- align="center"| 71 || March 28 || New Jersey Devils || 3–2 || Ottawa || SO || Emery || 18,668 || 48–16–7 || 103 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 72 || March 30 || New York Rangers || 1–4 || Ottawa || || Emery || 18,710 || 49–16–7 || 105|| |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 73 || April 1 || Washington Capitals || 1–0 || Ottawa || || Emery || 19,403 || 49–17–7 || 105 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 74 || April 3 || Atlanta Thrashers || 4–6 || Ottawa || || Emery || 18,742 || 50–17–7 || 107 || |- align="center"| 75 || April 5 || Ottawa || 4–5 || Buffalo Sabres || OT || Emery || 17,622 || 50–17–8 || 108 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 76 || April 6 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–3 || Ottawa || || Emery || 19,929 || 50–18–8 || 108 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 77 || April 8 || Buffalo Sabres || 6–2 || Ottawa || || Emery || 19,575 || 50–19–8 || 108 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 78 || April 10 || Ottawa || 2–3 || Montreal Canadiens || || Emery || 21,273 || 50–20–8 || 108 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 79 || April 11 || Boston Bruins || 3–4 || Ottawa || OT || Morrison || 18,279 || 51–20–8 || 110 || |- align="center"| 80 || April 13 || Florida Panthers || 5–4 || Ottawa || OT || Morrison || 19,173 || 51–20–9|| 111 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 81 || April 15 || Ottawa || 1–5 || Toronto Maple Leafs || || Emery || 19,410 || 51–21–9 || 111 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 82 || April 18 || Ottawa || 5–1 || New York Rangers || || Emery || 18,200 || 52–21–9|| 113 || |-|-| Legend:

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 1 || April 21 || Tampa Bay || 1–4 || Ottawa || || Emery || 19,660 || Senators lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 2 || April 23 || Tampa Bay || 4–3 || Ottawa || || Emery || 19,745 || Series tied 1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 || April 25 || Ottawa || 8–4 || Tampa Bay || || Emery || 20,815 || Senators lead 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 4 || April 27 || Ottawa || 5–2 || Tampa Bay || || Emery || 20,682 || Senators lead 3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 5 || April 29 || Tampa Bay || 2–3 || Ottawa || || Emery || 20,004 || Senators win 4–1 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 1 || May 5 || Buffalo || 7–6 || Ottawa || OT || Emery || 19,544 || Sabres lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 2 || May 8 || Buffalo || 2–1 || Ottawa || || Emery || 19,816 || Sabres lead 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 3 || May 10 || Ottawa || 2–3 || Buffalo || OT || Emery || 18,690 || Sabres lead 3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 4 || May 11 || Ottawa || 2–1 || Buffalo || || Emery || 18,690 || Sabres lead 3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 5 || May 13 || Buffalo || 3–2 || Ottawa || OT || Emery || 20,024 || Sabres win 4–1 || |-|-| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

Playerscope=colgroup colspan=6 Regular seasonscope=colgroup colspan=6 Playoffs
15 LW 82 50 53 103 29 86 10 3 9 12 1 11
11 RW 77 43 60 103 29 50 10 2 8 10 2 4
19 C 68 19 71 90 23 33 10 5 9 14 −1 2
27 LW 82 20 30 50 16 40 10 2 5 7 2 14
6 D 65 10 40 50 35 63 9 2 8 10 −2 10
21 C 81 17 31 48 8 46 10 3 3 6 3 2
12 C 68 22 22 44 23 64 10 2 2 4 1 12
3 D 71 16 27 43 17 135 10 1 3 4 0 23
14 D 82 10 29 39 34 61 10 1 0 1 0 18
2 D 77 5 30 35 29 59 8 2 1 3 1 2
20 C 82 21 12 33 17 44 10 2 0 2 −1 4
25 RW 79 16 17 33 9 204 10 1 0 1 −1 14
22 C 82 10 20 30 21 76 10 0 0 0 −4 2
44 RW 58 20 9 29 7 22 10 1 0 1 −3 10
26 RW 76 5 16 21 2 50 8 0 2 2 −2 12
4 D 69 1 18 19 19 90 9 2 0 2 −2 6
24 D 75 4 13 17 21 53 9 0 4 4 1 8
9 RW 18 9 7 16 6 4 10 7 6 13 0 4
10 RW 20 6 7 13 7 14
5 D 56 4 6 10 4 48 7 0 1 1 3 4
16 RW 60 2 3 5 0 141
10 C 19 0 4 4 −4 4
36 C 4 1 1 2 2 0
45 LW 4 1 0 1 1 0
1 G 39 0 1 1 2 10 0 1 1 0
30 G 4 0 1 1 0
39 G 43 0 0 0 16
42 D 2 0 0 0 4 2
33 D 7 0 0 0 1 31
17 D 11 0 0 0 −2 4

Goaltending

Playerscope=colgroup colspan=10 Regular seasonscope=colgroup colspan=9 Playoffs
39 43 28 10 4 1202 90 2.09 .925 5 2584 — — — — — — — — —
1 39 23 11 4 1045 102 2.82 .902 3 2168 10 5 5 289 29 2.88 .900 0 604
30 4 1 0 1 96 12 3.48 .875 0 207 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

TypeAward/honourRecipientRef
League
(annual)		NHL All-Rookie TeamAndrej Meszaros (Defence)[15]
NHL Second All-Star TeamDaniel Alfredsson (Right wing)
Zdeno Chara (Defence)
Dany Heatley (Left wing)
NHL Plus-Minus AwardWade Redden[16]
League
(in-season)		NHL Defensive Player of the MonthRay Emery (March)[17]
NHL Offensive Player of the MonthDaniel Alfredsson (November)[18]
NHL Offensive Player of the WeekDaniel Alfredsson (November 7)
Jason Spezza (November 28)[19]
NHL Rookie of the MonthRay Emery (March)[20]
TeamMolson CupDaniel Alfredsson[21]

Milestones

MilestonePlayerDateRef
First gameBrandon BochenskiOctober 5, 2005[22]
Brian McGrattan
Andrej Meszaros
Patrick EavesOctober 11, 2005
Christoph SchubertOctober 29, 2005
Filip NovakMarch 24, 2006

Transactions

The Senators were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.[23]

Trades

DateDetailsRef
To Minnesota Wild
To Ottawa Senators
[24]
To Atlanta Thrashers
To Ottawa Senators
[25]
To Florida Panthers
To Ottawa Senators
[26]
To Chicago Blackhawks
To Ottawa Senators
[27]
To Boston Bruins
To Ottawa Senators

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
1-year Free agency[28]
1-year Free agency
JYP (Liiga) 1-year Free agency
1-year Free agency[29]
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1-year Free agency
Joe Cullen 1-year Free agency[30]
1-year Free agency[31]
Binghamton Senators (AHL) 1-year Free agency[32]
Edmonton Oilers Waivers [33]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
Grizzlys Wolfsburg (ESBG) Free agency (VI) [34]
Free agency (UFA) [35]
Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) Free agency (II) [36]
Free agency (VI) [37]
Free agency (UFA) [38]
Lukko (Liiga) Free agency [39]
HV71 (SHL) Free agency [40]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
1-year Option exercised [41]
2-year Re-signing [42]
3-year Re-signing [43]
1-year Re-signing
1-year Re-signing [44]
1-year Re-signing [45]
1-year Re-signing
1-year Re-signing
1-year Re-signing
2-year Re-signing
1-year Re-signing [46]
1-year Re-signing
3-year Entry-level [47]
3-year Re-signing
3-year Re-signing
3-year Entry-level [48]
3-year Entry-level [49]
1-year Re-signing
multi-year Entry-level [50]
multi-year Entry-level
1-year Re-signing [51]
Brian McGrattan 2-year Re-signing

Draft picks

Ottawa's picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario.[52]

RoundPlayerNationalityNHL teamCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
19Brian Lee (D)Ottawa SenatorsMoorhead High School (USHS-MN)
370Vitali Anikienko (D)Ottawa SenatorsLokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL)
495Cody Bass (C)Ottawa Senators (from Colorado Avalanche)Mississauga IceDogs (OHL)
498Ilya Zubov (C)Ottawa Senators (from St. Louis)Chelyabinsk (Russia)
4115Janne Kolehmainen (LW)Ottawa SenatorsSaiPa (SM-liiga)
5136Tomas Kudelka (D)Ottawa SenatorsHC Zlín Jr. (Czech Jr.)
6186Dmitri MegalinskyOttawa SenatorsLokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL)
7204Colin GreeningOttawa SenatorsUpper Canada College (CCL)

Farm teams

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Garrioch . Bruce . The Hockey News . October 30, 2007. Team Reports.
  2. News: Ottawa Citizen . November 17, 2005 . The Cash Line easily wins the vote. C1.
  3. News: Saturday night's all right . Brennan . Don . Ottawa Sun/Slam Sports . November 13, 2005 .
  4. News: Ottawa Sun. October 2, 2007. Garrioch. Bruce. Pizza Line Ordered Up.
  5. News: Calgary Herald . Panzeri . Allen . Sens carry a nation's hopes; Ducks hope playing with less pressure is to their advantage . May 28, 2007 . D1.
  6. Web site: 2005-06 Ottawa Senators Roster and Statistics.
  7. Web site: 2005-06 NHL Summary.
  8. Web site: Sens Edge Leafs in First Shootout . Canadian Press . TSN.ca . October 6, 2005 . December 1, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060220152343/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=138864&hubname=nhl . February 20, 2006 .
  9. Web site: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals Box Score — January 11, 2003.
  10. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals Box Score — November 13, 2001.
  11. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators Box Score — December 17, 2005.
  12. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins Box Score — February 2, 2006.
  13. Web site: Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators Box Score — November 18, 2000.
  14. Web site: Melnyk confident Sens will be a dynasty . August 13, 2007 . TSN.ca . 2006. TSN.ca Staff with CP, Ottawa Senators' files.
  15. Web site: Postseason All-Star Teams . records.nhl.com . October 28, 2022.
  16. Web site: Bud Light Plus-Minus Award award winners at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . October 28, 2022.
  17. Web site: Emery named NHL defensive player of the month . NHL.com . December 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221029000100/https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/emery-named-nhl-defensive-player-of-the-month/c-481144 . October 29, 2022 . April 3, 2006.
  18. Web site: Samuelson . Karl . Alfredsson will let his play do the talking . NHL.com . December 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221029000104/https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/alfredsson-will-let-his-play-do-the-talking/c-481082 . October 29, 2022 . February 14, 2006 . that same month Alfredsson was named the NHL Offensive Player of the month after recording 25 points and a plus-14 rating in 12 games to help the Senators post a League-best 11-1-0 record..
  19. Web site: Spezza named player of the week . NHL.com . December 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221029000104/https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/spezza-named-player-of-the-week/c-480996 . October 29, 2022 . November 27, 2005.
  20. Web site: Senators' Emery named NHL Rookie of the Month . NHL.com . October 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060409025008/http://www.nhl.com/news/2006/04/267142.html . April 9, 2006 . April 4, 2006.
  21. Ottawa Senators 2014–15 Media Guide, p.162–82
  22. Web site: 2005-06 NHL Debuts . Hockey-Reference.com . October 14, 2024.
  23. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results . Pro Sports Transactions . July 9, 2022.
  24. Web site: Senators trade forward Todd White . CBC . July 7, 2022 . July 30, 2005.
  25. Web site: Diamos . Jason . Thrashers Trade Heatley to the Senators for Hossa . The New York Times . July 10, 2022 . August 24, 2005.
  26. Web site: Jets vs. Panthers - Game Recap - October 5, 2005 . ESPN . July 5, 2022 . October 5, 2005 . The Panthers traded D Filip Novak to Ottawa on Wednesday for a conditional sixth-round draft pick in 2007..
  27. Web site: Bulletin: Senators acquire Tyler Arnason from Chicago . NHL.com . December 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710224721/https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/bulletin-senators-acquire-tyler-arnason-from-chicago/c-481108 . July 10, 2022 . March 8, 2006.
  28. Web site: Friday roundup: Senators, Martins reunite . ESPN.com . July 10, 2022 . August 19, 2005.
  29. Web site: Ottawa adds Heerema, Ward . theahl.com . July 10, 2022 . August 26, 2005.
  30. Web site: Bulletin: Senators sign Charlie Stephens and Joe Cullen . NHL.com . December 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705190930/https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/bulletin-senators-sign-charlie-stephens-and-joe-cullen/c-480951 . July 5, 2022 . September 17, 2005.
  31. Web site: Bulletin: Senators send four players to Binghamton (AHL) . NHL.com . December 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220623190329/https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/bulletin-senators-send-four-players-to-binghamton-ahl/c-480956 . June 23, 2022 . September 30, 2005.
  32. Web site: Bulletin: Senators sign defenceman Brad Norton to NHL contract . NHL.com . December 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190209123951/https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/bulletin-senators-sign-defenceman-brad-norton-to-nhl-contract/c-481105 . February 9, 2019 . March 8, 2006.
  33. Web site: Bulletin: Senators claim Mike Morrison off waivers from Edmonton . NHL.com . December 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705190735/https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/bulletin-senators-claim-mike-morrison-off-waivers-from-edmonton/c-481107 . July 5, 2022 . March 9, 2006.
  34. Web site: Grizzly Adams Online: Home . Grizzlys Wolfsburg . July 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050802110750/http://www.ehc-wolfsburg.de/ . August 2, 2005 . de . Jesse Fibiger wird ein Grizzly.
  35. Web site: Thursday roundup: Avs to keep Tanguay, Sauer . ESPN.com . December 31, 2023 . August 4, 2005.
  36. Web site: ANDY HEDLUND . TSN.ca . July 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071111050623/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=5490&hubname=nhl . November 11, 2007 . 12-Aug-05: Signed with the Krefeld Penguins of the Deutsche Liga (Germany)..
  37. Web site: Monday roundup: Coyotes keep Mara in pack . ESPN.com . December 31, 2023 . August 22, 2005.
  38. Web site: Langfeld Signed; 6 Sent Back . San Jose Sharks . December 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051102210706/http://www.sjsharks.com:80/news/news.asp?story_id=1721 . November 2, 2005 . September 12, 2005.
  39. Web site: Jan Platil Lukon takalinjoille, Porkka lopettaa . Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta . September 6, 2024 . fi . May 12, 2006.
  40. Web site: HV71.se - officiell hemsida for HV71 . HV71 . July 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060614124820/http://www.hv71.se/nyheter.asp . June 14, 2006 . Swedish . Det är den kanadensiska backen Lance Ward, 28 år, som har skrivit på för HV71.. It is the Canadian hill Lance Ward, 28 years old, who has signed for HV71..
  41. Web site: Hasek gets new deal with Ottawa . UPI . July 10, 2022 . July 27, 2005.
  42. Web site: TRANSACTIONS . The New York Times . July 10, 2022 . August 3, 2005 . OTTAWA SENATORS--Re-signed F Denis Hamel..
  43. Web site: Wednesday roundup: Turek retires from Flames, NHL . ESPN.com . July 10, 2022 . August 10, 2005.
  44. Web site: Senators re-sign G Emery . ESPN.com . July 10, 2022 . August 11, 2005.
  45. Web site: Friday roundup: Flames re-sign Kiprusoff, Warrener . ESPN.com . July 10, 2022 . August 12, 2005.
  46. Web site: Ottawa re-signs Kelly, McGrattan . theahl.com . July 10, 2022 . August 16, 2005.
  47. Web site: Eaves Signs With Senators . Boston College Athletics . July 10, 2022 . August 23, 2005.
  48. Web site: Meszaros signs with the Senators . OurSports Central . July 10, 2022 . August 25, 2005.
  49. Web site: Bulletin: Senators sign goaltender Jeff Glass . NHL.com . December 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710224720/https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/bulletin-senators-sign-goaltender-jeff-glass/c-480950 . July 10, 2022 . September 16, 2005.
  50. Web site: Bulletin: Senators sign two prospects . NHL.com . December 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170425023945/https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/bulletin-senators-sign-two-prospects/c-481208 . April 25, 2017 . June 5, 2006.
  51. Web site: Bulletin: Ottawa Senators sign Brian McGrattan and Andy Hedlund . NHL.com . December 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710224720/https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/bulletin-ottawa-senators-sign-brian-mcgrattan-and-andy-hedlund/c-481212 . July 10, 2022 . June 19, 2006.
  52. Web site: 2005 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . October 10, 2024.

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