2014–15 Ottawa Senators season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2014–15
Year:	2014
Team:	Ottawa Senators
Conference:	Eastern
Conferencerank:	7th
Division:	Atlantic
Divisionrank:	4th
Record:	43–26–13
Homerecord:	23–13–5
Roadrecord:	20–13–8
Goalsfor:	238
Goalsagainst:	215
Generalmanager:	Bryan Murray
Coach:	Paul MacLean Dave Cameron
Captain:	Erik Karlsson
Altcaptain:	Chris Neil Chris Phillips
Arena:	Canadian Tire Centre
Attendance:	18,246 (95.3%)
Goalsleader:	Mike Hoffman (27)
Assistsleader:	Erik Karlsson (45)
Pointsleader:	Erik Karlsson (66)
Pimleader:	Mark Borowiecki (105)
Plusminusleader:	Marc Methot (+22)
Winsleader:	Andrew Hammond (20)
Gaaleader:	Andrew Hammond (1.86)
Minorleague:	Binghamton Senators (AHL) Wichita Thunder (ECHL)

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.

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.

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.^[4]

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.^[5] The Senators also announced a new ECHL affiliation with the Evansville IceMen through the 2015-16 season.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[8] 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.^[9] 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.^{[10] [11]} 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

See also: 2015 Stanley Cup 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.^[12]

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.

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	September 22	Ottawa	2–3	NY Islanders				0–1–0	^[13]
2	September 22	Ottawa	2–3	NY Islanders	SO			0–1–1	^[14]
3	September 24	Toronto	2–3	Ottawa			15,865	1–1–1	^[15]
4	September 24	Ottawa	4–3	Toronto	SO	Lehner	17,939	2–1–1	^[16]
5	September 30	Ottawa	1–2	Winnipeg		Anderson	14,560	2–2–1	^[17]
6	October 3	Montreal	3–4	Ottawa	OT	Lehner	19,034	3–2–1	^[18]
7	October 4	Ottawa	4–2	Montreal		Anderson	21,287	4–2–1	^[19]
Notes: Games were played at Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland. 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 Anderson 17,113 0–1–0 0 ^[20] 2 October 11 Ottawa 3–2 SO Lehner 19,204 1–1–0 2 ^[21] 3 October 13 Ottawa 1–0 Anderson 7,311 2–1–0 4 ^[22] 4 October 16 3–5 Ottawa Anderson 19,913 3–1–0 6 ^[23] 5 October 18 2–3 Ottawa Lehner 18,994 4–1–0 8 ^[24] – October 22 Toronto Ottawa Game rescheduled to November 9 due to shootings in Ottawa. 6 October 25 3–2 Ottawa OT Lehner 19,266 4–1–1 9 ^[25] 7 October 26 Ottawa 1–2 Anderson 21,310 4–2–1 9 ^[26] 8 October 28 Ottawa 5–2 Columbus Lehner 14,749 5–2–1 11 ^[27] 9 October 30 Chicago 5–4 Ottawa SO Anderson 17,529 5–2–2 12 ^[28]
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 Lehner 17,565 5–3–2 12 ^[29] 11 November 4 1–3 Ottawa Anderson 16,436 6–3–2 14 ^[30] 12 November 6 0–3 Ottawa Anderson 16,867 7–3–2 16 ^[31] 13 November 8 2–1 Ottawa SO Anderson 19,189 7–3–3 17 ^[32] 14 November 9 5–3 Ottawa Lehner 19,229 7–4–3 17 ^[33] 15 November 11 Ottawa 3–4 OT Anderson 18,775 7–4–4 18 ^[34] 16 November 13 Ottawa 4–3 OT Anderson 16,839 8–4–4 20 ^[35] 17 November 15 Ottawa 2–4 Anderson 19,289 8–5–4 20 ^[36] 18 November 20 Nashville 2–3 Ottawa Lehner 16,796 9–5–4 22 ^[37] 19 November 22 3–2 Ottawa Lehner 18,479 9–6–4 22 ^[38] 20 November 24 Ottawa 3–4 Detroit Anderson 20,027 9–7–4 22 ^[39] 21 November 25 Ottawa 3–2 St. Louis SO Lehner 16,680 10–7–4 24 ^[40] 22 November 28 Ottawa 2–3 Florida Anderson 9,758 10–8–4 24 ^[41] 23 November 29 Ottawa 1–4 Tampa Bay Lehner 19,204 10–9–4 24 ^[42]
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 OT Anderson 13,888 10–9–5 25 ^[43] 25 December 4 NY Islanders 2–1 Ottawa Anderson 20,511 10–10–5 25 ^[44] 26 December 6 Ottawa 2–3 Anderson 18,492 10–11–5 25 ^[45] 27 December 7 Vancouver 3–4 Ottawa OT Anderson 16,870 11–11–5 27 ^[46] 28 December 11 5–3 Ottawa Anderson 17,284 11–12–5 27 ^[47] 29 December 13 Ottawa 3–2 Boston SO Lehner 17,565 12–12–5 29 ^[48] 30 December 15 Ottawa 4–5 Buffalo SO Lehner 14,578 12–12–6 30 ^[49] 31 December 17 Ottawa 2–0 New Jersey Anderson 15,379 13–12–6 32 ^[50] 32 December 19 2–6 Ottawa Anderson 19,443 14–12–6 34 ^[51] 33 December 20 Ottawa 1–4 Lehner 21,287 14–13–6 34 ^[52] 34 December 22 Ottawa 1–2 Anderson 18,506 14–14–6 34 ^[53] 35 December 27 Detroit 3–2 Ottawa OT Anderson 17,194 14–14–7 35 ^[54] 36 December 29 2–5 Ottawa Anderson 18,284 15–14–7 37
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 ^[55] 38 January 4 Tampa Bay 4–2 Ottawa Lehner 16,949 16–15–7 39 ^[56] 39 January 6 Ottawa 1–2 SO Anderson 19,571 16–15–8 40 ^[57] 40 January 8 Ottawa 2–5 Colorado Anderson 14,697 16–16–8 40 ^[58] 41 January 10 Ottawa 5–1 Anderson 14,933 17–16–8 42 ^[59] 42 January 13 Ottawa 4–5 Lehner 16,213 17–17–8 42 ^[60] 43 January 15 Montreal 1–4 Ottawa Anderson 19,893 18–17–8 44 ^[61] 44 January 17 3–2 Ottawa Anderson 17,434 18–18–8 44 ^[62] 45 January 20 Ottawa 2–3 OT Anderson 18,006 18–18–9 45 ^[63] 46 January 21 Toronto 3–4 Ottawa Anderson 18,894 19–18–9 47 ^[64] 47 January 29 Dallas 6–3 Ottawa Lehner 18,752 19–19–9 47 ^[65] 48 January 31 Arizona 2–7 Ottawa Lehner 18,489 20–19–9 49 ^[66]
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 ^[67] 50 February 5 Washington 2–1 Ottawa Lehner 16,543 20–21–9 49 ^[68] 51 February 7 Columbus 4–1 Ottawa Lehner 16,891 20–22–9 49 ^[69] 52 February 10 Ottawa 2–1 Buffalo Lehner 19,070 21–22–9 51 ^[70] 53 February 12 Pittsburgh 5–4 Ottawa SO Lehner 18,826 21–22–10 52 ^[71] 54 February 14 Edmonton 2–7 Ottawa Lehner 17,160 22–22–10 54 ^[72] 55 February 16 Carolina 6–3 Ottawa Lehner 16,562 22–23–10 54 ^[73] 56 February 18 Montreal 2–4 Ottawa 18,949 23–23–10 56 ^[74] – 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 ^[75] 58 February 25 Ottawa 3–0 Anaheim Hammond 16,673 25–23–10 60 ^[76] 59 February 26 Ottawa 1–0 Los Angeles Hammond 18,230 26–23–10 62 ^[77] 60 February 28 Ottawa 4–2 Hammond 17,562 27–23–10 64 ^[78]
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 ^[79] 62 March 4 Ottawa 3–1 Winnipeg Hammond 15,016 28–23–11 67 ^[80] 63 March 6 Buffalo 2–3 Ottawa Hammond 18,241 29–23–11 69 ^[81] 64 March 8 Calgary 4–5 Ottawa SO Anderson 16,840 30–23–11 71 ^[82] 65 March 10 Boston 3–1 Ottawa Anderson 18,961 30–24–11 71 ^[83] 66 March 12 Ottawa 5–2 Montreal Hammond 21,287 31–24–11 73 ^[84] 67 March 13 Ottawa 2–1 NY Islanders Hammond 16,170 32–24–11 75 ^[85] 68 March 15 Philadelphia 1–2 Ottawa SO Hammond 17,730 33–24–11 77 ^[86] 69 March 17 Ottawa 2–1 Carolina OT Hammond 13,469 34–24–11 79 ^[87] 70 March 19 Boston 4–6 Ottawa Hammond 19,270 35–24–11 81 ^[88] 71 March 21 Toronto 3–5 Ottawa Hammond 19,194 36–24–11 83 ^[89] 72 March 23 San Jose 2–5 Ottawa Hammond 18,193 37–24–11 85 ^[90] 73 March 26 NY Rangers 5–1 Ottawa Hammond 17,753 37–25–11 85 ^[91] 74 March 28 Ottawa 3–4 Toronto OT Anderson 18,906 37–25–12 86 ^[92] 75 March 29 Florida 4–2 Ottawa Anderson 19,045 37–26–12 86 ^[93] 76 March 31 Ottawa 2–1 Detroit SO Hammond 20,027 38–26–12 88 ^[94]
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 ^[95] 78 April 4 Washington 3–4 Ottawa OT Hammond 19,961 40–26–12 92 ^[96] 79 April 5 Ottawa 2–3 Toronto SO Hammond 18,919 40–26–13 93 80 April 7 Pittsburgh 3–4 Ottawa OT Hammond 20,263 41–26–13 95 ^[97] 81 April 9 Ottawa 3–0 NY Rangers Hammond 18,006 42–26–13 97 ^[98] 82 April 11 Ottawa 3–1 Philadelphia Hammond 17,027 43–26–13 99 ^[99]
Legend:

Playoffs

Player statistics

Final Stats^[100]

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
	37	2	1	3	−8	18
	13	2	1	3	6	8
	36	0	3	3	0	12
	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
	24	23	1411	20	1	2	42	1.79	707	.941	3	0	1	0
	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
	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.

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season

Player	Award	Awarded
	NHL Second Star of the Week^[101]	November 10, 2014
	NHL All-Star game selection^[102]	January 10, 2015
	NHL All-Star game rookie selection	January 10, 2015
	NHL Second Star of the Week^[103]	January 26, 2015
	NHL First Star of the Week^[104]	March 2, 2015
Andrew Hammond	NHL Third Star of the Week^[105]	March 16, 2015
	NHL Second Star of the Week^[106]	March 23, 2015
Andrew Hammond	NHL First Star of the Month^[107]	April 1, 2015
Andrew Hammond	NHL First Star of the Week^[108]	April 6, 2015
	NHL Third Star of the Week^[109]	April 13, 2015

NHL awards

Trophy	Player	Status
	Andrew Hammond	Finalist
	Mark Stone	Finalist
	Erik Karlsson	Winner

Milestones

Player	Milestone	Achievement Date
	1st NHL game	October 9, 2014
	1st game as a Senator	October 9, 2014
	1st game as a Senator	October 9, 2014
Alex Chiasson	1st goal as a Senator 1st point as a Senator	October 9, 2014
	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
	100th NHL PIM	October 16, 2014
	1st NHL game-winning goal	October 18, 2014
	300th NHL PIM	October 18, 2014
	400th NHL PIM	October 18, 2014
Curtis Lazar	1st NHL PIM	October 25, 2014
	100th NHL game	November 1, 2014
	1st NHL game-winning goal	November 4, 2014
	100th NHL assist	November 11, 2014
Mark Borowiecki	100th NHL PIM	November 14, 2014
Mike Hoffman	1st NHL overtime-winning goal	November 14, 2014
	400th NHL point	November 15, 2014
Alex Chiasson	100th NHL game	November 15, 2014
Zack Smith	300th NHL game	November 20, 2014
	500th NHL game	November 20, 2014
David Legwand	1000th NHL game	November 29, 2014
	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
	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
	100th NHL game	February 7, 2015
	200th NHL assist	February 14, 2015
	1st NHL game 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point	February 16, 2015
	1st NHL start 1st NHL win	February 18, 2015
Bobby Ryan	500th NHL game	February 18, 2015
	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
	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
	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
	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
June 28, 2014^[110]	To Winnipeg Jets 6th-round pick in 2015	To Ottawa Senators 7th-round pick in 2014
July 1, 2014^[111]	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			1 year, two-way, $600,000	^[112]
July 3, 2014			1 year, two-way, $800,000	^[113]
July 4, 2014			2 years, $6 million	^[114]
January 27, 2015			1 year	^[115]
May 9, 2015			2 years, $925,000	^[116]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014			3 years, $12 million	^[117]
July 12, 2014		CSKA Moscow (KHL)	1 year	^[118] ^[119]

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		1 year, two-way, $750,000	^[120]
July 1, 2014		3 years, $12 million	^[121]
July 2, 2014		1 year, two-way, $700,000
July 2, 2014	Michael Sdao	2 years, two-way, $1,282,500
July 2, 2014		1 year,two-way, $750,000
July 3, 2014		2 years, two-way, $750,000	^[122]
July 4, 2014		2 years, $2.5 million	^[123]
July 8, 2014		1 year, two-way, $700,000	^[124]
July 10, 2014		1 year, two-way, $700,000	^[125]
July 31, 2014		3 years, $6.675 million	^[126]
August 6, 2014		3 years, entry-level contract	^[127]
August 18, 2014		3 years, $3.3 million contract extension	^[128]
August 19, 2014		5 years, $23.25 million contract extension	^[129]
August 25, 2014		3 years, $12.6 million contract extension	^[130]
October 2, 2014		7 years, $50.75 million contract extension	^[131]
November 6, 2014		3-year entry-level contract	^[132]
December 20, 2014		3-year entry-level contract	^[133]
January 27, 2015		1-year two-way contract	^[134]
February 16, 2015		4 years, $19.6 million contract extension	^[135]
May 9, 2015		2-year entry-level contract	^[136]
May 20, 2015		3-year, $4.05 million contract extension	^[137]
June 11, 2015		1-year two-way contract	^[138]
June 16, 2015		3-year entry-level contract	^[139]
June 18, 2015		2 years, $1.8 million contract extension	^[140]
June 25, 2015		2 years, $5.25 million contract extension	^[141]
June 25, 2015		3 years, $10.5 million contract extension	^[142]

Suspensions/fines

Draft picks

See also: List of Ottawa Senators 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.^[144]
• 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.^[145]
• 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.^[146]
• Ottawa traded for the Winnipeg Jets' seventh-round pick, trading a sixth-round pick in the 2015 draft.

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Jason Spezza, Dion Phaneuf being shopped around: Report | Garrioch | Senators | . Ottawasun.com . 2014-12-08.
3. Ottawa Senators . Ottawa Senators issue statement on General Manager and President of Hockey Operations Bryan Murray . July 7, 2014 . July 10, 2014.
4. Ottawa Senators . Ottawa Senators surpass milestone of more than $100,000,000 in community contributions . August 19, 2014 . August 19, 2014.
5. Ottawa Senators . Senators announce four-year extension on affiliation agreement with AHL Binghmaton . September 9, 2014 . September 9, 2014.
6. Ottawa Senators . Senators signs two-year secondary affiliation agreement with the ECHL's Evansville IceMen . September 9, 2014 . September 9, 2014.
7. Ottawa Senators . Senators announce 2014-15 regular season schedule . June 22, 2014 . June 22, 2014.
8. Web site: The Canadian Press. Longtime Senators captain Alfredsson skates in pregame ceremony. Bell Media. December 5, 2014. December 5, 2014.
9. Web site: Ottawa Senators fire coach Paul MacLean - ESPN . Espn.go.com . 2008-01-01 . 2014-12-08.
10. Web site: Senators don't have to look very far for inspiration. NHL.com.
11. Elias Sports Bureau
12. News: Ottawa Citizen . Beating the odds: Here's how the Senators could make the playoffs . Ken . Warren . September 16, 2014.
13. Web site: Islanders 3, Senators 2. NHL.com.
14. Web site: Ottawa Senators - New York Islanders - September 22nd, 2014. NHL.com.
15. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs - Ottawa Senators - September 24th, 2014. NHL.com.
16. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Toronto Maple Leafs - September 24th, 2014. NHL.com.
17. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Winnipeg Jets - September 30th, 2014. NHL.com.
18. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Ottawa Senators - October 3rd, 2014. NHL.com.
19. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Montréal Canadiens - October 4th, 2014. NHL.com.
20. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Nashville Predators - October 9th, 2014. NHL.com.
21. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Tampa Bay Lightning - October 11th, 2014. NHL.com.
22. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Florida Panthers - October 13th, 2014. NHL.com.
23. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Ottawa Senators - October 16th, 2014. NHL.com.
24. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets - Ottawa Senators - October 18th, 2014. NHL.com.
25. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Ottawa Senators - October 25th, 2014. NHL.com.
26. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Chicago Blackhawks - October 26th, 2014. NHL.com.
27. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Columbus Blue Jackets - October 28th, 2014. NHL.com.
28. Web site: Chicago Blackhawks - Ottawa Senators - October 30th, 2014. NHL.com.
29. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Boston Bruins - November 1st, 2014. NHL.com.
30. Web site: Detroit Red Wings - Ottawa Senators - November 4th, 2014. NHL.com.
31. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Ottawa Senators - November 6th, 2014. NHL.com.
32. Web site: Winnipeg Jets - Ottawa Senators - November 8th, 2014. NHL.com.
33. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs - Ottawa Senators - November 9th, 2014. NHL.com.
34. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Vancouver Canucks - November 11th, 2014. NHL.com.
35. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Edmonton Oilers - November 13th, 2014. NHL.com.
36. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Calgary Flames - November 15th, 2014. NHL.com.
37. Web site: Nashville Predators - Ottawa Senators - November 20th, 2014. NHL.com.
38. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Ottawa Senators - November 22nd, 2014. NHL.com.
39. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Detroit Red Wings - November 24th, 2014. NHL.com.
40. Web site: Ottawa Senators - St. Louis Blues - November 25th, 2014. NHL.com.
41. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Florida Panthers - November 28th, 2014. NHL.com.
42. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Tampa Bay Lightning - November 29th, 2014. NHL.com.
43. Web site: Ottawa Senators - New York Islanders - December 2nd, 2014. NHL.com.
44. Web site: New York Islanders - Ottawa Senators - December 4th, 2014. NHL.com.
45. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Pittsburgh Penguins - December 6th, 2014. NHL.com.
46. Web site: Vancouver Canucks - Ottawa Senators - December 7th, 2014. NHL.com.
47. Web site: Los Angeles Kings - Ottawa Senators - December 11th, 2014. NHL.com.
48. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Boston Bruins - December 13th, 2014. NHL.com.
49. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Buffalo Sabres - December 15th, 2014. NHL.com.
50. Web site: Ottawa Senators - New Jersey Devils - December 17th, 2014. NHL.com.
51. Web site: Anaheim Ducks - Ottawa Senators - December 19th, 2014. NHL.com.
52. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Montréal Canadiens - December 20th, 2014. NHL.com.
53. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Washington Capitals - December 22nd, 2014. NHL.com.
54. Web site: Detroit Red Wings - Ottawa Senators - December 27th, 2014. NHL.com.
55. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Boston Bruins - January 3rd, 2015. NHL.com.
56. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Ottawa Senators - January 4th, 2015. NHL.com.
57. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Philadelphia Flyers - January 6th, 2015. NHL.com.
58. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Colorado Avalanche - January 8th, 2015. NHL.com.
59. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Arizona Coyotes - January 10th, 2015. NHL.com.
60. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Dallas Stars - January 13th, 2015. NHL.com.
61. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Ottawa Senators - January 15th, 2015. NHL.com.
62. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Ottawa Senators - January 17th, 2015. NHL.com.
63. Web site: Ottawa Senators - New York Rangers - January 20th, 2015. NHL.com.
64. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs - Ottawa Senators - January 21st, 2015. NHL.com.
65. Web site: Dallas Stars - Ottawa Senators - January 29th, 2015. NHL.com.
66. Web site: Arizona Coyotes - Ottawa Senators - January 31st, 2015. NHL.com.
67. Web site: Ottawa Senators - New Jersey Devils - February 3rd, 2015. NHL.com.
68. Web site: Washington Capitals - Ottawa Senators - February 5th, 2015. NHL.com.
69. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets - Ottawa Senators - February 7th, 2015. NHL.com.
70. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Buffalo Sabres - February 10th, 2015. NHL.com.
71. Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins - Ottawa Senators - February 12th, 2015. NHL.com.
72. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Ottawa Senators - February 14th, 2015. NHL.com.
73. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Ottawa Senators - February 16th, 2015. NHL.com.
74. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Ottawa Senators - February 18th, 2015. NHL.com.
75. Web site: Florida Panthers - Ottawa Senators - February 21st, 2015. NHL.com.
76. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Anaheim Ducks - February 25th, 2015. NHL.com.
77. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Los Angeles Kings - February 26th, 2015. NHL.com.
78. Web site: Ottawa Senators - San Jose Sharks - February 28th, 2015. NHL.com.
79. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Minnesota Wild - March 3rd, 2015. NHL.com.
80. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Winnipeg Jets - March 4th, 2015. NHL.com.
81. Web site: Buffalo Sabres - Ottawa Senators - March 6th, 2015. NHL.com.
82. Web site: Calgary Flames - Ottawa Senators - March 8th, 2015. NHL.com.
83. Web site: Boston Bruins - Ottawa Senators - March 10th, 2015. NHL.com.
84. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Montréal Canadiens - March 12th, 2015. NHL.com.
85. Web site: Ottawa Senators - New York Islanders - March 13th, 2015. NHL.com.
86. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Ottawa Senators - March 15th, 2015. NHL.com.
87. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Carolina Hurricanes - March 17th, 2015. NHL.com.
88. Web site: Boston Bruins - Ottawa Senators - March 19th, 2015. NHL.com.
89. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs - Ottawa Senators - March 21st, 2015. NHL.com.
90. Web site: San Jose Sharks - Ottawa Senators - March 23rd, 2015. NHL.com.
91. Web site: New York Rangers - Ottawa Senators - March 26th, 2015. NHL.com.
92. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Toronto Maple Leafs - March 28th, 2015. NHL.com.
93. Web site: Florida Panthers - Ottawa Senators - March 29th, 2015. NHL.com.
94. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Detroit Red Wings - March 31st, 2015. NHL.com.
95. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Ottawa Senators - April 2nd, 2015. NHL.com.
96. Web site: Washington Capitals - Ottawa Senators - April 4th, 2015. NHL.com.
97. Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins - Ottawa Senators - April 7th, 2015. NHL.com.
98. Web site: Ottawa Senators - New York Rangers - April 9th, 2015. NHL.com.
99. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Philadelphia Flyers - April 11th, 2015. NHL.com.
100. Web site: 2014–2015 Regular Season Stats – Points – Ottawa Senators – Statistics . Ottawa Senators . April 26, 2015.
101. Web site: Giordano, Anderson, Tarasenko named 'Three Stars'. NHL. November 10, 2014.
102. Web site: 2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets. NHL. January 10, 2015.
103. Web site: Johansen, Karlsson and Parise named stars of week. NHL. January 26, 2015.
104. Web site: Hammond, Subban and Malkin named stars of week. NHL. March 2, 2015.
105. Web site: Hartnell, Talbot and Hammond named stars of week. NHL. March 16, 2015.
106. Web site: Pavelec, Turris, Bishop named 'Three Stars' of week. NHL. March 23, 2015.
107. Web site: Hammond, Hudler, Dubnyk named stars for March. NHL. April 1, 2015.
108. Web site: Hammond, Schenn and Foligno named stars of week. NHL. April 6, 2015.
109. Web site: Benn, Pavelec and Stone named stars of the week . NHL. April 13, 2015.
110. Jets Make Six Selections & Two Trades on Day Two of Draft . June 28, 2014 . June 28, 2014 . Winnipeg Jets.
111. Senators acquire Chiasson, Guptill, Paul, second-round pick from Dallas . July 1, 2014 . July 1, 2014 . Ottawa Senators.
112. News Release: Senators sign Carter Camper to a one-year, two-way contract . Ottawa Senators . July 2, 2014 . July 2, 2014 .
113. Web site: News Release: Senators sign defenceman Aaron Johnson to a one-year, two-way contract . Ottawa Senators . July 7, 2014.
114. Web site: Senators sign f legwand to two-year contract . . July 4, 2014.
115. Web site: News Release: Senators sign forward Brad Mills to a one-year, two-way contract . Ottawa Senators . January 30, 2015.
116. Web site: News Release: Senators agree to terms with goaltender Matt O'Connor on a two-year contract . Ottawa Senators . May 11, 2015.
117. Web site: Dallas Stars Sign Right Wing Ales Hemsky. NHL.com.
118. Web site: Stéphane Da Costa profile - Стефан Да Коста Профиль . Eurohockey.com . 2014-12-08.
119. Web site: cska-hockey.ru . Стефан Да Коста присоединится к ЦСКА | Новости клуба | Новости | Профессиональный Хоккейный Клуб ЦСКА . Cska-hockey.ru . 2014-12-08.
120. Web site: NHL.com . Senators sign Hoffman to one-year, two-way contract . June 19, 2014.
121. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Senators agree to terms with forward Milan Michalek on a three-year contract . July 1, 2014.
122. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Senators re-sign forward David Dziurzynski to a two-year, two-way contract . July 3, 2014.
123. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Senators re-sign defenceman Eric Gryba to a two-year contract . July 4, 2014.
124. Web site: Ottawa Senators re-sign defenseman Alex Grant to one-year, two-way contract - NHL Free Agency 2014 . Nhl.com . 2014-12-08.
125. Web site: News Release: Senators re-sign forward Derek Grant to a one-year, two-way contract - Ottawa Senators - News . Senators.nhl.com . 2014-12-08.
126. Web site: News Release: Senators agree to terms with goaltender Robin Lehner on a three-year contract. NHL.com.
127. Web site: News Release: TSN and RDS to deliver 54+ Ottawa Senators games beginning this season. NHL.com.
128. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Senators sign defenceman Mark Borowiecki to a three-year contract extension . August 18, 2014.
129. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Senators agree to terms with forward Clarke MacArthur on a five-year contract extension . August 19, 2014.
130. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Senators agree to teams with goaltender Craig Anderson on a three-year contract extension . August 25, 2014.
131. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Senators sign forward Bobby Ryan to a seven-year contract extension . October 2, 2014.
132. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Senators sign defenceman Ben Harpur to entry-level contract . October 2, 2014.
133. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Senators sign forward Nick Paul to an entry-level contract . December 20, 2014.
134. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Senators sign forward Brad Mills to a one-year, two-way contract . January 27, 2015.
135. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Senators sign defenceman Marc Methot to a four-year contract extension . February 16, 2015.
136. Web site: TSN . Prospect G O'Connor inks with Senators . The Canadian Press . May 9, 2015.
137. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Senators agree to terms with goaltender Andrew Hammond on a three-year contract extension . May 20, 2015.
138. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Senators agree to terms with defenceman Fredrik Claesson on a one-year, two-way contract extension . June 11, 2015.
139. News: The Globe and Mail . The Canadian Press . Ottawa Senators sign forward Tobias Lindberg to entry-level contract. June 16, 2015.
140. Ottawa Senators. News Release: Senators sign forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau to a two-year contract extension. June 18, 2015.
141. Ottawa Senators. News Release: Senators agree to terms with forward Mika Zibanejad on a two-year contract extension. June 25, 2015.
142. Ottawa Senators. News Release: Senators agree to terms with forward Mark Stone on a three-year contract extension. June 25, 2015.
143. Web site: Senators' Cowen banned three games for interference. NHL. February 23, 2015.
144. Web site: Source: Senators land Bobby Ryan. ESPN. July 5, 2013.
145. Web site: Senators acquire Hemsky from Oilers. March 5, 2014. May 18, 2014.
146. Web site: Senators acquire Matt Kassian from Wild. National Hockey League. May 18, 2014. March 12, 2013.