2015–16 Ottawa Senators season explained

The 2015–16 Ottawa Senators season was the 24th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).^[1] The Senators, along with all other Canadian teams, failed to make the playoffs. A major trade was made during the season to bring Dion Phaneuf to the Senators and improve the team defence, but the team was not able to make a run to secure a playoff spot. Two significant faults in the team were noted by the media: the club allowed 247 goals, third-highest in the league. Secondly, the team's penalty-killing unit ranked 29th in the league. One day after the regular season, general manager (GM) Bryan Murray stepped down and assistant GM Pierre Dorion became GM. Head coach Dave Cameron and the coaching staff were fired two days later.

Off-season

Leading up to the off-season, the media frequently speculated about what the Ottawa Senators would and could do with their surplus of goaltenders. They had recently signed Andrew Hammond, who had had an outstanding 2014–15 season, to a three-year contract and college graduate Matt O'Connor to an entry-level contract. They already had starter Craig Anderson, who was signed until the end of the 2017–18 season, and backup Robin Lehner, considered to be an outstanding future starter, who was signed until the end of the 2016–17 season, and prospect Chris Driedger in the minors.

The logjam at the goaltending position was resolved on June 26, when general manager Bryan Murray completed a trade that saw Robin Lehner and forward David Legwand go to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for the 21st overall pick (acquired by Buffalo from the New York Islanders in the Matt Moulson-Thomas Vanek trade) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. The Senators would use the pick to select right winger Colin White, who played for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program's under-18 team. White is committed to attend Boston College beginning in the fall of 2015. The inclusion of Legwand in the trade was done to free up salary cap space to re-sign several players.

On June 27, Murray completed another trade, sending defenceman Eric Gryba to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for prospect forward Travis Ewanyk and a fourth-round 2015 draft pick, 107th overall, which the Senators used to select defenceman Christian Wolanin of the Muskegon Lumberjacks in the United States Hockey League (USHL). Wolanin will play for the University of North Dakota in the 2015–16 season.^[2]

On July 7, the Senators re-signed Luke Richardson to a one-year contract extension to remain head coach of their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, for the 2015–16 season. Richardson has been head coach of Binghamton since the 2010–11 season. In his first season at the helm, he led Binghamton to a 44–24–1–7 record, placing them fourth in the Eastern Conference. The team would end up winning the 2011 Calder Cup.^[3]

On July 26, an arbitrator awarded RFA right-winger Alex Chiasson a one-year contract worth $1.2 million. TSN Hockey Insider Frank Seravalli reported that Chiasson asked for a $2.475 million in his hearing that occurred on July 23 while the Senators countered with a $1 million offer.^[4]

On August 3, an arbitrator awarded RFA left-winger Mike Hoffman a one-year contract worth $2 million. Hoffman submitted a request for a one-year contract worth $3.4 million while the Senators offered a one-year, $1.75 million contract.^[5]

On September 5, the Canadian Press reported Senators defenceman Chris Phillips had suffered a major setback in his return to action after having back surgery back in April 2015. Phillips confirmed the report by informing Ottawa Sun sports columnist Bruce Garrioch that he cracked a disc in his back and there is currently no timetable for his return.^[6]

On September 17, the Senators announced that Daniel Alfredsson had returned to the organization. He will be the team's senior advisor of hockey operations. He reports to Bryan Murray.^[7]

Pre-season

The Ottawa Senators played an eight-game preseason schedule beginning on Monday, September 21, 2015, and finishing on Saturday, October 3, 2015. The schedule featured split squad games against the Toronto Maple Leafs and home-and-home series against the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens. It also featured a game against the Carolina Hurricanes taking place in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Regular season

The Senators began their season on the road in Buffalo, against the Sabres at the First Niagara Center. The home opener took place at the Canadian Tire Centre on October 11, 2015, against the Montreal Canadiens. The team concluded the home part of their schedule on April 7, 2016, against the Florida Panthers. Their final game of the regular season took place on April 9, 2016, at TD Garden in Boston.^[8]

On Sunday, October 11, 2015, rookie goaltender Matt O'Connor made his NHL debut against the Montreal Canadiens in a 3–1 loss. The goaltender for the Canadiens that night was rookie goaltender Mike Condon. This marked the first time that two NHL rookie goaltenders made their NHL debuts in the same game since October 14, 1967 when Wayne Rutledge of the Los Angeles Kings faced Doug Favell of the Philadelphia Flyers.^[9]

In February 2016, the Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs made a sensational trade of nine players and a draft pick. The Senators acquired Toronto captain Dion Phaneuf, plus Matt Frattin and three prospects, in exchange for Jared Cowen, Colin Greening, Milan Michalek, prospect Tobias Lindberg and a second-round 2017 draft pick. The two rival teams interests coincided for a rare trade between the two. The Maple Leafs wished to trade Phaneuf to rid the team of his contract. Similarly, the Senators wanted to move Cowen and Greening and Michalek. After the trade, Cowen revealed he had requested a trade; he had become a regular healthy scratch for the team. Greening had lost his NHL job, but had a one-way contract, and Michalek had a relatively high $4 million per season contract.^[10] Frattin was not transferred from the AHL Toronto Marlies to Binghamton, he remained with the Marlies on a loan.

Playoffs

The Senators failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs, after being eliminated on March 30, 2016.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2015 Pre-Season: 3–3–2 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–1)^[11]
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 21	Ottawa (SS)	1–4	Toronto (SS)			16,734	0–1–0	^[12]
2	September 21	Toronto (SS)	4–3	Ottawa (SS)	OT	O'Connor	15,542	0–1–1	^[13]
3	September 23	Ottawa	5–2			O'Connor	17,298	1–1–1	^[14]
4	September 26	Buffalo	6–4	Ottawa			16,738	1–2–1	^[15]
5	September 27	Ottawa	1–2	Carolina (St. John's, NL)		Hammond	––	1–3–1	^[16]
6	September 29	Ottawa	3–4		OT	Hammond	15,294	1–3–2	^[17]
7	October 1	Ottawa	5–2			Anderson	21,287	2–3–2	^[18]
8	October 3	Montreal	4–5	Ottawa		O'Connor	17,912	3–3–2	^[19]

Regular season

2015–16 Regular Season^[20]
October: 5–4–2 (Home: 1–3–2 ; Road: 4–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 8 Ottawa 3–1 19,070 1–0–0 2 ^[21] 2 October 10 Ottawa 5–4 SO Anderson 19,187 2–0–0 4 ^[22] 3 October 11 3–1 Ottawa 19,177 2–1–0 4 4 October 14 Ottawa 7–3 Anderson 13,803 3–1–0 6 ^[23] 5 October 15 Ottawa 0–2 Anderson 18,486 3–2–0 6 ^[24] 6 October 17 4–3 Ottawa SO Anderson 16,895 3–2–1 7 ^[25] 7 October 22 New Jersey 5–4 Ottawa SO 16,578 3–2–2 8 ^[26] 8 October 24 4–1 Ottawa Anderson 17,270 3–3–2 8 ^[27] 9 October 28 4–5 Ottawa SO Anderson 16,923 4–3–2 10 ^[28] 10 October 30 Ottawa 3–1 Hammond 20,027 5–3–2 12 ^[29] 11 October 31 Detroit 5–3 Ottawa Anderson 16,964 5–4–2 12 ^[30]
November: 7–2–3 (Home: 4–0–2 ; Road: 3–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 3 Ottawa 2–1 Montreal OT 21,288 6–4–2 14 ^[31] 13 November 5 2–3 Ottawa SO Anderson 17,195 7–4–2 16 ^[32] 14 November 7 Ottawa 2–3 OT 10,005 7–4–3 17 ^[33] 15 November 10 Ottawa 5–7 Nashville Anderson 16,963 7–5–3 17 ^[34] 16 November 12 2–3 Ottawa Hammond 19,229 8–5–3 19 ^[35] 17 November 14 2–1 Ottawa SO Anderson 19,310 8–5–4 20 ^[36] 18 November 16 Detroit 4–3 Ottawa OT Anderson 16,718 8–5–5 21 ^[37] 19 November 19 Columbus 0–3 Ottawa Anderson 16,925 9–5–5 23 ^[38] 20 November 21 0–4 Ottawa Anderson 18,578 10–5–5 25 ^[39] 21 November 24 Ottawa 7–4 Anderson 18,532 11–5–5 27 ^[40] 22 November 25 Ottawa 5–3 Anderson 16,570 12–5–5 29 ^[41] 23 November 28 Ottawa 3–4 Arizona Anderson 12,727 12–6–5 29 ^[42]
December: 6–8–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 1–6–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Philadelphia 4–2 Ottawa 17,010 12–7–5 29 ^[43] 25 December 3 3–4 Ottawa OT Anderson 17,171 13–7–5 31 ^[44] 26 December 5 2–3 Ottawa OT Anderson 17,281 14–7–5 33 ^[45] 27 December 6 Ottawa 1–4 Anderson 18,006 14–8–5 33 ^[46] 28 December 8 Ottawa 4–2 Anderson 11,571 15–8–5 35 ^[47] 29 December 10 Ottawa 1–4 Anderson 19,092 15–9–5 35 ^[48] 30 December 12 Ottawa 1–3 Montreal Anderson 21,288 15–10–5 35 ^[49] 31 December 14 3–5 Ottawa Anderson 17,829 16–10–5 37 ^[50] 32 December 16 Ottawa 1–2 18,506 16–11–5 37 ^[51] 33 December 18 2–4 Ottawa Anderson 17,990 17–11–5 39 ^[52] 34 December 20 Ottawa 2–5 Tampa Bay Hammond 19,092 17–12–5 39 ^[53] 35 December 22 Ottawa 1–2 Florida SO Anderson 14,538 17–12–6 40 ^[54] 36 December 27 1–3 Ottawa Anderson 20,061 18–12–6 42 ^[55] 37 December 29 Ottawa 3–7 Boston Anderson 17,565 18–13–6 42 ^[56] 38 December 30 New Jersey 3–0 Ottawa Hammond 19,825 18–14–6 42 ^[57]
January: 5–7–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 3–4–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 3 Ottawa 0–3 Chicago 22,016 18–15–6 42 ^[58] 40 January 4 Ottawa 3–2 OT 19,152 19–15–6 44 ^[59] 41 January 7 Florida 3–2 Ottawa Anderson 17,150 19–16–6 44 ^[60] 42 January 9 Boston 1–2 Ottawa OT Anderson 19,125 20–16–6 46 ^[61] 43 January 10 Ottawa 1–7 Washington Hammond 18,506 20–17–6 46 ^[62] 44 January 13 Ottawa 1–4 Anderson 15,791 20–18–6 46 ^[63] 45 January 16 Ottawa 5–3 Los Angeles Anderson 18,230 21–18–6 48 ^[64] 46 January 18 Ottawa 4–3 San Jose SO Anderson 16,619 22–18–6 50 ^[65] 47 January 21 Ottawa 3–6 New Jersey Anderson 14,772 22–19–6 50 ^[66] 48 January 22 NY Islanders 5–2 Ottawa Hammond 18,305 22–20–6 50 ^[67] 49 January 24 NY Rangers 0–3 Ottawa Anderson 18,940 23–20–6 52 ^[68] 50 January 26 Buffalo 3–2 Ottawa Anderson 16,815 23–21–6 52 ^[69]
February: 7–6–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 2–4–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 2 Ottawa 5–6 Pittsburgh 18,420 23–22–6 52 ^[70] 52 February 4 7–2 Ottawa Anderson 18,564 23–23–6 52 ^[71] 53 February 6 Toronto 1–6 Ottawa Anderson 19,379 24–23–6 54 ^[72] 54 February 8 Tampa Bay 1–5 Ottawa Anderson 17,078 25–23–6 56 ^[73] 55 February 10 Ottawa 1–3 Detroit Anderson 20,027 25–24–6 56 ^[74] 56 February 11 Colorado 4–3 Ottawa 17,632 25–25–6 56 ^[75] 57 February 13 Ottawa 2–4 Columbus Anderson 16,164 25–26–6 56 ^[76] 58 February 16 Buffalo 1–2 Ottawa SO Anderson 15,893 26–26–6 58 ^[77] 59 February 18 Carolina 2–4 Ottawa Anderson 16,994 27–26–6 60 ^[78] 60 February 20 Detroit 2–3 Ottawa SO Anderson 18,930 28–26–6 62 ^[79] 61 February 23 Ottawa 4–1 Edmonton Anderson 16,839 29–26–6 64 ^[80] 62 February 25 Ottawa 3–5 Vancouver Anderson 18,570 29–27–6 64 ^[81] 63 February 27 Ottawa 6–4 Calgary Anderson 19,289 30–27–6 66 ^[82]
March: 6–6–3 (Home: 3–3–2 ; Road: 3–3–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 St. Louis 4–3 Ottawa SO 17,207 30–27–7 67 ^[83] 65 March 3 Tampa Bay 4–1 Ottawa Hammond 17,943 30–28–7 67 ^[84] 66 March 5 Ottawa 3–2 Toronto Hammond 19,339 31–28–7 69 ^[85] 67 March 6 Dallas 2–1 Ottawa Hammond 19,419 31–29–7 69 ^[86] 68 March 8 Ottawa 3–4 Carolina SO Hammond 10,743 31–29–8 70 ^[87] 69 March 10 Ottawa 2–6 Florida 15,051 31–30–8 70 ^[88] 70 March 12 Toronto 0–4 Ottawa Anderson 18,557 32–30–8 72 ^[89] 71 March 15 2–3 Ottawa OT Anderson 18,966 33–30–8 74 ^[90] 72 March 18 Ottawa 1–3 Buffalo Anderson 19,070 33–31–8 74 ^[91] 73 March 19 Montreal 0–5 Ottawa Hammond 19,722 34–31–8 76 ^[92] 74 March 22 Washington 4–2 Ottawa Anderson 19,313 34–32–8 76 ^[93] 75 March 23 Ottawa 1–3 NY Islanders Hammond 13,837 34–33–8 76 ^[94] 76 March 26 Anaheim 4–3 Ottawa OT Anderson 18,162 34–33–9 77 ^[95] 77 March 30 Ottawa 2–1 Winnipeg Hammond 15,294 35–33–9 79 ^[96] 78 March 31 Ottawa 3–2 Minnesota Anderson 19,032 36–33–9 81 ^[97]
April: 2–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 2 Ottawa 2–3 Philadelphia 19,578 36–34–9 81 ^[98] 80 April 5 Pittsburgh 5–3 Ottawa Hammond 19,284 36–35–9 81 ^[99] 81 April 7 Florida 1–3 Ottawa 19,165 37–35–9 83 ^[100] 82 April 9 Ottawa 6–1 Boston Hammond 17,565 38–35–9 85 ^[101]
Legend:

Players

Statistics

Final stats^[102]

Scoring

Regular Season^[103]

Player
	82	16	66	82	−2	50
	75	23	38	61	-4	38
	78	29	30	59	1	18
	81	22	34	56	−9	28
	81	21	30	51	−2	18
	82	19	24	43	17	26
	81	25	11	36	16	80
	57	13	17	30	−15	32
	75	10	16	26	9	18
	76	6	14	20	−1	18
	77	8	6	14	2	45
	64	6	7	13	4	34
	80	5	8	13	−3	165
	69	5	7	12	12	34
‡	42	3	9	12	2	6
‡	32	6	4	10	1	12
	30	3	6	9	4	11
†	20	1	7	8	−3	23
	24	2	3	5	−3	6
	52	0	5	5	2	24
	20	2	2	4	−4	37
	14	1	3	4	−4	9
‡	37	0	4	4	7	16
	26	2	1	3	−3	9
	3	1	1	2	2	4
	63	1	1	2	−4	107
	16	0	2	2	−6	2
†	1	0	1	1	1	0
	5	0	1	1	1	2
†	13	0	1	1	−3	2
	15	0	1	1	6	4
	4	0	0	0	−1	0
‡	1	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[104]

Player
	60	60	3,477:08	31	23	5	161	2.78	1,915	.916	4	0	2	0
	24	21	1,382:19	7	11	4	61	2.65	712	.914	1	0	0	2
	1	1	58:02	0	1	0	3	3.10	34	.912	0	0	0	0
	1	0	31:49	0	0	0	0	0.00	11	1.000	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

Regular Season

Player	Award	Awarded
	NHL All-Star game selection^[105]	January 6, 2016
	NHL Second Star of the Week^[106]	February 8, 2016
	NHL Third Star of the Week^[107]	February 22, 2016

Milestones

Player	Milestone	Date
Kyle Turris	400th NHL game	October 10, 2015
Matt O'Connor	1st NHL game 1st NHL start	October 11, 2015
Milan Michalek	700th NHL game	October 11, 2015
Erik Karlsson	400th NHL game	October 11, 2015
Chris Wideman	1st NHL game	October 17, 2015
Chris Neil	900th NHL game	October 22, 2015
	1st NHL game	October 22, 2015^[108]
Kyle Turris	100th NHL goal	October 31, 2015
Bobby Ryan	400th NHL point	October 31, 2015
Craig Anderson	100th win as a member of the Ottawa Senators	November 3, 2015
Jean-Gabriel Pageau	100th NHL game	November 5, 2015
Chris Wideman	1st NHL goal 1st NHL point	November 7, 2015
Shane Prince	1st NHL goal	November 25, 2015
Marc Methot	100th NHL point	November 28, 2015
David Dziurzynski	1st NHL assist	December 6, 2015
Mark Stone	100th NHL point	December 14, 2015
Ryan Dzingel	1st NHL game	December 22, 2015
Max McCormick	1st NHL assist 1st NHL point	December 29, 2015
	1st NHL game	December 30, 2015
Curtis Lazar	100th NHL game	December 30, 2015
Alex Chiasson	200th NHL game	December 30, 2015
Bobby Ryan	200th NHL goal	January 4, 2016
Chris Wideman	1st NHL assist	January 4, 2016
Max McCormick	1st NHL goal	January 7, 2016
Craig Anderson	200th NHL win	January 16, 2016
Patrick Wiercioch	200th NHL game	January 24, 2016
Ryan Dzingel	1st NHL assist 1st NHL point	February 6, 2016
Ryan Dzingel	1st NHL goal	February 16, 2016
Nick Paul	1st NHL game	February 16, 2016
Nick Paul	1st NHL assist 1st NHL point	February 18, 2016
Nick Paul	1st NHL goal	February 23, 2016
Zack Smith	100th NHL point	February 27, 2016
Mike Hoffman	100th NHL point	February 27, 2016
Marc Methot	500th NHL game	March 6, 2016
Bobby Ryan	600th NHL game	March 23, 2016
Cody Ceci	200th NHL game	March 30, 2016
Ben Harpur	1st NHL game	March 31, 2016
Buddy Robinson	1st NHL game	April 5, 2016
Erik Karlsson	100th NHL goal	April 5, 2016
Ben Harpur	1st NHL assist 1st NHL point	April 5, 2016
Fredrik Claesson	1st NHL assist 1st NHL point	April 5, 2016
Buddy Robinson	1st NHL goal 1st NHL point	April 7, 2016
Zack Smith	400th NHL game	April 9, 2016
Buddy Robinson	1st NHL assist	April 9, 2016
Team	Milestone	Date
Ottawa Senators	5000th goal in franchise history (Scored by Jean-Gabriel Pageau)	October 11, 2015
Ottawa Senators	800th win	December 14, 2015
Ottawa Senators	1800th game	February 20, 2016

Records

Team	Record	Date
Ottawa Senators	Franchise record for most shots allowed in one period (27)	December 12, 2015
Player	Record	Date
Mika Zibanejad	Franchise record for scoring the quickest hat-trick (2:38)	February 27, 2016

Transactions

Trades

Date			Reference
	To Buffalo Sabres Robin Lehner David Legwand	To Ottawa Senators NYI's 1st-round pick (21st overall) in 2015	^[109]
	To Edmonton Oilers Eric Gryba	To Ottawa Senators Travis Ewanyk PIT's 4th-round pick (107th overall) in 2015	^[110]
	To New Jersey Devils DAL's 2nd-round pick (42nd overall) in 2015 4th-round pick in 2016	To Ottawa Senators 2nd-round pick (36th overall) in 2015	^[111]
	To Nashville Predators Patrick Mullen	To Ottawa Senators Conor Allen	^[112]
	To Toronto Maple Leafs Jared Cowen Milan Michalek Colin Greening Tobias Lindberg 2nd-round pick in 2017	To Ottawa Senators Dion Phaneuf Matt Frattin Casey Bailey Ryan Rupert Cody Donaghey	^[113]
	To Buffalo Sabres Eric O'Dell Cole Schneider Alex Guptill Michael Sdao	To Ottawa Senators Jason Akeson Phil Varone Jérôme Gauthier-Leduc	^[114]
	To Minnesota Wild Conor Allen	To Ottawa Senators Michael Keranen	^[115]
	To New York Islanders Shane Prince 7th-round pick in 2016	To Ottawa Senators 3rd-round pick in 2016	^[116]

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			One-year, two-way, $700,000	^[117]
			Two-year, two-way, $1.2 million	^[118]
			One-year, two-way, $800,000	^[119]
			One-year, two-way, $800,000	^[120]
			One-year, $575,000	^[121]
			One-year, two-way $800,000	^[122]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			3 years, $3.75 million	^[123]
			1 year, two-way, $700,000	^[124]
			1-year, two-way, $600,000	^[125]

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
		One-year, two-way, $600,000	^[126]
		One-year, two-way, $600,000	^[127]
		One-year, two-way, $700,000	^[128]
		One-year, two-way, $700,000	^[129]
		One-year, $1.2 million	^[130]
		One-year, $2 million	^[131]
		Three-year, entry-level contract	^[132]
		Two-year, $1.6 million contract extension	^[133]
		One-year, $1.5 million contract extension	^[134]
		Three-year, entry-level contract	^[135]
		Three-year, entry-level contract	^[136]
		Three-year, entry-level contract	^[137]
		One-year	^[138]

Suspensions/fines

Player	Reason	Length	Salary	Date issued
	An illegal check to the head of Detroit Red Wings forward Landon Ferraro during NHL game no. 158 in Ottawa on October 31	2 games	$37,634.40	November 2, 2015^[139]
	Diving/embellishment during NHL game no. 422 in Tampa Bay on December 10	–	$2,000.00	December 17, 2015^[140]

Draft picks

See also: List of Ottawa Senators draft picks. Below are the Ottawa Senators' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 26–27, 2015, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. The day before the draft, the Senators traded goaltender Robin Lehner and David Legwand to the Buffalo Sabres to pick up a second first-round pick. On the second day of the draft, the Senators traded with the New Jersey Devils, moving up from the 42nd overall pick to the 36th overall pick to get Gabriel Gagne. The Senators then traded Eric Gryba to the Edmonton Oilers to pick up a player and the fourth-round pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs (107th overall) to select Christian Wolanin.

Round	Overall	Player	Position	Nationality	Club team
1	18	Thomas Chabot	Defence		Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
1	21	Colin White	Centre		U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
2	36	Gabriel Gagne	Right wing		Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
2	48	Filip Chlapik	Centre		Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
4	107	Christian Wolanin	Defence		Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
4	109	Filip Ahl	Left wing		HV71 (J20 SuperElit)
5	139	Christian Jaros	Defence		Lulea HF (J20 SuperElit)
7	199	Joel Daccord	Goaltender		Cushing Academy (USHS–MA)

Draft notes^[141]

• The New York Islanders' first-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent Robin Lehner and David Legwand to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.^[142]

Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 27, 2013 that sent Thomas Vanek to New York in exchange for Matt Moulson, a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[143] The condition – Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2014 or 2015 at New York's choice – was converted on May 22, 2014 when the Islanders elected to keep their 2014 first-round pick.^[144]

• The New Jersey Devils' second-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Dallas' second-round pick in 2015 (42nd overall) and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2015 or 2016 to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.^[145]
• The Ottawa Senators' third-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 fifth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.^[146]
• The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Eric Gryba to Edmonton in exchange for Travis Ewanyk and this pick.^[147]

Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Martin Marincin to Toronto in exchange for Brad Ross and this pick.

Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 25, 2015 that sent Daniel Winnik to Pittsburgh in exchange for Zach Sill, a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.^[148]

• The Ottawa Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on December 18, 2014 that sent Jay Harrison to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.^[149] Winnipeg previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2014 to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.^[150]

Notes and References

1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. 2010 . Triumph Books . 95. 978-1-60078-422-4.
2. Web site: eliteprospects.com . Christian Wolanin . September 29, 2015.
3. Ottawa Senators. Ottawa Senators sign B-Sens head coach Luke Richardson to a one-year contract. July 7, 2015. July 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150708235329/http://senators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774130. July 8, 2015. dead.
4. Web site: Sens F Chiasson gets $1.2M in arbitration. TSN. July 26, 2015. July 26, 2015.
5. Web site: Mike Hoffman of Ottawa Senators awarded one-year, $2 million contract in arbitration. NHL.com. August 3, 2015. August 3, 2015.
6. Web site: Sens D Phillips suffers setback. TSN.ca. September 5, 2015. September 5, 2015.
7. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk announces Daniel Alfredsson appointed as senior advisor of hockey operations . September 17, 2015 . September 29, 2015.
8. Web site: 2015-16 Regular Season Schedule/Results. October 11, 2015. October 11, 2015.
9. Web site: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators. October 11, 2015. October 11, 2015.
10. News: . February 9, 2016 . Maple Leafs deal D Phaneuf to Senators in nine-player trade . . February 10, 2016.
11. Web site: 2015-2016 Regular Season Schedule/Results - Ottawa Senators - Schedule. July 17, 2015. Senators.nhl.com.
12. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs. September 21, 2015. September 21, 2015.
13. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators. September 21, 2015. September 21, 2015.
14. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres. September 23, 2015. September 23, 2015.
15. Web site: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators. September 26, 2015. September 26, 2015.
16. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes. September 27, 2015. September 27, 2015.
17. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets. September 29, 2015. September 29, 2015.
18. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens. October 1, 2015. October 1, 2015.
19. Web site: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators. October 3, 2015. October 3, 2015.
20. Web site: 2015–16 Regular Season Schedule/Results. March 5, 2016. March 5, 2016.
21. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres. October 8, 2015. October 8, 2015.
22. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs. October 10, 2015. October 10, 2015.
23. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets. October 14, 2015. October 14, 2015.
24. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins. October 15, 2015. October 15, 2015.
25. Web site: Nashville Predators at Ottawa Senators. October 17, 2015. October 17, 2015.
26. Web site: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators . October 22, 2015 . October 22, 2015.
27. Web site: Arizona Coyotes at Ottawa Senators . October 24, 2015. October 24, 2015.
28. Web site: Calgary Flames at Ottawa Senators . October 28, 2015. October 28, 2015.
29. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings. October 30, 2015. October 30, 2015.
30. Web site: Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators. October 31, 2015. October 31, 2015.
31. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens. November 3, 2015. November 3, 2015.
32. Web site: Winnipeg Jets at Ottawa Senators . November 5, 2015. November 5, 2015.
33. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes . November 7, 2015. November 7, 2015.
34. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Nashville Predators . November 10, 2015. November 10, 2015.
35. Web site: Vancouver Canucks at Ottawa Senators . November 12, 2015. November 12, 2015.
36. Web site: New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators . November 14, 2015. November 14, 2015.
37. Web site: Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators . November 16, 2015. November 16, 2015.
38. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets at Ottawa Senators . November 19, 2015 . November 19, 2015.
39. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators . November 21, 2015 . November 21, 2015.
40. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Dallas Stars . November 24, 2015 . November 24, 2015.
41. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Colorado Avalanche . November 25, 2015 . November 25, 2015.
42. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Arizona Coyotes . November 29, 2015 . November 29, 2015.
43. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators . December 1, 2015 . December 1, 2015.
44. Web site: Chicago Blackhawks at Ottawa Senators . December 3, 2015 . December 3, 2015.
45. Web site: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators . December 5, 2015 . December 5, 2015.
46. Web site: Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers . December 6, 2015 . December 6, 2015.
47. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers . December 8, 2015 . December 8, 2015.
48. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning . December 10, 2015 . December 10, 2015.
49. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens . December 12, 2015 . December 12, 2015.
50. Web site: Los Angeles Kings at Ottawa Senators . December 14, 2015 . December 14, 2015.
51. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals . December 16, 2015 . December 16, 2015.
52. Web site: San Jose Sharks . December 18, 2015 . December 18, 2015.
53. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning . December 20, 2015 . December 20, 2015.
54. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers . December 22, 2015 . December 22, 2015.
55. Web site: Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators . December 27, 2015 . December 27, 2015.
56. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins . December 29, 2015 . December 29, 2015.
57. Web site: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators . December 30, 2015 . December 30, 2015.
58. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Chicago Blackhawks . January 3, 2016 . January 3, 2016.
59. Web site: Ottawa Senators at St. Louis Blues . January 4, 2016 . January 4, 2016.
60. Web site: Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators . January 7, 2016 . January 7, 2016.
61. Web site: Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators . January 9, 2016 . January 9, 2016.
62. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals . January 10, 2016 . January 10, 2016.
63. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Anaheim Ducks . January 13, 2016 . January 14, 2016.
64. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Los Angeles Kings . January 16, 2016 . January 16, 2016.
65. Web site: Ottawa Senators at San Jose Sharks . January 18, 2016 . January 18, 2016.
66. Web site: Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils . January 21, 2016 . January 21, 2016.
67. Web site: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators . January 22, 2016 . January 22, 2016.
68. Web site: New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators . January 24, 2016 . January 24, 2016.
69. Web site: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators . January 26, 2016 . January 26, 2016.
70. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins . February 2, 2016 . February 3, 2016.
71. Web site: Edmonton Oilers at Ottawa Senators . February 4, 2016 . February 4, 2016.
72. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators . February 6, 2016 . February 6, 2016.
73. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators . February 8, 2016 . February 8, 2016.
74. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings . February 10, 2016 . February 10, 2016.
75. Web site: Colorado Avalanche at Ottawa Senators . February 11, 2016 . February 11, 2016.
76. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets . February 13, 2016 . February 13, 2016.
77. Web site: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators . February 16, 2016 . February 16, 2016.
78. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators . February 18, 2016 . February 18, 2016.
79. Web site: Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators . February 20, 2016 . February 20, 2016.
80. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Edmonton Oilers . February 23, 2016 . February 23, 2016.
81. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks . February 25, 2016 . February 26, 2016.
82. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Calgary Flames . February 27, 2016 . February 28, 2016.
83. Web site: St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators . March 2, 2016 . March 2, 2016.
84. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators . March 3, 2016 . March 3, 2016.
85. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs . March 5, 2016 . March 5, 2016.
86. Web site: Dallas Stars at Ottawa Senators - March 6th, 2016 . March 6, 2016 . March 6, 2016.
87. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes . March 8, 2016 . March 8, 2016.
88. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers . March 10, 2016 . March 10, 2016.
89. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators . March 12, 2016 . March 12, 2016.
90. Web site: Minnesota Wild at Ottawa Senators . March 15, 2016 . March 15, 2016.
91. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres . March 18, 2016 . March 18, 2016.
92. Web site: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators . March 19, 2016 . March 19, 2016.
93. Web site: Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators . March 22, 2016 . March 22, 2016.
94. Web site: Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders . March 23, 2016 . March 23, 2016.
95. Web site: Anaheim Ducks at Ottawa Senators . March 26, 2016 . March 26, 2016.
96. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets . March 30, 2016 . March 30, 2016.
97. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Minnesota Wild . March 31, 2016 . March 31, 2016.
98. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers . April 2, 2016 . April 2, 2016.
99. Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators . April 5, 2016 . April 5, 2016.
100. Web site: Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators . April 7, 2016 . April 7, 2016.
101. Web site: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins . April 9, 2016 . April 9, 2016 . nhl.com.
102. Web site: 2015–2016 Regular Season Stats – Points – Ottawa Senators – Statistics . Ottawa Senators . April 13, 2016.
103. Web site: 2015–16 Regular season – Ottawa Senators Stats – Skaters . NHL.com . January 14, 2020.
104. Web site: 2015–16 Regular season – Ottawa Senators Stats – Goalies . NHL.com . January 14, 2020.
105. Web site: Star-studded Central roster highlights All-Star reveal. NHL. January 6, 2016.
106. Web site: Crosby, Karlsson, Trocheck named NHL's Three Stars. NHL. February 8, 2016.
107. Jagr, Haula and Anderson named 'Stars' of week . NHL. February 22, 2016.
108. News: The Globe and Mail . Arizona Coyotes down Ottawa Senators 4-1 . Lisa . Wallace . October 25, 2015.
109. News Release: Senators acquire the 21st overall selection in 2015 NHL Draft . June 26, 2015 . June 26, 2015 . Ottawa Senators.
110. Oilers get D-man Gryba from Senators, trade Marincin . June 26, 2015 . June 27, 2015 . Ottawa Senators.
111. Devils continue dealing, swap picks with Sens . June 26, 2015 . June 27, 2015 . New Jersey Devils.
112. News Release: Senators acquire defenceman Conor Allen from Nashville in exchange for Patrick Mullen . January 14, 2016 . January 14, 2016 . Ottawa Senators.
113. News Release: Senators acquire defenceman Dion Phaneuf from Toronto in nine-player trade . February 9, 2016 . February 9, 2016 . Ottawa Senators.
114. Web site: Sabres acquire four from Senators . . 2016-02-27 . 2016-02-27.
115. Wild Acquires Conor Allen From Ottawa, Scott Sabourin From Los Angeles . . February 29, 2016 . February 29, 2016.
116. Islanders Acquire Prince . . February 29, 2016 . February 29, 2016.
117. Ottawa Senators. News Release: Senators agree to terms with forward Eric O'Dell on a one-year, two-way contract. July 1, 2015.
118. Ottawa Senators. News Release: Senators agree to terms with forward Zack Stortini on a two-year, two-way contract. July 1, 2015.
119. Ottawa Senators. News Release: Senators agree to terms with defenceman Michael Kostka on a one-year, two-way contract. July 1, 2015.
120. Ottawa Senators. News Release: Senators sign defenceman Mark Fraser to a one-year, two-way contract . September 28, 2015.
121. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Senators sign forward Scott Gomez to a one-year contract . March 2, 2016.
122. Web site: Senators agree to terms with forward Tom Pyatt on a one-year, two-way contract. senators.nhl.com. May 24, 2016.
123. Web site: Erik Condra signs three-year deal with Lightning. Tampa Bay Times. July 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150729020255/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/lightning/erik-condra-could-be-landing-with-lightning/2235761. July 29, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
124. Web site: Flames sign forward Derek Grant. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
125. Web site: Coyotes Sign Grant to One-Year, Two-Way Contract. nhl.com. July 17, 2015.
126. Ottawa Senators. News Release: Senators agree to terms with defenceman Chris Wideman on a one-year, two-way contract. June 29, 2015.
127. Ottawa Senators. News Release: Senators agree to terms with defenceman Patrick Mullen to a one-year, two-way contract. June 30, 2015.
128. Ottawa Senators. News Release: Senators agree to terms with forward Cole Schneider on a one-year, two-way contract. July 2, 2015.
129. Ottawa Senators. News Release: Senators agree to terms with forward Shane Prince on a one-year, two-way contract. July 15, 2015.
130. Ottawa Senators. News Release: National Hockey League arbitrator awards Alex Chiasson a one-year contract at $1.2 million. July 26, 2015.
131. Ottawa Senators. News Release: National Hockey League arbitrator awards Mike Hoffman a one-year contract at $2.0 million. August 3, 2015.
132. Ottawa Senators. News Release: Senators sign defenceman Thomas Chabot to entry-level contract . September 30, 2015.
133. Ottawa Senators. News Release: Senators agree to terms with defenceman Chris Wideman on a two year contract extension. February 24, 2016.
134. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Senators agree to terms with forward Chris Neil on a one-year contract extension . February 27, 2016.
135. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Senators sign forward Francis Perron to entry-level contract . March 15, 2016.
136. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Senators sign defenceman Macoy Erkamps to a three-year entry level contract . March 15, 2016.
137. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Senators sign defenceman Andreas Englund to entry-level contract . April 5, 2016.
138. Ottawa Senators . News Release: Senators sign forward Buddy Robinson to a one-year, two-way contract . June 23, 2016.
139. Web site: Mark Stone of Ottawa Senators suspended two games for illegal check to the head. November 2, 2015. November 2, 2015.
140. Web site: Senators' Smith fined for diving/embellishment. December 17, 2015. December 17, 2015.
141. Web site: 2015 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. June 3, 2015.
142. Web site: Sens to trade Lehner, Legwand to Sabres for first-rounder. June 26, 2015. June 26, 2015.
143. Web site: Islanders Acquire Vanek from Sabres for Moulson, Picks. October 28, 2013. October 29, 2013.
144. Web site: Islanders to retain 2014 first-round draft pick. May 22, 2014. May 22, 2014.
145. Web site: Trades completed during 2015 NHL Draft weekend. June 27, 2015. June 27, 2015.
146. Web site: Senators acquire Hemsky from Oilers. March 5, 2014. March 5, 2014.
147. Web site: Oilers get D-man Gryba from Senators, trade Marincin. June 27, 2015. June 27, 2015.
148. Web site: Maple Leafs acquire Sill and draft picks from Pittsburgh. February 25, 2015. February 25, 2015.
149. Web site: Jets acquire D Harrison from Hurricanes for sixth-round pick. December 18, 2014. December 18, 2014.
150. Web site: Notes from the 2014 NHL Draft. June 28, 2014. June 28, 2014.