A commitment to defence has been a central theme for the Senators, not just Tkachuk, under new head coach Travis Green. The Senators have the sixth-best goals-against rate in the league, a 180-degree turn from the fifth-worst in the league last season.

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

Former Ottawa Senator Joonas Korppisalo pitched a shutout against his old team and the Bruins won 2-0 t the Garden.

The Boston Bruins have little time to dwell on negatives. A night after the Bruins' season of ups and downs continued with a 5-1 road loss to the New Jersey Devils, Boston returns to home ice for a Thursday night matchup against the Atlantic Division rival Ottawa Senators.

The Bruins may not be the most talented bunch and the direction of the organization is still very much up in the air.

According to Daily Faceoff, the Ottawa Senators' lineup includes Brady Tkachuk, Claude Giroux, and Drake Batherson on the wings, with Josh Norris, Tim Stützle, and Shane Pinto at center.

Looking to snap a seven-year postseason drought, the Ottawa Senators did their playoff chances no favors Tuesday in fall 5-0 to the New York Rangers. On

“There’s been some pretty awesome atmospheres,” said captain Brady Tkachuk ... after great cycling from Tim Stutzle and Claude Giroux. Minutes later, Stutzle put on a clinic, dangling ...

Help is on the way for the Ottawa Senators. Veteran winger David Perron, who has only suited up for nine games this season, is expected to suit up for the first time since Nov. 23 when the Senators face the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at TD Garden.

RANGERS 5, SENATORS 0 The Ottawa Senators were a bad act on Broadway. The Senators looked disjointed and didn’t have much going in an embarrassing 5-0 loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.

The Ottawa Senators are victors of back to back matchups over the weekend with travel. With those points earned, the Senators have climbed to first in the wild card playoff race and have bumped Boston out.

In recent times, Calgary Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson’s name has come up in news. The Swede has stated that he would like to remain in Calgary and