Senators' Claude Giroux: Two slappers and an apple
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Giroux had two goals and an assist in a 5-2 win over the Sharks on Saturday.
He intercepted a blind pass through the slot early in the second period and wound up for a slapper that froze Kaapo Kahkonen. Giroux then extended the lead to 5-2 late in the third with yet another slap shot, this time on a breakaway. The first-year Senator has 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists) in 24 games.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Two points in overtime win
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Giroux scored the game-winning goal, added an assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Kings.
Giroux helped out on a Brady Tkachuk tally in the first period. Just 20 seconds into overtime, Giroux got on a breakaway and scored after an impressive backhand stretch pass from Tim Stutzle. It had been a quiet run for Giroux lately -- he had just one assist in his previous five games. The 34-year-old is up to nine tallies, 11 assists, 49 shots on net, 18 hits and a plus-1 rating in 21 contests overall.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Point streak reaches nine games
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Giroux scored a goal and registered an assist in Ottawa's 4-2 loss to the Islanders on Monday.
Giroux has eight goals and 17 points in 15 games this season. His latest work extended his point streak to nine games. He's been everything the Senators were hoping for when they signed him over the summer. It certainly doesn't hurt that he's seeing ice time with Tim Stutzle and Brady Tkachuk.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Scores in fourth straight game
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Giroux scored in his fourth straight game Tuesday in a 6-4 loss to Vancouver.
Giroux has scored more than 28 goals only once in his 16-year NHL career, but he is currently is on pace for 40-plus, as he has seven goals in 12 games. He also has four assists this season. Giroux has been a veteran force on the young Senators and is seeing playing time with Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stutzle on a dynamite top line.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Nets 300th NHL goal
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Giroux scored a goal in a 2-1 loss to the Flyers on Saturday.
Giroux tapped in a cross-ice pass from Tim Stutzle to put the Sens up 1-0 early in the first period. It was his 300th NHL goal in his first game against his former team, and it stretched his current point streak to five games (six points) and goal streak to three contests (four).
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Facing Flyers
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Giroux will face Philadelphia for the first time Saturday, Sam Carchidi of Philly Hockey Now reports.
Giroux spent the first 14 seasons of his NHL career with the Flyers, but he was dealt at the trade deadline to Florida. He signed in the offseason with Ottawa and will face the Flyers at home Saturday. It should be more interesting next Saturday as the Senators will be in Philadelphia. Giroux is off to a good start this season with five goals and nine points in 10 games.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Scores a pair Thursday
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Giroux had two goals Thursday in a 5-4 loss to Vegas.
Giroux has five goals and nine points in 10 games for the Senators this year, his first season in Ottawa. The 34-year-old is seeing time on the second line with Alex DeBrincat and Tim Stutzle as well as second unit power-play time, although the Senators often mix up their top-two lines.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Three-game scoring streak
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Giroux added an assist Thursday in a 5-2 victory over Washington.
Giroux was held off the scoresheet in Ottawa's first game of the season but has struck for points in three straight games. The 34-year-old has two goals and two assists this season playing alongside Josh Norris and Alex DeBrincat on a formidable second line.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: Scores second of season
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Giroux scored once in a 7-5 win over Boston on Tuesday.
Giroux has two goals and an assist in his first three games with Ottawa. The 34-year-old spent his first 11-plus seasons with the Flyers before he was dealt just before the trade deadline last season to Florida, where he had three goals and 23 points in 18 games.
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Senators' Claude Giroux: First two points with new team
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Giroux scored a goal and added an assist in a 3-2 loss to Toronto on Saturday.
They were the first two points in a Sens' uniform for the 34-year-old winger with 1,020 NHL games under his belt. Giroux is coming off a 65-point campaign in 75 games between Philly and Florida last season, and should be a lock for another strong fantasy season. He now has 925 career points (295 goals, 630 assists).
Senators' Claude Giroux: Makes Senators debut Saturday
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Giroux will make his Senators home debut Saturday, per the Ottawa Sun.
Giroux signed a three-year contract in the offseason and while he is expected to start the season with Tim Stutzle and Alex DeBrincat, he is likely to play Saturday alongside DeBrincat and Shane Pinto. Giroux had 21 goals and 65 points last season in 75 games and could produce similar numbers while operating as a top-six forward and on the top power-play unit in Ottawa.
Giroux signed a three-year, $19.5 million contract with the Senators on Wednesday, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reports.
Giroux remained a high-end contributor during his age-34 season in 2021-22, racking up 21 goals and 65 points through 75 regular-season contests split between the Flyers and the Panthers before adding eight points through 10 playoff appearances with Florida. Giroux's production may fall off a bit on an Ottawa team that has yet to finish its rebuild, but as long as he's able to stay relatively healthy, he should still produce at least 20-plus goals and 55-plus points while skating in the Senators' top six and receiving significant power-play time in 2022-23.
