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Senators' Michael Amadio: Two points in Monday's win
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Amadio scored an even-strength goal and added a shorthanded assist in Monday's 4-1 win over the Bruins. He also delivered two shots on net, a blocked shot and a plus-3 rating.
The 30-year-old was a menace alongside Tim Stutzle on the penalty kill, and Amadio fed the star center for the game's opening tally midway through the first period after intercepting a Boston pass in his own zone and launching a 2-on-1 break. Amadio scored his own goal early in the second, potting Ottawa's fourth on a one-timer from in close. He's off to a quick start to the season, collecting two goals and three points in two games, but Amadio's highly unlikely to maintain that pace -- his career high in goals in 16 from 2022-23 with the Golden Knights, and his best effort in points was the 35 he produced for the Sens last season.
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Senators' Tim Stutzle: Three points in win over Boston
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Stutzle scored two goals, one shorthanded and the other the game-winner, with an even-strength assist in Monday's 4-1 win over the Bruins. He added three shots on net, a hit, a blocked shot and a plus-3 rating to his ledger.
The star center opened the scoring midway through the first period, converting on the counter-attack after Michael Amadio stole the puck in the Ottawa end to launch a 2-on-1 break. Stutzle then scored what proved to be the winner less than two minutes later just after that same Boston power play had expired, only this time he was the one intercepting the pass and launching the break. Stutzle has jumped out to a quick start to 2026-27 with two goals and four points in two games, as he looks to reach the 80-point plateau for the third time in his career.
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Senators' Samuel Ersson: Needed in relief Monday
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Ersson turned aside eight of the nine shots he faced after replacing Linus Ullmark (undisclosed) to begin the third period of Monday's 4-1 win over the Bruins.
Ullmark was shaken up late in the second period after a collision with JJ Peterka, but per Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia, Senators coach Travis Green indicated his removal for the final frame was just precautionary. The decision still resulted in Ersson seeing his first action for his new team in a relatively low-stress situation, as Ottawa held a 4-0 lead after two periods. Ersson likely would have been in line anyway to get his first start of the season Tuesday in Detroit, but the Sens may need to summon help from AHL Belleville to back him up if Ullmark needs additional recovery time.
Senators' Linus Ullmark: Leaves game after collision in crease
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Ullmark (undisclosed) departed Monday's 4-1 win over the Bruins after tweaking something, though head coach Travis Green said the netminder was pulled from the game for precautionary reasons, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.
Ullmark stopped all 10 shots he faced before being replaced by Samuel Ersson at the start of the third period. The 33-year-old Ullmark was nicked up after a collision in the blue paint with Boston's JJ Peterka. Green said postgame that Ullmark will continue to be evaluated. Ottawa will continue its road trip in the second half of a back-to-back Tuesday in Detroit. Ullmark should be considered questionable, at best, for that matchup at this time, but it would not be surprising to see Ersson draw the start Tuesday.
Senators' Jake Sanderson: Out for remainder of road trip
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Sanderson (lower body) will miss at least the next two games, starting with Monday's matchup against Boston, Jackson Starr of the Senators' official site reports.
Sanderson's injury isn't as bad as the Senators first thought, but he has returned to Ottawa and will miss the remainder of the team's season-opening road trip. It's unclear when the 24-year-old blueliner will be ready to return. He logged only 4:29 of ice time in Saturday's 3-2 win over Toronto. Cameron Crotty will replace Sanderson in Monday's lineup against the Bruins.
Ullmark will start Monday's road game against Boston, Senators on-air host Jackson Starr reports.
Ullmark drew the Opening Night start in Toronto on Saturday and turned aside 27 of 29 shots in a 3-2 victory. He'll remain in the crease for Monday's matchup and will attempt to continue his winning ways against the Maple Leafs, who have lost two of their first three regular-season games.
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Senators' Andre Burakovsky: Shifts to IR
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Burakovsky (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday, according to Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia.
In a corresponding move, Ottawa recalled blueliner Jorian Donovan from AHL Belleville on Monday. Burakovsky will miss his second straight game when the Senators visit Boston on Monday. He is eligible to be activated whenever he is healthy, but it's unclear when he will be ready to return.
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Senators' Jorian Donovan: Summoned from AHL
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Donovan was recalled from AHL Belleville on Monday.
Donovan hasn't earned a point in two minor-league appearances this season. With Jake Sanderson (lower body) dealing with an injury, the 22-year-old Donovan will provide Ottawa with some additional defensive depth.
Giroux delivered two assists in a 3-2 win over Toronto on Saturday.
The 38-year-old veteran of 1,013 NHL games looked sharp out of the gate Saturday. Giroux is on the third line and will see duty on the second power-play unit. He's settled into a groove where he delivers about 50 points, including double digits on the power play, while continuing to win at least 500 faceoffs. Last season, Giroux's efficiency was excellent (63.1 percent) with 504 wins, and he delivered 600 wins (61.5 percent) the year before. He still has fantasy value in his tank.
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Senators' Michael Amadio: Sweet goal in season opener
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Amadio scored a goal Saturday in a 3-2 season-opening win over Toronto.
He knotted the game 2-2 in the second off a deft saucer pass from Tim Stutzle that went over a sprawling Morgan Rielly right to the winger, who redirected it past Sergei Bobrovsky. Amadio is fresh off the best season of his career, with 15 goals, 20 assists and 105 hits in 81 games, and he finds himself on a top-nine line with Shane Pinto and Claude Giroux. He could be a smart waiver grab in banger leagues.
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Senators' Stephen Halliday: First career game winner
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Halliday scored a goal in a 3-2 victory over Toronto on Saturday.
Halliday jammed in a rebound from the side of the net just as a Senators power play ended in the third period. It stood as the winner. Halliday has just 30 games under his NHL belt, but he's earned a role as the Sens' fourth-line pivot. It was his first career game-winning goal.
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Senators' Linus Ullmark: Strong when game on line
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Ullmark made 27 saves in a 3-2 win over Toronto on Saturday.
Ullmark was strong when he needed to be, especially in the second period when he stretched to get a toe on a great shot by William Nylander to keep the score knotted 2-2. Ullmark's overall stat line last year was mid, but he sparkled with a 14-4-3 record, 2.43 GAA and .904 save percentage in his final 21 starts after returning from a mental health leave. He's the key to the team's success this season post-Brady Tkachuk.
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Senators' Thomas Chabot: Statement game as new team captain
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Chabot scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Maple Leafs.
It was a statement game for the new Senators captain. Chabot put the Sens up 1-0 late in the first period on rebound. And he stepped up when Jake Sanderson (lower body) left the game early and didn't return. Chabot himself has a long history of injury, and he's played a full season just once (80 games in 2024-25) in 10 seasons as a regular. Still, he's capable of a 40-point campaign with some power-play production, and that's valuable in a lot of formats.
Sanderson departed Saturday's game versus the Maple Leafs due to a lower-body injury, Julian McKenzie of The Athletic reports.
Sanderson is set for further evaluation Sunday, and the team will know more in the next few days. The defenseman was never seemingly fully healthy after dealing with the injury throughout the preseason, but this is the first time the Senators have put a label on the issue. His status for Monday's game in Boston remains up in the air.
Sanderson (undisclosed) exited Saturday's game against Toronto and won't return to the contest.
Sanderson was questionable for Saturday's tilt, and he ultimately logged just 4:29 of ice time before his night was done. The 24-year-old appeared to aggravate an injury, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, so Sanderson's exit might be related to his previous issue.
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Senators' Linus Ullmark: Set to face Maple Leafs
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Ullmark is expected to guard the road goal against Toronto on Saturday, according to Julian McKenzie of The Athletic.
Ullmark is poised to get Ottawa's season opener after being the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate. He has gone 8-5-1 with a 2.93 GAA and an .898 save percentage in 16 career regular-season outings against the Maple Leafs. Toronto (1-1-0) has scored four goals in two games this campaign.
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