2025–26 Ottawa Senators season

2025–26 Ottawa Senators
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
Team information
General managerSteve Staios
CoachTravis Green
CaptainBrady Tkachuk
Alternate captains
ArenaCanadian Tire Centre
Minor league affiliate(s)

The is the 34th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. The Senators will attempt to return to the NHL playoffs for the second season in a row.

Off-season

In a draft-day transaction, the Senators traded for the Los Angeles Kings' Jordan Spence, a right defenceman.[1]

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 26, 2025.[2]

Regular season

The Ottawa Senators regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2025.

2025–26 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Players

Current roster

Updated July 15, 2025[3][4]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
22 Canada Michael Amadio RW R 29 2024 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
19 Canada Drake Batherson RW R 27 2017 Fort Wayne, Indiana
49 United States Wyatt Bongiovanni LW L 26 2024 Birmingham, Michigan
54 United States Tyler Boucher RW R 22 2021 Scottsdale, Arizona
72 Canada Thomas Chabot (A) D L 28 2015 Sainte-Marie, Quebec
21 Canada Nick Cousins C L 32 2024 Belleville, Ontario
24 Canada Dylan Cozens C R 24 2025 Whitehorse, Yukon
89 Denmark Lars Eller C L 36 2025 Rødovre, Denmark
28 Canada Claude Giroux (A) RW R 37 2022 Hearst, Ontario
71 Canada Ridly Greig C L 23 2020 Calgary, Alberta
83 Canada Stephen Halliday C L 23 2022 Ajax, Ontario
42 Canada Hayden Hodgson RW R 29 2024 Windsor, Ontario
14 Czech Republic Jan Jenik (RFA) LW L 24 2024 Nymburk, Czech Republic
3 United States Nick Jensen Injured Reserve D R 34 2024 Saint Paul, Minnesota
– United States Arthur Kaliyev RW L 24 2025 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
43 United States Tyler Kleven D L 23 2020 Fargo, North Dakota
33 Finland Nikolas Matinpalo D R 26 2023 Espoo, Finland
1 Finland Leevi Merilainen G L 23 2020 Oulu, Finland
17 Canada Zack MacEwen RW R 29 2023 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
57 Canada David Perron LW R 37 2024 Sherbrooke, Quebec
45 United States Garrett Pilon C R 27 2023 Mineola, New York
12 United States Shane Pinto C R 24 2019 Franklin Square, New York
85 United States Jake Sanderson D L 23 2020 Whitefish, Montana
– United States Hunter Shepard G L 29 2025 Cohasset, Minnesota
– Canada Jordan Spence D R 24 2025 Sydney, Australia
18 Germany Tim Stutzle C L 23 2020 Viersen, Germany
7 United States Brady Tkachuk (C) LW L 25 2018 Scottsdale, Arizona
35 Sweden Linus Ullmark G L 32 2024 Lugnvik, Sweden
20 Sweden Fabian Zetterlund LW R 25 2025 Karlstad, Sweden
2 Russia Artyom Zub D R 29 2020 Khabarovsk, Russia

Transactions

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 27, 2025 (2025-06-27) To Nashville Predators
1st-round pick in 2025 		To Ottawa Senators
1st-round pick in 2025
2nd-round pick in 2025 		Sportsnet[5]
June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28) To Los Angeles Kings
2nd-round pick in 2025
6th-round pick in 2026 		To Ottawa Senators
Jordan Spence 		NHL[6]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Lars Eller Washington Capitals 1-year Free agency TSN[7]
Olle Lycksell Philadelphia Flyers 1-year Free agency Sportsnet[8]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Arthur Kaliyev New York Rangers 1-year Free agency NHL[9]
Hunter Shepard Washington Capitals 1-year Free agency Sportsnet[10]
July 3, 2025 Jackson Parsons Kitchener Rangers 3-year† Free agency Puckpedia [11]

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Angus Crookshank New Jersey Devils 2-year Free agency NHL[12]
Anton Forsberg Los Angeles Kings 2-year Free agency Sportsnet[13]
Adam Gaudette San Jose Sharks 2-year Free agency Sportsnet[14]
Dennis Gilbert Philadelphia Flyers 1-year Free agency Sportsnet[15]
Matthew Highmore New York Islanders 1-year Free agency NHL[16]
Cole Reinhardt Vegas Golden Knights 2-year Free agency NHL[17]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Jeremy Davies Vegas Golden Knights 2-year Free agency [18]
August 15, 2025 (2025-08-15) Travis Hamonic Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency [19]

Player signings

Date Player Term Ref
June 29, 2025 Claude Giroux 1-year Sportsnet[20]
June 30, 2025 Leevi Merilainen 1-year Nhl.com[21]
Nick Cousins 1-year Puckpedia[22]
July 1, 2025 Wyatt Bongiovanni 1-year Puckpedia[23]
July 2, 2025 Hayden Hodgson 1-year NHL[24]
July 19, 2025 Xavier Bourgault 1-year NHL[25]

Key

 †  Contract is entry-level.

Draft picks

The 2025 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27 and 28 at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Ottawa chose the following players:

Round Overall Player Position Nationality Club team
1 23
(from Nashville) 		Logan Hensler Defence  United States University of Wisconsin (B1G)
3 93
(from Carolina via WSH) 		Blake Vanek Forward  United States Stillwater High School (USHS-MN)
4 97
(from San Jose) 		Lucas Beckman Goalie  Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
5 149 Dmitri Isayev Left Wing  Russia Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Jr. (MHL)
6 181 Bruno Idzan Left Wing  Croatia Lincoln Stars (USHL)
7 213 Andrei Trofimov Goalie  Russia Stalnye Lisy (MHL)

Bruno Idzan is the first Croatian-born player to have been selected in the NHL entry draft. The Senators chose two Russian players, their first Russian players selected in the draft since 2015. Blake Vanek is the son of former NHL player Thomas Vanek.[26]

  1. The Nashville Predators acquired the Senators' 21st overall pick for the 23rd overall pick and a third-round pick (67th overall) in this draft.[27]
  2. The Senators' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Tristen Robins, Fabian Zetterlund and a fourth-round pick in 2025 to Ottawa in exchange for Noah Gregor, Zack Ostapchuk and this pick.[28]
  3. The Senators' third-round pick (85th-overall) went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Washington's third-round pick in 2025 (91st overall) and a fifth-round pick in 2025 (154th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.[29]
    Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 13, 2024, that sent St. Louis' second-round pick in 2025 and a fifth-round pick in 2026 to St. Louis in exchange for a second-round pick in 2026 and this pick.[30]
    St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 2, 2024, that sent future considerations to Ottawa in exchange for Mathieu Joseph and this pick.[31]
  4. The Carolina Hurricanesꞌ third-round pick (91st-overall) went to the Senators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Florida's third-round pick in 2025 (96th overall) and a seventh-round pick in 2027 to Washington in exchange for this pick.[32]
    Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent Evgeny Kuznetsov to Carolina in exchange for this pick.[33]
  5. The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick (97th-overal)) went to the Senators as the result of a trade on March 7, 2025, that sent Noah Gregor, Zack Ostapchuk and a second-round pick in 2025 to San Jose in exchange for Tristen Robins, Fabian Zetterlund and this pick.[28]
  6. The Senators' fourth-round pick (117th-overall) went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2025, that sent Evander Kane to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.[34]
    Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on August 18, 2024, that sent Vasily Podkolzin to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.[35]
    Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 15, 2024, that sent Xavier Bourgault and Jake Chiasson to Ottawa in exchange for Roby Jarventie and this pick.[36]

References

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  2. ^ "Senators Announce 2025-26 Preseason Schedule" (Press release). Ottawa Senators. July 16, 2025 – via NHL.com.
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  7. ^ "Sens sign F Eller to one-year, $1.25M deal". TSN. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025 – via tsn.ca.
  8. ^ "Senators sign forward Olle Lycksell to one-year, two-way contract". Sportsnet. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025 – via sportsnet.ca.
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  11. ^ Puckpedia Staffo (July 3, 2025). "Parsons Signs a 3-Year, $2.49M Deal with the Senators". Puckpedia.
  12. ^ New Jersey Devils Communications (July 1, 2025). "Crookshank Joins Devils on 2-Year Deal" (Press release).
  13. ^ "Kings sign goaltender Anton Forsberg to two-year contract". Sportsnet. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025 – via sportsnet.ca.
  14. ^ "Sharks sign Adam Gaudette to two-year, $4M contract". Sportsnet. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025 – via sportsnet.ca.
  15. ^ "Flyers sign Dennis Gilbert to one-year, $875K deal". Sportsnet. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025 – via sportsnet.ca.
  16. ^ New York Islanders Communications (July 1, 2025). "Islanders Sign Bear, Highmore, McWard, Terry, Berg, Dorrington, Drew, Mitton, and Rowe" (Press release).
  17. ^ Vegas Golden Knights Communications (July 1, 2025). "Vegas Golden Knights Announce Roster Transactions" (Press release).
  18. ^ "Golden Knights sign D Jeremy Davies to two-year contract". Sportsnet. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  19. ^ "Hamonic signs 1-year, $1 million contract with Red Wings". NHL. August 15, 2025. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  20. ^ Sportsnet staff (June 29, 2025). "Claude Giroux signs extension with Senators to avoid free agency". sportsnet.ca.
  21. ^ Ottawa Senators (June 30, 2025). "Back for More-iläinen". nhl.com (Press release).
  22. ^ "Cousins Signs a 1-Year, $825K Deal with the Senators". puckpedia.com. June 30, 2025.
  23. ^ Puckpedia staff (July 1, 2025). "Bongiovanni Signs a 1-Year, $775K Deal with the Senators". puckpedia.com.
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  25. ^ Lindsay D'Amico (July 19, 2025). "Senators agree to one-year contract with forward Xavier Bourgault for 2025-26 season". nhl.com (Press release).
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  27. ^ "Senators trade 21st overall pick to Predators for Nos. 23 and 67". Sportsnet. June 27, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  28. ^ a b "Sharks acquire Ostapchuk, Gregor and 2025 2nd-round pick from Senators for Zetterlund, Robins and a 2025 4th-round pick". March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  29. ^ "Golden Knights make four selections in 2025 Draft". June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  30. ^ "Penguins Acquire Two Draft Picks From the St. Louis Blues". August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  31. ^ "Senators trade Mathieu Joseph to the St. Louis Blues". July 2, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  32. ^ "2025 NHL Draft Day 2 Coverage". June 28, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  33. ^ "Canes Acquire Kuznetsov From Washington". March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  34. ^ "CANUCKS ACQUIRE FORWARD EVANDER KANE FROM EDMONTON". June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  35. ^ "RELEASE: Oilers acquire Podkolzin from Canucks". August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  36. ^ "RELEASE: Oilers acquire Roby Jarventie from Senators". July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
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