Ottawa Senators News

The Pittsburgh Penguins won Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Ottawa Senators last night by a score of 4-3 to lead the series by two games to none.

The Ottawa Senators may be the only franchise of seven from north of the 49th Parallel still alive and kicking - feebly, to be sure - in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

In Game 2 of the 2009 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Washington Capitals , both Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin dueled like titans while netting hat tricks.

The race for a league championship remains wide open for eight squads still participating in the postseason frenzy.

It is now confirmed that Ottawa Senators' #1 centre Jason Spezza will be in the lineup for Sunday's game 3 against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Police say a gunman used anti-gay slurs before fatally shooting a 32-year-old man in New York City's Greenwich Village.

Last season, Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean was a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year because his young team of largely unproven NHL players earned a surprising playoff berth.This time around, MacLean is a Jack Adams finalist for his ability to lead his injury-depleted roster to a surprising playoff berth.

I'm just going to throw everyone a bone right now who's made this gaffe, and assume that you were confusing these two when referring to "Cindy Crosby". I can't imagine there's anyone in this day and age, especially cheering for such a forward-thinking bunch as the Ottawa Senators , that thinks it's OK to refer to a player by a girl's name as an ... (more)

News: Latendresse will return to the lineup for Friday's Game 2 against the Penguins, TSN's Brent Wallace reports.

They are the players whose national ink comes in thimbles, not barrels. They get the occasional "attaboy" mention, but after most games they are otherwise left alone by the folks holding microphones or notepads.

Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby tends to step it up a notch when playing in the postseason, especially against the Ottawa Senators.

There's a strong possibility Senators' centre Jason Spezza could return to the lineup for Game 3 of the club's playoff series Sunday night at Scotiabank Place against the Penguins.

After failing to make the playoffs in six full- or part-time seasons with Columbus, Derick Brassard appears to be making up for lost time during the current playoffs with the New York Rangers, with two goals and a whopping eight assists for 10 total points.

Anaheim's Bruce Boudreau, Ottawa's Paul MacLean and Joel Quenneville of Chicago have been named finalists for the Jack Adams Award as the top coach in the NHL.

Thrity-one games after his Achilles tendon was sliced in that well-documented collision, Erik Karlsson's comeback was superb theater.

Start with two NHL MVPs in Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Add a future Hall of Famer like Jarome Iginla and a Norris Trophy finalist in defenseman Kris Letang.

An Ottawa t-shirt designer said he was shocked to discover his unique Senators logo for sale at a major sports retailer.

Pittsburgh Penguins' winger Matt Cooke joins Sportsradio 93-7 The Fan's Vinnie & Cook for an inside look at their playoff series against the Ottawa Senators.

If you are in a playoff pool deep enough that you got down to Raffi Torres , then you shouldn't be expecting any more points from the Sharks winger any time soon.

New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist makes a save against the Ottawa Senators during the third period of Game 6 of their NHL Eastern Conference quarter-final playoff hockey game in Ottawa, April 23, 2012.