2009–10 Ottawa Senators season

2009–10 Ottawa Senators
Division	1st Northeast
Conference	1st Eastern
2009–10 record	44–32–6
Home record	26–11–4
Road record	18–21–2
Team information
General Manager	Bryan Murray
Coach	Cory Clouston
Captain	Daniel Alfredsson
Alternate captains	Mike Fisher Chris Phillips
Arena	Scotiabank Place
Average attendance	18,269 (95.3%) (41 dates)
Team leaders
Goals	(900) Mike Fisher
Assists	(43) Daniel Alfredsson
Points	(85) Daniel Alfredsson
Penalties in minutes	(190) Matt Carkner
Plus/minus	(+10) Peter Regin
Goals against average	(2.57) Brian Elliott
<2008–09 2010–11>

The 2009–10 Ottawa Senators season was the 18th NHL season (17th season of play) in the modern Senators' history. After missing the post-season in 2008–09 for the first time since the 1995-96 season, the team qualified for the playoffs with four games to play with a win against the Carolina Hurricanes on April 1, 2010. The Senators drew the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round and won the series 4–2.

Off-season

In early June, left winger Dany Heatley notified General Manager Bryan Murray that he wanted a trade out of Ottawa. According to reports, Heatley was dissatisfied with his role and ice time under new coach Cory Clouston.^[1]

On June 15, it was announced that Team President Roy Mlakar's contract would not be renewed. Cyril Leeder, one of the principals in the "Bring Back the Sens" drive in 1990 was named as team president. He had previously been president and chief operating officer of Scotiabank Place and the related Senators Sports and Entertainment Corporation.^[2]

The team announced its first-ever exhibition game in Regina, Saskatchewan, to be held on September 21 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. It will be the first NHL game in Regina in 19 years.^[3]

At the NHL Entry Draft, the team chose defenceman Jared Cowen as their first-round pick, ninth overall. Cowan had been projected as a top-five pick, but had suffered a knee injury during the 2008–09 season. Cowen is tall and is expected to play a "shut-down" role in the future with the Senators.

In the days leading up to the July 1 free agency period, a prospective trade emerged for Dany Heatley with the Edmonton Oilers. Reportedly, the Oilers offered Andrew Cogliano, Dustin Penner and Ladislav Smid. Heatley met with the Edmonton management and turned down the trade using a no-movement clause in his contract. On July 1, the Senators were required to make a $4 million payment in advance of Heatley's 2009–10 salary, and the Senators had hoped to move Heatley before the payment. According to Slam! Sports, the Oilers were not on a list of teams acceptable to Heatley, the list of teams including the Rangers, Bruins, Canucks, Sharks, Kings, Red Wings, Flames and Blackhawks. According to GM Murray, teams were "sour" on Heatley and there were few offers.^[4]

The Senators made a major free-agent signing on July 6 when they signed former Montreal Canadiens forward Alexei Kovalev to a two-year contract. Kovalev's salary put the Senators at the salary cap limit.^[5] The Senators partially addressed this by trading goaltender Alex Auld to the Dallas Stars for a draft pick. By the date of Kovalev's formal introduction press conference on July 21, Heatley had not yet been traded and Kovalev expressed the wish that Heatley would return.^[6]

By the opening of training camp on September 12, Heatley had not been traded. Heatley reported and participated in camp activities. Heatley met with Clouston and Murray who hoped to persuade Heatley to drop his trade demand, which he did not. After the meeting, Murray became convinced that Heatley could not stay and had to be moved immediately. Heatley was traded later that day to the San Jose Sharks for wingers Milan Michalek and Jonathan Cheechoo and an exchange of draft picks. On November 3, it was confirmed that Senators owner Eugene Melnyk filed a grievance to demand that Heatley return a $4 million bonus the Senators paid Heatley on July 1, part of his contract.^[7]

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 15 (in Halifax, NS)	Ottawa Senators	1-3	Florida Panthers		Leclaire	0-1-0	[8]
2	September 16	Florida Panthers	2-1	Ottawa Senators		Brodeur	0-2-0	[9]
3	September 18	Ottawa Senators	1-2	Montreal Canadiens		Lehner	0-3-0	[10]
4	September 19	Montreal Canadiens	1-6	Ottawa Senators		Leclaire	1-3-0	[11]
5	September 21 (in Regina, SK)	Ottawa Senators	3-1	Tampa Bay Lightning		Elliott	2-3-0	[12]
6	September 25	Boston Bruins	2-1	Ottawa Senators		Leclaire	2-4-0	[13]

Regular season

The Senators started the season with several changes from the previous season. Heatley was traded, Christoph Schubert was demoted to Binghamton and eventually waived to Atlanta; Brian Lee who had played most of the previous season with Ottawa, was also demoted. Newcomers included Michalek and Cheechoo from the Heatley trade, Kovalev, a free agent signing, and Matt Carkner and Erik Karlsson made the team on defence. Before the end of October, Karlsson was demoted to Binghamton and Lee promoted to Ottawa. First round pick Jared Cowen was returned to junior. Ilya Zubov failed to make the team and was demoted to Binghamton. Zubov first demanded a trade, then accepted a contract reassignment to Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The Senators retain his NHL rights.

In December, the Senators started to run into a streak of injuries. By the end of the month, the entire top line of Michalek, Spezza and Alfredsson was out with injuries.

On January 13, 2010, the Senators fired their goaltending coach, Eli Wilson. In the weeks prior to his firing, both Pascal Leclaire and Brian Elliott had poor outings.^[14] After the firing, the Senators went on a franchise and all-time team record win streak. The previous record of the current NHL franchise was eight games, set in 2007–08. The Senators passed that on January 30, with a win over the Canadiens. The Senators then passed their all-time record of ten consecutive wins (set twice — in 1908–09 and 1910) with a win over the Vancouver Canucks on February 4.^[15] The streak ended on February 6 with a loss to the Maple Leafs.

On February 12, the Senators made two moves. The club extended Bryan Murray's contract by a year^[16] and the club traded for Matt Cullen from the Carolina Hurricanes for Alexandre Picard and a second-round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.^[17] Following the trade, Jonathan Cheechoo was assigned to Binghamton after clearing NHL waivers.

Standings

Northeast Division^[18]

		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Buffalo Sabres	82	45	27	10	235	207	100
2	Ottawa Senators	82	44	32	6	225	238	94
3	Boston Bruins	82	39	30	13	206	200	91
4	Montreal Canadiens	82	39	33	10	217	223	88
5	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	38	14	214	263	74

Eastern Conference^[19]

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Washington Capitals	SE	82	54	15	13	318	233	121
2	y – New Jersey Devils	AT	82	48	27	7	222	191	103
3	y – Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	45	27	10	235	207	100
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	47	28	7	257	237	101
5	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	44	32	6	225	238	94
6	Boston Bruins	NE	82	39	30	13	206	200	91
7	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	41	35	6	236	225	88
8	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	39	33	10	217	223	88
8.5
9	New York Rangers	AT	82	38	33	11	222	218	87
10	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	35	34	13	234	256	83
11	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	35	37	10	230	256	80
12	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	34	36	12	217	260	80
13	New York Islanders	AT	82	34	37	11	222	264	79
14	Florida Panthers	SE	82	32	37	13	208	244	77
15	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	30	38	14	214	267	74

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT - Atlantic Division, NE - Northeast Division, SE - Southeast Division

Game log

2009–10 game log
October: 6–4–2 (Home: 3-2-2; Road: 3-2-0) Game Date Opponent Score Location/attendance Decision Record Recap 1 October 3 @ New York Rangers 2 – 5 Madison Square Garden (18,200) Leclaire 0–1–0 [20] 2 October 6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2 – 1 Air Canada Centre (18,830) Leclaire 1–1–0 [21] 3 October 8 New York Islanders 3 – 2 (OT) Scotiabank Place (18,075) Leclaire 2-1-0 [22] 4 October 10 Atlanta Thrashers 4 – 2 Scotiabank Place (19,360) Elliott 3-1-0 [23] 5 October 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 – 4 Scotiabank Place (17,014) Leclaire 3–2–0 [24] 6 October 15 Tampa Bay Lightning 7 – 1 Scotiabank Place (17,732) Leclaire 4–2–0 [25] 7 October 17 @ Montreal Canadiens 3 – 1 Bell Centre (21,273) Leclaire 5–2–0 [26] 8 October 22 Nashville Predators 5 – 6 (OT) Scotiabank Place (18,970) Leclaire 5–2–1 [27] 9 October 24 Boston Bruins 3 – 4 (SO) Scotiabank Place (20,154) Elliott 5–2–2 [28] 10 October 28 @ Florida Panthers 4 – 3 BankAtlantic Center (12,596) Leclaire 6–2–2 [29] 11 October 29 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2 – 5 St. Pete Times Forum (13,213) Elliott 6–3–2 [30] 12 October 31 Atlanta Thrashers 1 – 3 Scotiabank Place (17,297) Leclaire 6–4–2 [31]
November: 7-3-2 (Home: 7-1-1; Road: 0-2-1) Game Date Opponent Score Location/attendance Decision Record Recap 13 November 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 3 – 2 (OT) Scotiabank Place (17,511) Leclaire 7–4–2 [32] 14 November 7 New Jersey Devils 2 – 3 Scotiabank Place (18,781) Leclaire 7–5–2 [33] 15 November 10 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 (SO) Scotiabank Place (17,977) Leclaire 8–5–2 [34] 16 November 12 @ Philadelphia Flyers 1 – 5 Wachovia Center (19,321) Leclaire 8–6–2 [35] 17 November 14 New York Rangers 1 – 2 (SO) Scotiabank Place (17,561) Elliott 8–6–3 [36] 18 November 17 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 – 2 Scotiabank Place (17,406) Leclaire 9–6–3 [37] 19 November 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 – 2 Scotiabank Place (17,039) Leclaire 10–6–3 [38] 20 November 21 Buffalo Sabres 5 – 3 Scotiabank Place (17,206) Elliott 11–6–3 [39] 21 November 23 Washington Capitals 4 – 3 (OT) Scotiabank Place (16,210) Elliott 12-6-3 [40] 22 November 25 @ New Jersey Devils 1 – 3 Prudential Center (14,056) Elliott 12-7-3 [41] 23 November 26 Columbus Blue Jackets 2 – 1 Scotiabank Place (19,244) Elliott 13–7–3 [42] 24 November 28 @ Boston Bruins 3 – 4 (SO) TD Garden (17,565) Elliott 13-7-4 [43]
December: 8-9-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Road: 3-6-0) Game Date Opponent Score Location/attendance Decision Record Recap 25 December 1 @ San Jose Sharks 2 – 5 HP Pavilion (17,562) Elliott 13-8-4 [44] 26 December 3 @ Los Angeles Kings 3 – 6 Staples Center (14,997) Elliott 13-9-4 [45] 27 December 5 @ Phoenix Coyotes 2 – 3 Jobing.com Arena (8,642) Elliott 13-10-4 [46] 28 December 6 @ Anaheim Ducks 4 – 3 (SO) Honda Center (14,946) Elliott 14–10–4 [47] 29 December 8 Montreal Canadiens 1 – 4 Scotiabank Place (18,866) Elliott 14-11-4 [48] 30 December 10 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2 – 0 Wachovia Center (19,706) Elliott 15-11-4 [49] 31 December 12 Carolina Hurricanes 4 – 2 Scotiabank Place (16,229) Elliott 16-11-4 [50] 32 December 14 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2 – 3 Air Canada Centre (19,315) Elliott 16-12-4 [51] 33 December 16 Buffalo Sabres 2 – 0 Scotiabank Place (16,917) Elliott 17-12-4 [52] 34 December 18 @ New Jersey Devils 2 – 4 Prudential Center (13,728) Elliott 17-13-4 [53] 35 December 19 Minnesota Wild 4 – 1 Scotiabank Place (16,259) Brodeur 18-13-4 [54] 36 December 21 Boston Bruins 0 – 2 Scotiabank Place (19,865) Elliott 18-14-4 [55] 37 December 23 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – 8 Mellon Arena (17,132) Elliott 18-15-4 [56] 38 December 26 @ Buffalo Sabres 3 – 2 (SO) HSBC Arena (18,690) Leclaire 19-15-4 [57] 39 December 28 Montreal Canadiens 4 – 2 Scotiabank Place (20,369) Leclaire 20-15-4 [58] 40 December 30 Colorado Avalanche 3 – 4 Scotiabank Place (17,823) Leclaire 20–16–4 [59] 41 December 31 New York Islanders 3 – 2 (SO) Scotiabank Place (16,743) Leclaire 21–16–4 [60]
January: 10-5-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Road: 5-3-0) Game Date Opponent Score Location/attendance Decision Record Recap 42 January 3 Philadelphia Flyers 7 – 4 Scotiabank Place (17,153) Elliott 22–16–4 [61] 43 January 5 Boston Bruins 1 – 4 Scotiabank Place (19,156) Elliott 22-17-4 [62] 44 January 7 @ Washington Capitals 2 – 5 Verizon Center (18,277) Leclaire 22-18-4 [63] 45 January 9 Florida Panthers 0 – 3 Scotiabank Place (16,506) Elliott 22-19-4 [64] 46 January 10 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1 – 4 RBC Center (16,892) Leclaire 22-20-4 [65] 47 January 12 @ Atlanta Thrashers 1 – 6 Philips Arena (10,017) Leclaire 22–21–4 [66] 48 January 14 @ New York Rangers 2 – 0 Madison Square Garden (18,200) Brodeur 23–21–4 [67] 49 January 16 @ Montreal Canadiens 4 – 2 Bell Centre (21,273) Brodeur 24–21–4 [68] 50 January 18 @ Boston Bruins 5 – 1 TD Garden (17,565) Elliott 25–21–4 [69] 51 January 19 Chicago Blackhawks 4 – 1 Scotiabank Place (17,556) Elliott 26–21–4 [70] 52 January 21 St. Louis Blues 3 – 2 Scotiabank Place (16,063) Elliott 27–21–4 [71] 53 January 23 @ Boston Bruins 2 – 1 TD Garden (17,565) Elliott 28–21–4 [72] 54 January 26 New Jersey Devils 3 – 0 Scotiabank Place (18,107) Elliott 29–21–4 [73] 55 January 28 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4 – 1 Mellon Arena (17,084) Elliott 30–21–4 [74] 56 January 30 Montreal Canadiens 3 – 2 Scotiabank Place (20,500) Elliott 31–21–4 [75]
February: 5-2-0 (Home: 3-0-0; Road: 2-2-0) Game Date Opponent Score Location/attendance Decision Record Recap 57 February 3 @ Buffalo Sabres 4 – 2 HSBC Arena (18,690) Elliott 32–21–4 [76] 58 February 4 Vancouver Canucks 3 – 1 Scotiabank Place (18,803) Elliott 33–21–4 [77] 59 February 6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 0 – 5 Air Canada Centre (19,426) Elliott 33–22–4 [78] 60 February 9 Calgary Flames 3 – 2 Scotiabank Place (18,682) Elliott 34-22-4 [79] 61 February 11 Washington Capitals 6 – 5 Scotiabank Place (19,682) Elliott 35-22-4 [80] 62 February 13 @ Detroit Red Wings 1 – 4 Joe Louis Arena (20,066) Elliott 35-23-4 [81] 63 February 14 @ New York Islanders 4 – 3 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (11,297) Elliott 36-23-4 [82]
March: 6-7-1 (Home: 2-2-1; Road: 4-5-0) Game Date Opponent Score Location/attendance Decision Record Recap 64 March 2 New York Rangers 1 – 4 Scotiabank Place (18,254) Elliott 36-24-4 [83] 65 March 4 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1 – 4 RBC Center (17,048) Leclaire 36-25-4 [84] 66 March 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 – 2 (SO) Scotiabank Place (20,036) Leclaire 36-25-5 [85] 67 March 9 @ Edmonton Oilers 4 – 1 Rexall Place (16,839) Elliott 37-25-5 [86] 68 March 11 @ Calgary Flames 0 – 2 Pengrowth Saddledome (19,289) Elliott 37-26-5 [87] 69 March 13 @ Vancouver Canucks 1 – 5 General Motors Place (18,810) Leclaire 37-27-5 [88] 70 March 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 – 1 Scotiabank Place (20,405) Elliott 37-28-5 [89] 71 March 18 @ Atlanta Thrashers 3 – 6 Philips Arena (12,718) Elliott 37-29-5 [90] 72 March 20 @ Dallas Stars 4 – 5 American Airlines Arena (17,110) Leclaire 37-30-5 [91] 73 March 22 @ Montreal Canadiens 2 – 0 Bell Centre (21,273) Elliott 38-30-5 [92] 74 March 23 Philadelphia Flyers 2 – 0 Scotiabank Place (19,209) Elliott 39-30-5 [93] 75 March 26 @ Buffalo Sabres 4 – 2 HSBC Arena (18,690) Elliott 40-30-5 [94] 76 March 27 Florida Panthers 3 – 2 Scotiabank Place (18,689) Elliott 41-30-5 [95] 77 March 30 @ Washington Capitals 5 – 4 (OT) Verizon Center (18,277) Elliott 42-30-5 [96]
April: 2–2–1 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–1–1) Game Date Opponent Score Location/attendance Decision Record Recap 78 April 1 Carolina Hurricanes 4 – 3 (SO) Scotiabank Place (19,152) Elliott 43-30-5 [97] 79 April 3 @ New York Islanders 1 – 4 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (11,942) Elliott 43-31-5 [98] 80 April 6 @ Florida Panthers 5 – 2 BankAtlantic Center (11,790) Leclaire 44-31-5 [99] 81 April 8 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 3 – 4 (SO) St. Pete Times Forum (15,876) Elliott 44-31-6 [100] 82 April 10 Buffalo Sabres 2 – 5 Scotiabank Place (20,500) Leclaire 44–32–6 [101]
2009–10 Schedule
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

After failing to qualify in 2008-09, the Senators clinched a spot in the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 1, 2010 with a 4-3 shootout win at home against the Carolina Hurricanes. Previous media predictions of where the Senators would end up ranged from fourth in the conference to out of the playoffs. The Hockey News had placed the Senators ninth in the conference,^[102] while ESPN's John Buccigross predicted the Senators would end up in eleventh.^[103] Las Vegas odds had put the odds of the Senators winning the Cup at 35–1.^[104]

The Senators drew the defending champion Penguins as first-round opponents for the third time in the past four years. After the Senators won the first game in Pittsburgh, the Penguins took the next three to take a commanding 3–1 lead in the series. The Senators won the fifth game in triple overtime to force a sixth game in Ottawa. In the sixth game, the Senators took a 3–0 lead before the Penguins rallied to win the deciding game 4–3 in overtime to end the Senators season.

Senators vs. Penguins

Game	Date	Score	Location (attendance)	Decision	Record	Recap
1	April 14	5 – 4	Mellon Arena (17,132)	Elliott	1–0	[105]
2	April 16	1 – 2	Mellon Arena (17,132)	Elliott	1–1	[106]
3	April 18	2 – 4	Scotiabank Place (20,119)	Elliott	1–2	[107]
4	April 20	4 – 7	Scotiabank Place (20,014)	Leclaire	1–3	[108]
5	April 22	4 – 3 (3OT)	Mellon Arena (17,132)	Leclaire	2–3	[109]
6	April 24	3 – 4 (1OT)	Scotiabank Place (20,122)	Leclaire	2–4	[110]

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Alfredsson, DanielDaniel Alfredsson 70 20 51 71 8 22 Spezza, JasonJason Spezza 60 23 34 57 -1 20 Fisher, MikeMike Fisher 79 25 28 53 1 59 Kovalev, AlexeiAlexei Kovalev 77 18 31 49 -8 54 Michalek, MilanMilan Michalek 66 22 12 34 -12 18 Kelly, ChrisChris Kelly 81 15 17 32 -7 38 Regin, PeterPeter Regin 75 13 16 29 10 20 Kuba, FilipFilip Kuba 53 3 25 28 -5 28 Ruutu, JarkkoJarkko Ruutu 82 12 14 26 -2 121 Foligno, NickNick Foligno 61 9 17 26 6 53 Karlsson, ErikErik Karlsson 60 5 21 26 -5 24 Phillips, ChrisChris Phillips 82 8 16 24 8 45 Neil, ChrisChris Neil 68 10 12 22 -1 175 Campoli, ChrisChris Campoli 67 4 14 18 -3 16 Shannon, RyanRyan Shannon 66 5 11 16 -12 20 Picard, AlexandreAlexandre Picard^‡ 45 4 11 15 -2 20 Cheechoo, JonathanJonathan Cheechoo 61 5 9 14 -13 20 Volchenkov, AntonAnton Volchenkov 64 4 10 14 2 38 Winchester, JesseJesse Winchester 52 2 11 13 -1 22 Carkner, MattMatt Carkner 81 2 9 11 0 190 Cullen, MattMatt Cullen^† 21 4 4 8 -7 8 Donovan, SheanShean Donovan 30 2 3 5 -4 40 Lee, BrianBrian Lee 23 2 1 3 -5 12 Smith, ZackZack Smith 15 2 1 3 2 14 Sutton, AndyAndy Sutton^† 18 1 0 1 -7 34 St. Pierre, MartinMartin St. Pierre 3 0 0 0 -2 0 Hennessy, JoshJosh Hennessy 4 0 0 0 -1 0 Keller, RyanRyan Keller 6 0 0 0 -1 0 Daugavins, KasparsKaspars Daugavins 1 0 0 0 0 0 Smith, DerekDerek Smith 2 0 0 0 -4 0 Cowen, JaredJared Cowen 1 0 0 0 0 2 Butler, BobbyBobby Butler 2 0 0 0 -1 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Cullen, MattMatt Cullen 6 3 5 8 -3 0 Alfredsson, DanielDaniel Alfredsson 6 2 6 8 -2 2 Spezza, JasonJason Spezza 6 1 6 7 -3 4 Kelly, ChrisChris Kelly 6 1 5 6 1 2 Karlsson, ErikErik Karlsson 6 1 5 6 -4 4 Fisher, MikeMike Fisher 6 2 3 5 -2 6 Neil, ChrisChris Neil 6 3 1 4 1 20 Regin, PeterPeter Regin 6 3 1 4 -1 6 Ruutu, JarkkoJarkko Ruutu 6 2 1 3 2 34 Volchenkov, AntonAnton Volchenkov 6 0 2 2 -2 4 Campoli, ChrisChris Campoli 6 0 2 2 1 4 Carkner, MattMatt Carkner 6 1 0 1 0 12 Foligno, NickNick Foligno 6 0 1 1 -1 2 Michalek, MilanMilan Michalek 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cheechoo, JonathanJonathan Cheechoo 1 0 0 0 0 0 Shannon, RyanRyan Shannon 2 0 0 0 0 0 Phillips, ChrisChris Phillips 6 0 0 0 -2 4 Sutton, AndyAndy Sutton 6 0 0 0 -2 8 Smith, ZackZack Smith 6 0 0 0 -4 5 Winchester, JesseJesse Winchester 6 0 0 0 -3 0 Donovan, SheanShean Donovan 2 0 0 0 -1 0

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OTL GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Elliott, BrianBrian Elliott 55 3038 29 18 4 130 2.57 1424 .909 5 0 1 0 Leclaire, PascalPascal Leclaire 34 1745 12 14 2 93 3.20 822 .887 0 0 0 2 Brodeur, MikeMike Brodeur 3 180 3 0 0 3 1.00 87 .966 1 0 0 0

Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Leclaire, PascalPascal Leclaire 3 211 1 2 10 2.84 125 .920 0 0 0 0 Elliott, BrianBrian Elliott 4 203 1 2 14 4.14 95 .853 0 0 0 0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Senators. Stats reflect time with Senators only.
^‡Traded mid-season.

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Milestones

Date	Player	Milestone
October 3, 2009	Erik Karlsson	First NHL game First NHL assist First NHL point
October 8, 2009	Matt Carkner	First NHL goal
	Jarkko Ruutu	500th NHL game
October 12, 2009	Chris Neil	1,300th NHL PIM
October 15, 2009	Milan Michalek	First NHL career hat trick
November 5, 2009	Pascal Leclaire	50th NHL win
November 7, 2009	Jarkko Ruutu	900th NHL PIM
	Chris Campoli	100th NHL point
	Jarkko Ruutu	900th NHL PIM
November 19, 2009	Milan Michalek	100th NHL goal
	Chris Phillips	800th NHL game
	Alexandre Picard	50th NHL point 50th NHL PIM
November 21, 2009	Chris Kelly	50th NHL goal
November 25, 2009	Ryan Keller	First NHL game
November 26, 2009	Chris Kelly	200th NHL PIM
November 28, 2009	Nick Foligno	50th NHL point
December 3, 2009	Chris Phillips	600th NHL PIM
December 12, 2009	Alex Kovalev	400th NHL goal
December 14, 2009	Filip Kuba	200th NHL assist
	Brian Elliott	50th NHL game
December 19, 2009	Mike Fisher	300th NHL point
	Jonathan Cheechoo
	Jarkko Ruutu	50th NHL goal
	Erik Karlsson	First NHL goal
	Mike Brodeur	First NHL game First NHL start First NHL win
January 5, 2010	Milan Michalek	200th NHL PIM
January 12, 2010	Shean Donovan	700th NHL PIM
January 14, 2010	Mike Brodeur	First NHL shutout
January 26, 2010	Chris Campoli	300th NHL game
February 9, 2010	Jonathan Cheechoo	500th NHL game
February 11, 2010	Mike Fisher	600th NHL game
February 13, 2010	Derek Smith	First NHL game
March 4, 2010	Daniel Alfredsson	600th NHL assist
March 27, 2010	Chris Kelly	400th NHL game
April 1, 2010	Bobby Butler	First NHL game
April 6, 2010	Daniel Alfredsson	1,000th NHL game
Date	Coach	Milestone
March 6, 2010	Cory Clouston	100th NHL game
Date	Team	Milestone
November 17, 2009	Ottawa Senators	1,300th NHL game
March 22, 2010	Ottawa Senators	600th NHL win

Awards

Regular season
Player	Award	Date
Mike Fisher[111]	NHL Third Star of the Week	November 23, 2009
Brian Elliott[112]	NHL First Star of the Week	January 25, 2010
Brian Elliott[113]	NHL Second Star of the Week	February 1, 2010
Brian Elliott[114]	NHL First Star of the Week	March 29, 2010

Records

• January 14, 2010 - February 4, 2010: Eleven-game win streak, modern franchise record.^[115][116]
• April 22, 2010: Senators defeat Penguins in triple overtime on a goal by Matt Carkner at 7:06, ending the longest game in modern franchise history.^[117]

Roster

Updated April 16, 2010.^[118]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
11		Alfredsson, DanielDaniel Alfredsson (C)	RW	R	43	1994	Gothenburg, Sweden
16		Butler, BobbyBobby Butler	F	R	29	2010	Marlborough, Massachusetts
14		Campoli, ChrisChris Campoli	D	L	31	2009	Mississauga, Ontario
39		Carkner, MattMatt Carkner	D	R	35	2007	Winchester, Ontario
41		Cheechoo, JonathanJonathan Cheechoo	RW	R	35	2009	Moose Factory, Ontario
48		Cowen, JaredJared Cowen	D	R	25	2009	Allan, Saskatchewan
7		Cullen, MattMatt Cullen	C	L	39	2010	Virginia, Minnesota
10		Donovan, SheanShean Donovan	RW	R	41	2007	Timmins, Ontario
30		Elliott, BrianBrian Elliott	G	R	31	2003	Newmarket, Ontario
12		Fisher, MikeMike Fisher (A)	C	R	35	1998	Peterborough, Ontario
71		Foligno, NickNick Foligno	LW	L	28	2006	Buffalo, New York
36		Hennessy, JoshJosh Hennessy	C	L	31	2006	Brockton, Massachusetts
65		Karlsson, ErikErik Karlsson	D	R	25	2008	Landsbro, Sweden
22		Kelly, ChrisChris Kelly	C	L	35	1999	Toronto, Ontario
27		Kovalev, AlexeiAlexei Kovalev	RW	L	43	2009	Togliatti, Soviet Union
17		Kuba, FilipFilip Kuba	D	L	39	2008	Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
33		Leclaire, PascalPascal Leclaire	G	L	33	2009	Repentigny, Quebec
55		Lee, BrianBrian Lee	D	R	29	2005	Fargo, North Dakota
9		Michalek, MilanMilan Michalek	LW	L	31	2009	Jindřichův Hradec, Czechoslovakia
25		Neil, ChrisChris Neil	RW	R	36	1998	Flesherton, Ontario
4		Phillips, ChrisChris Phillips (A)	D	L	38	1996	Calgary, Alberta
43		Regin, PeterPeter Regin	C	L	30	2004	Herning, Denmark
73		Ruutu, JarkkoJarkko Ruutu	LW	L	40	2008	Helsinki, Finland
26		Shannon, RyanRyan Shannon	C/RW	R	33	2008	Darien, Connecticut
51		Smith, DerekDerek Smith	D	L	31	2007	Belleville, Ontario
47		Smith, ZackZack Smith	C	R	28	2008	Maple Creek, Saskatchewan
19		Spezza, JasonJason Spezza	C	R	32	2001	Mississauga, Ontario
5		Sutton, AndyAndy Sutton	D	L	41	2010	Kingston, Ontario
24		Volchenkov, AntonAnton Volchenkov	D	L	34	2000	Moscow, Soviet Union
18		Winchester, JesseJesse Winchester	C	R	32	2008	Cornwall, Ontario

Transactions

The Senators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades Date Details June 27, 2009[119] To Edmonton Oilers 6th-round pick in 2010 (Drew Czerwonka) To Ottawa Senators 7th-round pick in 2009 (Michael Sdao) July 8, 2009[120] To Dallas Stars Alex Auld To Ottawa Senators 6th-round pick in 2010 (Mark Stone) September 4, 2009[121] To Anaheim Ducks Shawn Weller To Ottawa Senators Jason Bailey September 12, 2009[122] To San Jose Sharks Dany Heatley 5th-round pick in 2010 (Isaac MacLeod) To Ottawa Senators Jonathan Cheechoo Milan Michalek 2nd-round pick in 2010 (traded for Andy Sutton) February 12, 2010[17] To Carolina Hurricanes Alexandre Picard 2nd-round pick in 2010 (traded to Edmonton, who chose Martin Marincin for Riley Nash) To Ottawa Senators Matt Cullen March 2, 2010[123] To New York Islanders 2nd-round pick in 2010 (later traded along with another second-round pick by New York to Chicago, who picked Kent Simpson for a first-round 2010 pick Brock Nelson) To Ottawa Senators Andy Sutton

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Craig Schira[124] Vancouver Giants 3 year, 2-way contract Ryan Keller[125] Espoo Blues 1 year, 2-way contract Martin St. Pierre[126] Boston Bruins 1 year, 2-way contract Mike Brodeur[127] Rochester Americans 1 year, 2-way contract Alexei Kovalev[128] Montreal Canadiens 2 years, $10 million Geoff Kinrade[129] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, 2-way contract Drew Bannister[130] Kassel Huskies 1 year, 2-way contract Andy Chiodo[131] Dynamo Minsk 1 year, 2-way contract Bobby Butler[132] University of New Hampshire 2 year entry-level contract David Dziurzynski[133] Alberni Valley Bulldogs 3 year entry-level contract

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Brendan Bell[134] St. Louis Blues undisclosed Mike Comrie[135] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $1.125 million Drew Fata[136] Boston Bruins undisclosed Jeff Glass[137] Barys Astana (KHL) - Jim McKenzie Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL) -

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Christoph Schubert[138] Atlanta Thrashers October 2, 2009

Lost via retirement Player Jason Smith[139] Player signings Player Contract terms Erik Condra[140] undisclosed Erik Karlsson[141] three years Chris Neil[142] four years, $8 million Derek Smith[143] one year, two-way contract Jeremy Yablonski[143] one year, two-way contract Brian Elliott[144] two years, $1.7 million Matt Carkner[145] two years, $1.4 million contract extension Jared Cowen[146] entry level contract Ryan Shannon[147] one year, $625,000 contract extension Brian Lee[148] two years, $1.75 million contract extension Robin Lehner[149] 3 year entry-level contract Eric Gryba[150] 2 year entry-level contract Patrick Wiercioch[151] 3 year entry-level contract

Draft picks

The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was held in Montreal, Quebec on June 26–27, 2009. Ottawa made the following picks:^[152]

Round	Overall pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (League)
1	9	Jared Cowen	D	Canada	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
2	39	Jakob Silfverberg	RW/LW	Sweden	Brynas IF (Sweden Junior)
2	46 (from Columbus)	Robin Lehner	G	Sweden	Frolunda HC (Sweden Junior)
4	100	Chris Wideman	D	United States	Miami University (CCHA)
5	130	Mike Hoffman	C/LW	Canada	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
5	146 (from Boston via Phoenix)	Jeff Costello	LW	United States	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
6	160	Corey Cowick	LW	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
7	190	Brad Peltz	LW	United States	Avon Old Farms (HS-CT)
7	191 (from Edmonton)	Michael Sdao	D	United States	Lincoln Stars (USHL)

Farm teams

• Binghamton Senators (American Hockey League)
  Don Nachbaur was hired as the new head coach of Binghamton on July 17.
• Elmira Jackals (ECHL)

See also

• 2009–10 NHL season

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135. Oilers sign Comrie
136. B's Sign Fata and Sabourin
137. (Russian)
138. Thrashers Claim Defenseman Christoph Schubert Off Waivers from Ottawa
139. Bulletin: Jason Smith retires after 1,008 games
140. Bulletin: Senators sign Erik Condra to entry-level contract
141. Bulletin: Senators sign Erik Karlsson
142. Bulletin: Senators and Neil agree to 4-year deal
143. Bulletin: Senators sign defenceman Derek Smith and forward Jeremy Yablonski
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