Don't look now, but the Montreal Canadiens are occupying one of the wild card positions in the Eastern Conference. The upstart Canadiens are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games and it's brought them into a tie with the Ottawa Senators for fourth place in the Atlantic Division and into a playoff spot for the first time during the 2024-2025 season.

A commitment to defence has been a central theme for the Senators, not just Tkachuk, under new head coach Travis Green. The Senators have the sixth-best goals-against rate in the league, a 180-degree turn from the fifth-worst in the league last season.

Veteran forward David Perron will return to the Ottawa Senators‘ lineup Thursday versus the Atlantic Division rival Boston Bruins following a 27-game absence due to a back injury, reports Julian McKenzie of The Athletic.

NHL trade deadline approaches, teams with a chance at hoisting Lord Stanley or simply punching their ticket to the dance could be among the most active when it comes to reinforcing their rosters.

A 5-0 rout of the Senators Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden bumped the Blueshirts up to just two points out of the second wild-card spot.

The Boston Bruins have little time to dwell on negatives. A night after the Bruins' season of ups and downs continued with a 5-1 road loss to the New Jersey Devils, Boston returns to home ice for a Thursday night matchup against the Atlantic Division rival Ottawa Senators.

January 20 - The Ottawa Senators aren't accustomed to being atop the Eastern Conference wild-card race in late January. Meanwhile, the New York Rangers didn't expect to be on the outside looking ...

Longtime veteran winger David Perron is expected to return for the first time since before American Thanksgiving.

Five different Blueshirts, including Matt Rempe, scored, and goalie Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves in posting his second straight shutout as the Rangers blew out the visiting Senators, 5-0, to not only extend their point streak to nine games (6-0-3), but to also pull themselves within two points of a playoff spot.

The Ottawa Senators look on course to make the playoffs, and their GM wants to stay on that path. But Adam Proteau thinks they shouldn't rule out a trade to push them further.

While the Ottawa Senators navigate the second half of the regular season without their starting goalie, their playoff hopes remain alive. That's in no small par

The Bruins dropped a game to the Senators on Saturday that could carry significant postseason implications. Read more on Boston.com.