2018–19 Ottawa Senators season

The 2018–19 Ottawa Senators season was the 27th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Senators failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The season saw the trading away of several notable veterans including Erik Karlsson, Matt Duchene, Mark Stone and Ryan Dzingel and the firing of coach Guy Boucher.

2018–19 Ottawa Senators
Division	8th Atlantic
Conference	16th Eastern
2018–19 record	29–47–6
Home record	18–19–4
Road record	11–28–2
Goals for	242
Goals against	302
Team information
General manager	Pierre Dorion
Coach	Guy Boucher (Oct. 4 – Mar. 1) Marc Crawford (interim) (Mar. 1 – April 6)
Captain	Vacant
Alternate captains	Mark Borowiecki Matt Duchene (Oct. 4 – Feb. 22) Jean-Gabriel Pageau (Feb. 22 – present) Zack Smith Mark Stone (Oct. 4 – Feb. 25)
Arena	Canadian Tire Centre
Average attendance	14,553 (76%)[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Belleville Senators (AHL) Brampton Beast (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Mark Stone (28)
Assists	Thomas Chabot (41)
Points	Mark Stone (62)
Penalty minutes	Mark Borowiecki (89)
Plus/minus	Mark Stone (+13)
Wins	Craig Anderson (17)
Goals against average	Anders Nilsson (2.90)

Team business

In May 2018, the club announced the appointment of Nicolas Ruszkowski as its new chief operating officer. Ruszkowski has a background in public relations.[2] Ruszkowski will be in charge of business operations and will not have a role in hockey operations.[3]

Assistant general manager Randy Lee was suspended by the club in June, after being charged for offences during the NHL Entry Draft Combine in Buffalo, New York. He resigned from the position in August.[4]

The Belleville Senators head coaching vacancy was filled in June when the Senators announced the hiring of Troy Mann, a veteran of ten seasons in the North American minor leagues.[5]

The Senators named a new assistant general manager on September 17. The new assistant general manager is Peter MacTavish, who was previously with law firm Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, and CAA Hockey.[6]

The Senators announced that the Brampton Beast will be the team's official ECHL affiliate after the Montreal Canadiens decided not to renew their affiliation with the Beast.[7]

The Senators' plans to build a new arena downtown in partnership with Trinity Developments came apart after it was revealed that the Senators were suing Trinity for CA$700 million in damages. Trinity was developing a site adjacent to the LeBreton Flats site and the Senators felt this was inappropriate competition. Trinity responded with a CA$1 billion dollar lawsuit, accusing the Senators of being unwilling to contribute any money to the project. The National Capital Commission (NCC), in charge of the public lands the arena would be situated on, announced the cancellation of the partnership's bid to develop the site, but gave the sides an extension when the two parties agreed to mediation. On February 27, 2019, it was announced that mediation between the parties had failed to come to an agreement and that the NCC would explore other options for the site's redevelopment.[8][9]

Off-season

In July, the Senators avoided arbitration with winger Mark Stone coming to agreement on a $7.3 million one-year contract. Contract negotiations with defenseman Cody Ceci went to arbitration, where he was awarded a $4.3 million one-year deal.

In August, the Senators' 2018 first-round pick Brady Tkachuk decided to forego further seasons in university to turn professional with the Senators, signing a three-year entry-level contract. The Senators hired former player Chris Kelly as a development coach on September 4, 2018. He joins former player Shean Donovan as development coach.[10]

A contract extension was offered to captain Erik Karlsson on July 1, with no terms disclosed publicly. Karlsson turned down the offer, prompting media speculation about his status. The media reported that Karlsson was free to negotiate terms with other teams, however, no trade was made at the time. Trade speculation heated up as the team neared training camp, and the team finally made a deal with the San Jose Sharks on September 13, one day before training camp. The team received two NHL players (Dylan DeMelo, Chris Tierney), two young prospects (Josh Norris and Rudolfs Balcers), and first-round and second-round draft picks in exchange for Karlsson. Karlsson did not agree to a contract extension with the Sharks, and a second-round draft pick of the Sharks will go to the Senators should he re-sign with San Jose. An additional pick will go to the Senators should the Sharks trade Karlsson to the Eastern Conference.

Pre-season

The Senators played in the Kraft Hockeyville game again in pre-season, playing the Toronto Maple Leafs in Lucan, Ontario on September 18. The team played a six-game pre-season schedule, including two against Toronto, two against Montreal and two against Chicago.

Regular season

The Senators' first game of the season, also the home opener, was on October 4, 2018, versus the Chicago Blackhawks. In the team's 26[11] seasons of play, this was the first time the Blackhawks were the opening night opponent.[12]

During November, a video leaked of seven Senators players, including Matt Duchene, Chris Wideman, Chris Tierney, Dylan DeMelo and Thomas Chabot, mocking the team during an Uber ride from a game.[13] The five minute video featured the players laughing at the team's low ranked penalty kill, poor special teams and insulting assistant coach Martin Raymond, who was not present in the vehicle. The video quickly went viral, and started a dialogue about privacy and consent about recording conversations.[14] The players involved issued apologies for their comments.[15]

At the trade deadline, the Senators traded away their top three scorers: Mark Stone, Matt Duchene and Ryan Dzingel; all were scheduled to become unrestricted free agents in July and had not agreed to contract extensions. Duchene and Dzingel were traded away to the Columbus Blue Jackets, and Stone was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights. At the trade deadline, the Senators were in last place in the NHL, a position they would hold for the rest of the season.

On March 1, 2019, head coach Guy Boucher was fired and associate coach Marc Crawford was named as interim head coach.[16]

Playoffs

The Senators failed to qualify for the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs after being eliminated on March 9, 2019, following a 3–2 loss to the Boston Bruins.[17]

Standings

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	62	16	4	56	325	222	+103	128
2	x – Boston Bruins	82	49	24	9	47	259	215	+44	107
3	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	82	46	28	8	46	286	251	+35	100
4	Montreal Canadiens	82	44	30	8	41	249	236	+13	96
5	Florida Panthers	82	36	32	14	33	267	280	−13	86
6	Buffalo Sabres	82	33	39	10	28	226	271	−45	76
7	Detroit Red Wings	82	32	40	10	29	227	277	−50	74
8	Ottawa Senators	82	29	47	6	29	242	302	−60	64

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ME	x – Carolina Hurricanes	82	46	29	7	44	245	223	+22	99
2	ME	x – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	47	31	4	45	258	232	+26	98
3	AT	Montreal Canadiens	82	44	30	8	41	249	236	+13	96
4	AT	Florida Panthers	82	36	32	14	33	267	280	−13	86
5	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	37	37	8	34	244	281	−37	82
6	ME	New York Rangers	82	32	36	14	26	227	272	−45	78
7	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	33	39	10	28	226	271	−45	76
8	AT	Detroit Red Wings	82	32	40	10	29	227	277	−50	74
9	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	31	41	10	28	222	275	−53	72
10	AT	Ottawa Senators	82	29	47	6	29	242	302	−60	64

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was published on June 18, 2018.[18]

2018 pre-season game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1^[a]	September 18	Ottawa	1–4	Toronto		Condon	—	0–1–0	Recap
2	September 19	Toronto	4–1	Ottawa		McKenna	11,375	0–2–0	Recap
3	September 21	Chicago	5–2	Ottawa		Gustavsson	7,891	0–3–0	Recap
4	September 22	Ottawa	2–3	Montreal		Anderson	20,405	0–4–0	Recap
5	September 27	Ottawa	2–1	Chicago		Condon	20,239	1–4–0	Recap
6	September 29	Montreal	0–3	Ottawa		Anderson	14,398	2–4–0	Recap
Notes: ^a Game was played at Lucan Community Memorial Centre in Lucan, Ontario.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[19]

2018–19 game log (Record: 29–47–6; Home: 18–19–4 ; Road: 11–28–2)
October: 4–5–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 4 Chicago 4–3 Ottawa OT Anderson 15,858 0–0–1 1 Recap 2 October 6 Ottawa 5–3 Toronto Anderson 19,321 1–0–1 3 Recap 3 October 8 Ottawa 3–6 Boston Condon 17,565 1–1–1 3 Recap 4 October 10 Philadelphia 7–4 Ottawa Anderson 13,215 1–2–1 3 Recap 5 October 13 Los Angeles 1–5 Ottawa Anderson 15,355 2–2–1 5 Recap 6 October 15 Dallas 1–4 Ottawa Anderson 12,358 3–2–1 7 Recap 7 October 20 Montreal 3–4 Ottawa OT Anderson 18,442 4–2–1 9 Recap 8 October 23 Boston 4–1 Ottawa Anderson 15,265 4–3–1 9 Recap 9 October 26 Ottawa 3–6 Colorado Anderson 16,851 4–4–1 9 Recap 10 October 28 Ottawa 3–4 Vegas OT Anderson 18,089 4–4–2 10 Recap 11 October 30 Ottawa 1–5 Arizona Condon 13,988 4–5–2 10 Recap November: 7–7–1 (Home: 5–2–1 ; Road: 2–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 1 Buffalo 2–4 Ottawa Anderson 12,587 5–5–2 12 Recap 13 November 3 Ottawa 2–9 Buffalo Anderson 17,881 5–6–2 12 Recap 14 November 4 Tampa Bay 4–3 Ottawa OT Anderson 11,364 5–6–3 13 Recap 15 November 6 New Jersey 3–7 Ottawa Anderson 12,491 6–6–3 15 Recap 16 November 8 Vegas 5–3 Ottawa Anderson 15,213 6–7–3 15 Recap 17 November 10 Ottawa 6–4 Tampa Bay Anderson 19,092 7–7–3 17 Recap 18 November 11 Ottawa 1–5 Florida McKenna 11,192 7–8–3 17 Recap 19 November 15 Detroit 1–2 Ottawa Anderson 13,402 8–8–3 19 Recap 20 November 17 Pittsburgh 4–6 Ottawa Anderson 17,692 9–8–3 21 Recap 21 November 19 Florida 7–5 Ottawa Anderson 11,750 9–9–3 21 Recap 22 November 21 Ottawa 4–6 Minnesota Anderson 19,035 9–10–3 21 Recap 23 November 23 Ottawa 4–6 Dallas Anderson 18,532 9–11–3 21 Recap 24 November 26 Ottawa 2–4 NY Rangers Anderson 16,709 9–12–3 21 Recap 25 November 27 Ottawa 4–3 Philadelphia McKenna 19,083 10–12–3 23 Recap 26 November 29 NY Rangers 0–3 Ottawa Anderson 10,921 11–12–3 25 Recap December: 4–9–1 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 27 December 1 San Jose 2–6 Ottawa Anderson 17,531 12–12–3 27 Recap 28 December 4 Ottawa 2–5 Montreal Anderson 20,705 12–13–3 27 Recap 29 December 6 Montreal 5–2 Ottawa Anderson 15,820 12–14–3 27 Recap 30 December 8 Pittsburgh 1–2 Ottawa OT Anderson 15,795 13–14–3 29 Recap 31 December 9 Boston 2–1 Ottawa OT McKenna 13,148 13–14–4 30 Recap 32 December 11 Ottawa 1–3 Nashville Anderson 17,162 13–15–4 30 Recap 33 December 14 Ottawa 4–2 Detroit Anderson 18,330 14–15–4 32 Recap 34 December 15 Ottawa 2–5 Montreal McKenna 21,302 14–16–4 32 Recap 35 December 17 Nashville 3–4 Ottawa OT Anderson 14,492 15–16–4 34 Recap 36 December 21 Ottawa 2–5 New Jersey Anderson 14,614 15–17–4 34 Recap 37 December 22 Washington 4–0 Ottawa McKenna 15,605 15–18–4 34 Recap 38 December 28 Ottawa 3–6 NY Islanders McKenna 13,434 15–19–4 34 Recap 39 December 29 Washington 3–2 Ottawa Hogberg 16,808 15–20–4 34 Recap 40 December 31 Ottawa 3–6 Columbus Hogberg 18,549 15–21–4 34 Recap January: 4–5–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 January 2 Vancouver 4–3 Ottawa OT Hogberg 16,358 15–21–5 35 Recap 42 January 5 Minnesota 4–3 Ottawa Nilsson 14,124 15–22–5 35 Recap 43 January 6 Carolina 5–4 Ottawa Nilsson 12,924 15–23–5 35 Recap 44 January 9 Ottawa 2–1 Anaheim OT Nilsson 17,174 16–23–5 37 Recap 45 January 10 Ottawa 4–1 Los Angeles Nilsson 17,713 17–23–5 39 Recap 46 January 12 Ottawa 1–4 San Jose Nilsson 17,562 17–24–5 39 Recap 47 January 16 Colorado 2–5 Ottawa Nilsson 14,468 18–24–5 41 Recap 48 January 18 Ottawa 4–1 Carolina Nilsson 15,598 19–24–5 43 Recap 49 January 19 Ottawa 2–3 St. Louis Anderson 17,690 19–25–5 43 Recap 50 January 22 Arizona 3–2 Ottawa Anderson 12,236 19–26–5 43 Recap February: 3–11–0 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 1–6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 1 Ottawa 3–5 Pittsburgh Nilsson 18,618 19–27–5 43 Recap 52 February 2 Detroit 2–0 Ottawa Anderson 15,714 19–28–5 43 Recap 53 February 6 Ottawa 4–5 Toronto Anderson 19,264 19–29–5 43 Recap 54 February 7 Anaheim 0–4 Ottawa Nilsson 12,617 20–29–5 45 Recap 55 February 9 Winnipeg 2–5 Ottawa Nilsson 16,263 21–29–5 47 Recap 56 February 12 Carolina 4–1 Ottawa Nilsson 10,648 21–30–5 47 Recap 57 February 14 Ottawa 2–3 Detroit Nilsson 18,575 21–31–5 47 Recap 58 February 16 Ottawa 4–3 Winnipeg OT Nilsson 15,321 22–31–5 49 Recap 59 February 18 Ottawa 7–8 Chicago Anderson 21,338 22–32–5 49 Recap 60 February 21 Ottawa 0–4 New Jersey Nilsson 12,964 22–33–5 49 Recap 61 February 22 Columbus 3–0 Ottawa Anderson 13,918 22–34–5 49 Recap 62 February 24 Calgary 2–1 Ottawa Anderson 13,160 22–35–5 49 Recap 63 February 26 Ottawa 2–7 Washington Nilsson 18,506 22–36–5 49 Recap 64 February 28 Edmonton 4–2 Ottawa Anderson 18,358 22–37–5 49 Recap March: 6–7–1 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 2–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 2 Ottawa 1–5 Tampa Bay Anderson 19,092 22–38–5 49 Recap 66 March 3 Ottawa 3–2 Florida Nilsson 11,752 23–38–5 51 Recap 67 March 5 Ottawa 4–5 NY Islanders SO Anderson 11,445 23–38–6 52 Recap 68 March 7 NY Islanders 4–2 Ottawa Nilsson 11,967 23–39–6 52 Recap 69 March 9 Ottawa 2–3 Boston Anderson 17,565 23–40–6 52 Recap 70 March 11 Ottawa 2–3 Philadelphia Anderson 18,193 23–41–6 52 Recap 71 March 14 St. Louis 0–2 Ottawa Nilsson 13,378 24–41–6 54 Recap 72 March 16 Toronto 2–6 Ottawa Nilsson 18,607 25–41–6 56 Recap 73 March 20 Ottawa 4–7 Vancouver Nilsson 18,500 25–42–6 56 Recap 74 March 21 Ottawa 1–5 Calgary Anderson 18,793 25–43–6 56 Recap 75 March 23 Ottawa 4–3 Edmonton OT Anderson 18,347 26–43–6 58 Recap 76 March 26 Buffalo 0–4 Ottawa Anderson 12,074 27–43–6 60 Recap 77 March 28 Florida 5–2 Ottawa Nilsson 14,230 27–44–6 60 Recap 78 March 30 Toronto 2–4 Ottawa Anderson 18,655 28–44–6 62 Recap April: 1–3–0 (Home: 0–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 1 Tampa Bay 5–2 Ottawa Anderson 13,628 28–45–6 62 Recap 80 April 3 Ottawa 4–1 NY Rangers Nilsson 16,562 29–45–6 64 Recap 81 April 4 Ottawa 2–5 Buffalo Daccord 17,988 29–46–6 64 Recap 82 April 6 Columbus 6–2 Ottawa Anderson 18,425 29–47–6 64 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Players

Ottawa warming up before its Nov. 23 game at Dallas

Statistics

Final Stats[20]

Skaters

Regular season[21]

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Mark Stone‡	59	28	34	62	13	22
Matt Duchene‡	50	27	31	58	−2	6
Thomas Chabot	70	14	41	55	−12	32
Chris Tierney	81	9	39	48	−22	26
Brady Tkachuk	71	22	23	45	−10	75
Ryan Dzingel‡	57	22	22	44	−13	29
Bobby Ryan	78	15	27	42	−29	35
Colin White	71	14	27	41	−24	24
Mikkel Boedker	71	7	28	35	−23	6
Zack Smith	70	9	19	28	−6	81
Cody Ceci	74	7	19	26	−22	18
Dylan DeMelo	77	4	18	22	−1	32
Magnus Paajarvi	80	11	8	19	−14	6
Maxime Lajoie	56	7	8	15	−25	20
Anthony Duclair†	21	8	6	14	1	2
Brian Gibbons†	20	6	8	14	3	4
Rudolfs Balcers	36	5	9	14	−7	10
Christian Wolanin	30	4	8	12	3	6
Jean-Gabriel Pageau	39	4	8	12	−12	14
Christian Jaros	61	1	9	10	−14	27
Drake Batherson	20	3	6	9	−2	6
Oscar Lindberg†	20	5	3	8	1	4
Chris Wideman‡	19	2	3	5	−9	12
Mark Borowiecki	53	1	4	5	−12	89
Ben Harpur	51	1	4	5	−13	56
Max Veronneau	12	2	2	4	−5	0
Nick Paul	20	1	1	2	−10	4
Tom Pyatt‡	37	0	2	2	−16	2
Alex Formenton	9	1	0	1	−2	6
Max McCormick‡	14	1	0	1	−6	4
Filip Chlapik	5	1	0	1	−2	4
Stefan Elliott	3	0	1	1	1	0
Justin Falk	10	0	0	0	−4	11
Jack Rodewald	6	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Carey‡	5	0	0	0	0	0
Cody Goloubef	5	0	0	0	0	2
Erik Burgdoerfer	4	0	0	0	−1	2
Darren Archibald†	3	0	0	0	−2	0
Andreas Englund	3	0	0	0	−2	10
Logan Brown	2	0	0	0	−2	0
Erik Brannstrom	2	0	0	0	0	0
Vitalii Abramov	1	0	0	0	−3	0

Goaltenders

Regular season[22]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Craig Anderson	50	47	2785:11	17	27	4	163	3.51	1676	.903	2	0	2	0
Anders Nilsson^†	24	22	1321:52	11	11	0	64	2.90	745	.914	2	0	1	0
Mike McKenna‡	10	6	454:23	1	4	1	30	3.96	292	.897	0	0	0	0
Marcus Hogberg	4	4	205:30	0	2	1	14	4.09	121	.884	0	0	0	0
Mike Condon	2	2	75:15	0	2	0	8	6.38	40	.800	0	0	0	0
Joey Daccord	1	1	60:00	0	1	0	5	5.00	40	.875	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Senators. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
^‡No longer with team.
Bold denotes team leader in that category.

Awards

• Thomas Chabot - selected to 2019 National Hockey League All-Star Game roster

Milestones

Player	Milestone	Date
Maxime Lajoie	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 4, 2018
Brady Tkachuk	1st career NHL game	October 8, 2018
Brady Tkachuk	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 10, 2018
Christian Jaros	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 13, 2018
Alex Formenton	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	October 30, 2018
Ryan Dzingel	200th career NHL game	November 1, 2018
Magnus Paajarvi	400th career NHL game	November 3, 2018
Mark Stone	100th career NHL goal	November 6, 2018
Chris Tierney	300th career NHL game	November 8, 2018
Drake Batherson	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	November 15, 2018
Matt Duchene	500th career NHL point	November 17, 2018
Drake Batherson	1st career NHL assist	November 17, 2018
Mikkel Boedker	300th career NHL point	November 21, 2018
Christian Jaros	1st career NHL goal	November 21, 2018
Tom Pyatt	100th career NHL point	November 21, 2018
Ryan Dzingel	100th career NHL point	November 29, 2018
Ben Harpur	1st career NHL goal	December 1, 2018
Cody Ceci	100th career NHL point	December 1, 2018
Thomas Chabot	100th career NHL game	December 21, 2018
Cody Ceci	400th career NHL game	December 28, 2018
Marcus Hogberg	1st career NHL game	December 29, 2018
Matt Duchene	300th career NHL assist	January 2, 2019
Rudolfs Balcers	1st career NHL game	January 5, 2019
Rudolfs Balcers	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	January 6, 2019
Rudolfs Balcers	1st career NHL assist	January 10, 2019
Mikkel Boedker	200th career NHL assist	January 10, 2019
Mark Borowiecki	300th career NHL game	January 18, 2019
Mark Stone	300th career NHL point	February 1, 2019
Matt Duchene	700th career NHL game	February 9, 2019
Craig Anderson	600th career NHL game	February 18, 2019
Zack Smith	600th career NHL game	March 5, 2019
Erik Brannstrom	1st career NHL game	March 14, 2019
Max Veronneau	1st career NHL game	March 14, 2019
Bobby Ryan	800th NHL game	March 16, 2019
Dylan DeMelo	200th NHL game	March 16, 2019
Max Veronneau	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	March 16, 2019
Max Veronneau	1st career NHL goal	March 20, 2019
Chris Tierney	100th career NHL assist	March 20, 2019
Vitalii Abramov	1st career NHL game	March 21, 2019
Joel Daccord	1st career NHL game	April 4, 2019

Transactions

The Senators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 22, 2018	To New York Rangers PIT's 1st-round pick in 2018	To Ottawa Senators BOS's 1st-round pick in 2018 NJD's 2nd-round pick in 2018	[23]
September 13, 2018	To San Jose Sharks Erik Karlsson Francis Perron	To Ottawa Senators Rudolfs Balcers Dylan DeMelo Josh Norris Chris Tierney SJS's 1st-round pick in 2019 or 2020 SJS's 2nd-round pick 2019 SJS' 2020 conditional pick SJS's conditional pick	[24]
November 22, 2018	To Edmonton Oilers Chris Wideman	To Ottawa Senators STL's conditional 6th-round pick in 2020	[25][26]
December 5, 2018	To Pittsburgh Penguins Macoy Erkamps Ben Sexton	To Ottawa Senators Stefan Elliott Tobias Lindberg	[27]
January 2, 2019	To Vancouver Canucks Mike McKenna Tom Pyatt 6th-round pick in 2019	To Ottawa Senators Darren Archibald Anders Nilsson	[28]
January 11, 2019	To Boston Bruins Paul Carey	To Ottawa Senators Cody Goloubef	[29]
January 11, 2019	To Toronto Maple Leafs Gabriel Gagne	To Ottawa Senators Morgan Klimchuk	[30]
February 6, 2019	To Colorado Avalanche Max McCormick	To Ottawa Senators J. C. Beaudin	[31]
February 22, 2019	To Columbus Blue Jackets Julius Bergman Matt Duchene	To Ottawa Senators Vitalii Abramov Jonathan Davidsson Conditional 1st-round pick in 2019 Conditional 1st-round pick in 2020	[32]
February 23, 2019	To Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan Dzingel CGY's 7th-round pick in 2019	To Ottawa Senators Anthony Duclair 2nd-round pick in 2020 2nd-round pick in 2021	[33]
February 25, 2019	To Anaheim Ducks Patrick Sieloff	To Ottawa Senators Brian Gibbons	[34]
February 25, 2019	To Vegas Golden Knights Tobias Lindberg Mark Stone	To Ottawa Senators Erik Brannstrom Oscar Lindberg DAL's 2nd-round pick in 2020	[35]

Free agents

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
July 1, 2018	Fredrik Claesson	to New York Rangers	1-year	[36]
July 1, 2018	Paul Carey	from New York Rangers	1-year	[37]
July 1, 2018	Mike McKenna	from Dallas Stars	1-year	[38]
July 3, 2018	Chris Driedger	to Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)	1-year	[39]
July 18, 2018	Mike Blunden	to Bozen–Bolzano Foxes (EBEL)	1-year	[40]
July 18, 2018	Tyler Randell	to Rochester Americans (AHL)	1-year	[41]
July 25, 2018	Adam Tambellini	from New York Rangers	1-year	[42]
August 10, 2018	Chase Balisy	from Florida Panthers	1-year	[43]
November 30, 2018	Justin Falk	from Colorado Eagles (AHL)	1-year	[44]
March 12, 2019	Max Veronneau	from Princeton Tigers (ECAC Hockey)	2-year	[45]
May 10, 2019	Olle Alsing	from Djurgårdens IF (SHL)	2-year	[46]
June 10, 2019	Nick Ebert	from Örebro (SHL)	1-year	[47]

Waivers

Date	Player	Team	Ref

Contract terminations Date Player Via Ref June 27, 2018 Alex Burrows Buyout [48]

Retirement Date Player Ref

Signings

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
June 24, 2018	Chris Wideman	1-year	[49]
July 16, 2018	Nick Paul	1-year	[50]
August 3, 2018	Cody Ceci	1-year	[51]
August 3, 2018	Mark Stone	1-year	[52]
August 13, 2018	Brady Tkachuk	3-year	[53]
April 1, 2019	Joel Daccord	2-year	[54]
April 3, 2019	Jonathan Gruden	3-year	[55]
May 27, 2019	Josh Norris	3-year	[56]
May 29, 2019	Anders Nilsson	2-year	[57]
June 13, 2019	Morgan Klimchuk	1-year	[58]
June 17, 2019	Anthony Duclair	1-year	[59]
June 18, 2019	Andreas Englund	1-year	[60]
June 19, 2019	Marcus Hogberg	2-year	[61]

Suspensions/fines

Suspensions/fines

Player	Reason	Length	Salary	Date issued
Mark Borowiecki	Elbowing Boston Bruins defenceman Urho Vaakanainen during NHL game no. 125 in Ottawa on October 23	1 game	$6,451.61	October 24, 2018[62]
Mark Borowiecki	Illegal check to the head of Vegas Golden Knights forward Cody Eakin during NHL game no. 163 in Las Vegas on October 28	3 games	$43,902.45	October 29, 2018[63]
Jean-Gabriel Pageau	Illegal boarding of Vancouver Canucks defenceman Ashton Sautner during NHL game no. 1134 in Vancouver on March 20	1 game	$16,666.67	March 21, 2019[64]

Draft picks

Below are the Ottawa Senators' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round	Overall	Player	Position	Nationality	Club team
1	4	Brady Tkachuk	LW	United States	Boston University (Hockey East)
1	26^1	Jacob Bernard-Docker	D	Canada	Okotoks Oilers (AJHL)
2	48^2	Jonny Tychonick	D	Canada	Penticton Vees (BCHL)
4	95	Jonathan Gruden	LW	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
5	126	Angus Crookshank	LW	Canada	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)
6	157	Kevin Mandolese	G	Canada	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
7	188	Jakov Novak	LW	Canada	Janesville Jets (NAHL)
7	194^3	Luke Loheit	RW	United States	Minnetonka High School (USHS)

Notes:

1. The Senators acquired the 26th-overall pick from the New York Rangers in exchange for the 22nd-overall pick (the Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick) and the 48th overall pick. The 22nd-overall pick was previously acquired by the Senators as the result of a trade on February 23, 2018, that sent Vincent Dunn and a third-round pick in 2018 to Pittsburgh in exchange for Ian Cole, Filip Gustavsson and this pick.[65]
2. The New Jersey Devils' second-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on June 22, 2018, that sent Pittsburgh's first-round pick in 2018 (22nd overall) to the New York Rangers in exchange for Boston's first-round pick in 2018 (26th overall) and this pick.[66]
3. The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade July 18, 2016, that sent Mika Zibanejad and a second-round pick in 2018 to New York in exchange for Derick Brassard and this pick.[67]

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