The Senators should trade for Islanders forward Kyle Palmieri, who could be a crucial piece to their postseason push.

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The general manager says the team’s play has been deserving of more wins, but a friendlier schedule should lead to more points.

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.

the week ends with the Lightning’s Hall of Fame game Saturday against the Islanders. After that, Tampa Bay has two home games against division foe Ottawa before another road back-to-back Feb. 8 ...

The Ottawa Senators have been shut out five times already this year. No, not this season. This year… and it is still January.  Their latest two shutouts have come back-to-back as they lost 5-0 to the New York Rangers in a bit of a blood bath on Jan.

After a nightmare Northern road trip where the Lightning went 1-3, Tampa Bay (26-19-3) finally comes home to Amalie Arena for another tilt against the Chicago Blackhawks (15-29-5). The Lightning are happy to be home for the first time in 10 days.

The Montreal Canadiens completed another dramatic comeback with a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday at the Bell Centre. Jake Evans broke a 2-2 tie late

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The Rangers (22-20-4) are back on home ice as they get set to host the Ottawa Senators (24-18-4 ... with the Bruins but could leapfrog the Tampa Bay Lightning (53 points) for third place in ...

The Sens have been parked in idle since last Sunday when they earned a 3-1 victory over the visiting Utah Hockey Club here. Ottawa is 7-2-1 in its last 10 games, and it is 4-0-1 in its last five home games, with the overtime loss to Washington on Jan. 16 the lone blemish on their home record over that span.

A rebuild in the NHL can be a grueling process. With the patience needed to develop prospects, and decide whether to add or subtract to the team and what each offseason has to offer, there aren’t many situations for a team to be in that are more stressful than this.