Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson (lower body) will return to action on Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 22-year-old missed Thursday's loss to the Boston Bruins due to a lower-body injury,

OTTAWA -- Leevi Merilainen made 34 saves, and the Ottawa Senators won 3-1 against the Utah Hockey Club at Canadian Tire Centre on Sunday.

The Ottawa Senators will be without defenceman Jake Sanderson for Thursday's game against the Boston Bruins. Sanderson will be replaced in the lineup by defenceman Donovan Sebrango. This will mark the first game of the season that the 22-year-old has missed. In 47 games this season, he has two goals, 23 assists and is a minus-17.

Sanderson (lower body) will play Saturday against Toronto, per TSN 1200 Ottawa. Sanderson will rejoin the Senators after missing just one game with the injury. The 22-year-old blueliner has two goals,

Coming off a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Battle of Ontario on Saturday, Ottawa closed out the weekend with its second straight win by knocking off the Utah Hockey Club 3-1 in front of 16,897 on Sunday night at the Canadian Tire Centre.

After years of instability, the Ottawa Senators may have finally figured out their defence. The team allows an average of just 2.79 goals per game, the seventh-lowest in the NHL.

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Pinto broke a 1-1 tie at 10:47. Matthew Highmore’s initial sharp-angled shot from the right side of the net deflected high off the stick of Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner, and Highmore then batted the puck out of the air to the left post, where it deflected in off of Pinto.

Brady Tkachuk is on a career-long nine game pointless streak, but had his best game of 2025 against Boston with 1.74 ixG contributions and five shots on goal. He’s due for a breakout.

Utah generates more five-on-five offence than Ottawa (most teams do) and Ottawa does a better job suppressing five-on-five expected goals. Both teams have pretty forgettable special teams and I found it surprising that Utah takes more penalties than Ottawa (both teams draw similar amounts of penalty minutes).

The most notable change is the addition of Travis Green as Head Coach and Mike Yeo and Nolan Baumgartner as his assistants, along with the retention of Daniel Alfredsson. The Sens have been no stranger to the injury bug this year and the coaches have kept the group rolling.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators are learning to be comfortable with the uncomfortable. Just a few months ago, the Senators struggled to bounce back when trailing or tied late in games. Now, this group is displaying a new-found resilience and maturity that many doubted would ever emerge. And they’re reaping the results.