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.

Perron, 36, hasn't played since late November due to a nagging back injury. The former Stanley Cup winner has yet to live up to the two-year, $8 million contract he signed with the Senators in the offseason, failing to register a point in his nine appearances so far.

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot will be out of the lineup on a day-to-day basis after taking a puck to the face in Tuesday’s 2-0 road win over the New York Islanders.

Senators star Tim Stutzle provided his thoughts on how his team completed a comeback win over the white-shot Stars.

Blue Jackets goalie Daniil Tarasov posted his first NHL shutout in a stinging shootout loss, but kept his team in a playoff spot: 3 takeways

The NHL playoffs aren't scheduled to start for another three months. But a postseason-like intensity has already arrived for the New York Islanders and Columbus Blue Jackets.

Thomas Chabot left the contest after being hit in the face by a shot in the first period. The 27-year-old immediately skated off the ice after the play, leaving blood on the ice behind him.

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After being carried off the ice following a collision with forward Zack Ostapchuk during Monday’s skate at the Bell Sensplex, defenceman Jacob Bernard-Docker has been diagnosed with a high-ankle sprain and will be out indefinitely.

The Senators’ situation is better than that may sound, as the two teams ahead of them – the Columbus Blue Jackets and Boston Bruins – have played more games than Ottawa. The Bruins have ...

Down 5-3 to the rival Boston Bruins with the goalie pulled, the Senators scored twice in the final four minutes to tie the game, then won it 6-5 in the shootout. The victory, for the time being, moves Ottawa into the first Wild Card position (WC1) in the Eastern Conference, now tied in points with Columbus and Boston.