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 part due to the play of their rookie goaltender Leevi Merilainen,

Following an ugly game against the Flyers, the Devils take on the Ottawa Senators in the second game of a back-to-back at The Rock. Check out the matchup in this preview.

The Ottawa Senators will look to stretch their point streak to six games when they visit the New Jersey Devils on Sunday afternoon in Newark, N.J.

Chychrun returned to Ottawa this week as the top-scoring defenceman on the top team in the NHL and reflected on his time with the Senators.

Ullmark has been out of Ottawa's lineup since Dec. 22 when he left a game after one period of play in Edmonton with back tightness. It sounded precautionary at the time but turned out to be reasonably serious. This is Ullmark's second stint on the injury list. He missed a couple of weeks of action back in mid-October.

Belleville Senators forward Tyler Boucher, Brantford Bulldogs 20-year-old Tomas Hamara (who is signed) and big Finnish defenseman Eerik Wallenius were also considered for the fourth tier and are comparable prospects to the final four players ranked.

Opening faceoff is at 7 p.m. ET and you can watch it on ESPN+ ( plans start at $11.99/month). Washington (29-10-5, in the Metropolitan Division) last played on Tuesday night and beat visiting Anaheim 3-0 as Logan Thompson stopped all 19 shots. The Capitals are 6-1-3 in their last 10 games.

You can debate which of the Senators’ needs — a scoring forward, another defenceman, possibly some goaltending help — is more pressing but the recent skid, about two months before the trade deadline, has amplified the need for general manager Steve Staios to make a move.

The Ottawa Senators should stick with the hot hand on Tuesday night against the New York Islanders. Coming off back-to-back wins over the Pittsburgh Penguins and Dallas Stars on the weekend ...

The Ottawa Senators’ Quarter-Century Teams are set to be announced by the NHL on Jan. 25 as a part of their ongoing series. Every NHL team has two teams of their best players since Jan.

The Ottawa Senators will face the Washington Capitals tonight as they are currently on a three-game winning streak. The win streak comes following a four-game skid for the Senators.