Ottawa Senators vs Chicago Blackhawks
Senators battle through injuries to earn second straight playoff berth.
The Ottawa Senators and Chicago Blackhawks are two of the oldest franchises in the National Hockey League, though the modern Senators joined the NHL in 1992. The 2025–26 season was the 34th season of the Ottawa Senators.
Quick Facts
- Original senators founded
- 1917 (NHL founding member)
- Blackhawks founded
- 1926 (Original Six)
- Modern senators entered nhl
- 1992 (expansion)
- Blackhawks stanley cups
- 7 (1934, 1938, 1961, 1967, 2010, 2013, 2015)
- Modern senators stanley cup
- 2007
- Regular-season meetings per year
- 4 (cross-conference)
Lore & Background
The Senators qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive season in 2025–26, recovering from a last-place standing in January to claim the last playoff spot in April despite losing six defencemen to injury. They lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes in the first round in four straight games.
Did You Know?
- The Senators clinched their second straight postseason berth on April 11, 2026.
- The team's new third jersey for 2025–26 has a red base, black shoulders with gold trim, and a modified logo chest crest.
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