Ottawa Senators vs St. Louis Blues

Bring Back the Senators – a franchise reborn in 1992.

The Ottawa Senators, officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. The Senators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Canadian Tire Centre, which opened in 1996.

Quick Facts

St. louis blues founded: 1967 (NHL expansion team)
Conference alignment: Different conferences (Eastern vs. Western)
Notable playoff meeting: 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs (Ottawa won the series)
Regular-season frequency: Limited to interconference schedule (typically 2–4 games per season)

Lore & Background

Founded and established by Ottawa real estate developer Bruce Firestone, the team is the second NHL franchise to use the Ottawa Senators name. The original Ottawa Senators, founded in 1883, won the Stanley Cup 11 times, playing in the NHL from 1917 until 1934. On December 6, 1990, after a two-year public campaign by Firestone, the NHL awarded a new franchise, which began play in the 1992–93 season. The Senators have made 18 playoff appearances, won four division titles, and won the 2003 Presidents' Trophy. They made an appearance in the 2007 Stanley Cup Final but lost to the Anaheim Ducks in five games.

Reader's Guide

The Senators played their home games at the Ottawa Civic Centre from 1992 to 1996. In the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Senators defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round, then the New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres before losing to the Anaheim Ducks in the Stanley Cup Final. The St. Louis Blues did not make the playoffs in 2007.