1992

The Ottawa Senators returned to the NHL after a 60-year absence, as they returned for the 1992-93 season. The Senators played their home games at the Ottawa Civic Centre, which was renovated to be brought up to NHL standards as their new arena, The Palladium, was starting to be built. Total seating in the Ottawa Civic Centre was 10,500, the smallest arena in the NHL. On June 18, 1992, the Senators chose 21 players from other teams in the expansion draft, and on June 20, 1992, the team selected Alexei Yashin with their first pick in the NHL Entry Draft. On October 8, 1992, the Senators opened the season in front of a sellout at the Civic Centre in downtown Ottawa, and the Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens, the team who was going to win the Stanley Cup that season, 5-3. Neil Brady scored the Senators 1st goal at 0:26 in the 2nd period, Sylvain Turgeon scored the game winner at 17:51 of the 3rd, and Doug Smail scored an empty net goal with 15 seconds left in the game. The team would then go on a 21 game winless streak (0-20-1), and win only 9 more games in the entire season. It was a long season for the fans, but an exciting one, as Ottawa finally had a team of its own.

1992-1993 Adams Division Standings

Team GP W L T PTS GF GA

Boston

Quebec

Montreal

Buffalo

Hartford

OTTAWA

84

84

84

84

84

84

51

47

48

38

26

10

26

27

30

36

52

70

7

10

6

10

6

4

109

104

102

86

58

24

332

351

326

335

284

202

268

300

280

297

369

395

Game By Game

Date
10/08/92
10/10/92
10/12/92
10/14/92
10/16/92
10/20/92
10/22/92
10/24/92
10/27/92
10/30/92
10/31/92
11/03/92
11/05/92
11/06/92
11/09/92
11/11/92
11/13/92
11/15/92
11/17/92
11/19/92
11/21/92
11/23/92
11/25/92
11/27/92
11/29/92
12/01/92
12/03/92
12/05/92
12/07/92
12/09/92
12/10/92
12/12/92
12/15/92
12/17/92
12/19/92
12/21/92
12/23/92
12/26/92
12/27/92
12/31/92
01/02/93
01/06/93

Opponent
Montreal Canadiens
Quebec Nordiques
Boston Bruins
Hartford Whalers
Washington Capitals
Toronto Maple Leafs
Hartford Whalers
New York Rangers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
Edmonton Oilers
Calgary Flames
Vancouver Canucks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Quebec Nordiques
Tampa Bay Lightning
Philadelphia Flyers
Montreal Canadiens
Hartford Whalers
Montreal Canadiens
Boston Bruins
New Jersey Devils
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
Minnesota North Stars
New Jersey Devils
Philadelphia Flyers
Washington Capitals
Hartford Whalers
Boston Bruins
Calgary Flames
Detroit Red Wings
New York Islanders
Toronto Maple Leafs
Washington Capitals
Chicago Blackhawks
Quebec Nordiques
Quebec Nordiques
Detroit Red Wings
Buffalo Sabres
New York Rangers

Score
W 5-3
L 9-2
L 6-3
L 4-1
L 5-1
L 5-3
L 5-1
L 3-2
L 7-2
L 12-3
T 2-2
L 5-2
L 8-4
L 4-1
L 3-1
L 7-3
L 1-0
L 7-2
L 5-3
L 4-2
L 3-1
L 3-2
W 3-1
L 4-1
L 5-2
L 3-1
T 3-3
W 3-2
L 6-5
L 6-2
L 4-2
T 1-1
L 3-2
L 9-3
L 5-1
L 4-3
L 4-2
L 4-2
L 6-1
L 5-4
L 7-2
L 6-2

Date
01/08/93
01/10/93
01/12/93
01/14/93
01/16/93
01/17/93
01/19/93
01/21/93
01/23/93
01/26/93
01/28/93
01/30/93
02/01/93
02/03/93
02/08/93
02/09/93
02/13/93
02/17/93
02/20/93
02/22/93
02/23/93
02/25/93
02/27/93
02/28/93
03/02/93
03/04/93
03/07/93
03/13/93
03/18/93
03/22/93
03/25/93
03/27/93
03/28/93
03/30/93
04/01/93
04/03/93
04/04/93
04/07/93
04/10/93
04/11/93
04/13/93
04/14/93

Opponent
New Jersey Devils
San Jose Sharks
Los Angeles Kings
St. Louis Blues
Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Islanders
Quebec Nordiques
Minnesota North Stars
Washington Capitals
St. Louis Blues
Hartford Whalers
Montreal Canadiens
Winnipeg Jets
Edmonton Oilers
Buffalo Sabres
Philadelphia Flyers
Montreal Canadiens
Quebec Nordiques
Montreal Canadiens
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg Jets
Pittsburgh Penguins
New Jersey Devils
Quebec Nordiques
San Jose Sharks
Los Angeles Kings
Chicago Blackhawks
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Montreal Canadiens
Buffalo Sabres
Pittsburgh Penguins
Quebec Nordiques
Hartford Whalers
Vancouver Canucks
Hartford Whalers
New York Islanders
Boston Bruins
Quebec Nordiques
Boston Bruins

Score
L 6-4
W 3-2
L 3-2
L 4-1
L 6-1
L 7-2
L 5-2
L 7-2
L 6-4
L 5-1
W 5-2
L 5-3
T 4-4
W 3-2
W 4-2
L 8-1
L 4-1
L 6-4
L 5-4
L 6-3
L 8-2
W 2-1
L 5-2
W 6-4
L 3-2
L 8-6
L 4-2
L 6-3
L 4-1
L 5-4
L 3-2
L 4-3
L 3-1
L 6-4
L 4-2
L 7-3
L 3-0
L 6-1
W 5-3
L 4-2
L 6-2
L 4-2

Yellow is Home Games Red is Road Games

Team Stats
Longest Winning Streak: 2 games (02/03-02/08)
Longest Unbeaten Streak: 3 games (2-0-1)
Longest Losing Streak: 14 games (03/02-04/07)
Longest Winless Streak: 21 games (0-20-1)
Most Goals Scored: 6 (02/28 VS Quebec & 03/02 @ LA)
Most Goals Allowed: 12 (10/30 @ Buffalo)
Shutouts: None
Times Shutout: 2 (11/13 @ TB, 04/03 VS Vancouver)
Home Record: 9-29-4 (22 pts)
Road Record: 1-41-0 (2 pts)
Total Attendance: 429,645 (10,479 avg.)

Player Stats
Most Goals: Sylvain Turgeon (25)
Most Assists: Norm Maciver (46)
Most Points: Norm Maciver (63)
Most PIM: Mike Peluso (318)
Wins: Peter Sidorkiewicz (8)
GAA: Daniel Berthiaume (4.30)
Save Percentage: Daniel Berthiaume (.871)
Hat tricks: Bob Kudelski (01/10/93 VS San Jose) and Laurie Boschman (04/10/93 @ NY Islanders)

Sidorkiewicz: Finished with a 8-46-5 record with a 4.43 GAA in his only season in Ottawa

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