An earlier Senators franchise won Stanley Cups in the early twentieth century before folding; the modern Ottawa club dates only to a 1992 expansion, a fresh start under the same name. The Senators built their best run around captain Daniel Alfredsson, reaching the 2007 Stanley Cup Final. The team's arena just outside the capital opened in 1996 and is now known as Canadian Tire Centre.
As of Nov 1, 2026, here are the most recently projected forward lines, defense pairings and power-play units for the Ottawa Senators. On the top line, the Ottawa Senators are currently projected to run left wing Fabian Zetterlund, center Tim Stutzle and right wing Dylan Cozens together, a trio expected to log the heaviest 5-on-5 minutes on the roster, though without last change on the road it does not always draw the other team's top shutdown pairing. On the blue line, the top pairing is Jake Sanderson and Artem Zub, who typically log the heaviest 5-on-5 minutes on the back end and face the toughest zone starts, though the team's primary penalty-kill pairing is not always the same duo. On the power play, the PP1 unit runs Drake Batherson, Stephen Halliday, Dylan Cozens, Tim Stutzle and Jake Sanderson, the unit most teams send out first on a power play, though a delayed-penalty scramble already in progress or a late matchup change can put a different five over the boards. These combinations reflect pre-game reporting rather than real-time tracking, and can change between games and even between periods, so check the today's lines tool for the most current deployment before puck drop.
| # | Player | Off | Def | PP | PK | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brady Tkachuk | 82 | 59 | 86 | 0 | 97 |
| 2 | Drake Batherson | 54 | 61 | 80 | 0 | 91 |
| 3 | Tim Stutzle | 55 | 56 | 57 | 66 | 91 |
| 4 | Jake Sanderson | 64 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 89 |
| 5 | Thomas Chabot | 71 | 56 | 43 | 59 | 80 |
As of Nov 1, 2026, the most recently projected lineup for the Ottawa Senators includes 4 forward lines, 3 defense pairings and 2 power-play units, updated whenever a new pre-game lineup is reported.
As of Nov 1, 2026, the top line projected for the Ottawa Senators is left wing Fabian Zetterlund, center Tim Stutzle and right wing Dylan Cozens.
These projected lines are drawn from Daily Faceoff's pre-game reporting, typically beat writers covering morning skates and warmups before puck drop. They reflect the coaching staff's intended deployment rather than shift-by-shift tracking collected once a game is already underway, and can still shift between a morning skate and the opening faceoff.
Lines can change from game to game, and sometimes within a single game, as a coaching staff reacts to matchups, injuries, scoring droughts or chemistry. Check back before each Ottawa Senators game for the latest projected combinations, or browse the historical lines archive to see how often this team's lines have shifted recently.
