2005–06 Ottawa Senators season

The 2005–06 Ottawa Senators season was the 14th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). After one of their franchise-best regular seasons, finishing with 113 points, the Senators made it to the Eastern Conference Semi-final, in which the Buffalo Sabres eliminated Ottawa in five games.

2005–06 Ottawa Senators
Northeast Division champions
Division1st Northeast
Conference1st Eastern
2005–06 record52–21–9
Home record29–9–3
Road record23–12–6
Goals for314
Goals against211
Team information
General managerJohn Muckler
CoachBryan Murray
CaptainDaniel Alfredsson
Alternate captainsZdeno Chara
Wade Redden
ArenaCorel Centre (renamed to Scotiabank Place during season)
Average attendance19,474 (101.7%)
Team leaders
GoalsDany Heatley (50)
AssistsJason Spezza (71)
PointsDaniel Alfredsson and Dany Heatley (103)
Penalty minutesChris Neil (204)
Plus/minusWade Redden (+35)
WinsDominik Hasek (28)
Goals against averageDominik Hasek (2.09)

Off-season

Changes occurred to the Senators roster before the season. First, Ottawa acquired the playoff-experienced goaltender Dominik Hasek for his Stanley Cup experience. Second, a blockbuster trade on August 23, 2005 involved Marian Hossa and Greg de Vries being sent to the Atlanta Thrashers for Dany Heatley. The trade occurred on the day that Hossa had signed a new contract. The value of Hossa's contract was beyond what General Manager John Muckler felt that Hossa was worth and so he was dealt away. Marian had led the Senators in scoring.

The Senators' arena, Scotiabank Place, its name since January 2006 since signing with Scotiabank for a 25-year, $25 million contract.

Regular season

Dany Heatley, together with Daniel Alfredsson and Jason Spezza, formed one of the NHL's top offensive lines,[1] dubbed the "CASH line" by fans in a contest held by the Ottawa Citizen. The name is made from the initials of Captain Alfredsson, Spezza, and Heatley.[2] Cash Line won out over finalists 'Dash Line' and 'Dazzle Line,' which Spezza reputedly despised and wanted to veto.[3] Another nickname the line picked up was the "Pizza Line", used by the Ottawa Sun, a rival to the Citizen.[4][5] However, during the press conference to introduce the teams for the 2007 Stanley Cup Final, Heatley went on record to say he likes the "CASH line" name.[6]

The Senators team sent nine players to the 2006 Winter Olympics as part of the NHL's commitment. Daniel Alfredsson, Zdeno Chara, Martin Havlat, Dany Heatley, Andrej Meszaros, Wade Redden, Christoph Schubert and Anton Volchenkov all played for their respective country's national teams, while Jason Spezza was named a substitute for Canada. The experience, however, was poor for the Senators: Dominik Hasek was having an impressive season prior to Olympic play, but the team lost him to a hamstring injury he suffered while playing for the Czech Republic. He would not play again for the Senators.

In addition to leading the NHL with most goals for (312, excluding shootout-winning goals), the Senators also led the NHL in shorthanded goals (25), scoring points (840) and shots on goal (2,811).[7][8]

Highlights

The "CASH line" made a dramatic and historic debut, playing in the first game of the 2005–06 season on October 5, 2005, against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto. In the pre-season, right winger Brandon Bochenski had been playing on the line as he had played with Spezza in the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. But with five minutes to go, with the Senators trailing, then Senators' Head Coach Bryan Murray replaced Bochenski with Daniel Alfredsson, who scored a game-tying goal with 62 seconds left. Heatley and Alfredsson would then go on to score the first shootout goals in NHL history to win the game that night.[9]

Other highlights of the Senators' season included an 8–0 road win over their Ontario rivals, the Maple Leafs, on October 29, 2005. Dany Heatley scored four consecutive goals in that game. Just four nights later, the Senators defeated the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo, 10–4. Martin Havlat and Daniel Alfredsson each scored four goals and Jason Spezza provided four assists. It was the first time that an NHL team had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since January 11, 2003, when the Washington Capitals defeated the Florida Panthers at home by a score of 12–2.[10] It was also the first time that the Senators had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since November 13, 2001, when they defeated the Capitals 11–5 away in Washington, D.C.[11] On November 29, 2005, the Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–0 and, in doing so, improved to a 19–3–0 record through their first 22 games of the regular season. Over that span, Ottawa outscored its opponents 102–45. Spezza had reached 41 points (11 goals and 30 assists) and Alfredsson had reached 40 points (20 goals and 20 assists) by this point. Heatley recorded a point in every one of these games and had 17 goals and 21 assists for 38 points.

In an 8–2 win over Toronto on December 17, 2005, the Senators set a franchise record for most power play goals scored in one game, with six.[12] On February 2, 2006, the Senators scored three short-handed goals in a 7–2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.[13] It was the second time in franchise history that the Senators scored three shorthanded goals in a single game, as the Senators had scored three shorthanded goals in a 5–2 home win over the Florida Panthers on November 18, 2000.[14]

Dany Heatley became the first Senator in franchise history to reach 100 points on April 13, 2006, recording two assists during a 5–4 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers and five days later became the first Senator to score 50 goals in a season. Meanwhile, defenceman Wade Redden became the first Senator to win the NHL Plus/Minus Award, tied with New York Ranger Michal Rozsival, with a +35 rating. Despite missing 14 games, Jason Spezza finished second in the NHL in assists, with 71.

Season standings
Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
11Ottawa Senators8252219314211113
24Buffalo Sabres8252246281239110
37Montreal Canadiens824231924324793
49Toronto Maple Leafs824133825727090
513Boston Bruins8229371623026674

[15] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime/Shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[16]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Ottawa SenatorsNE8252219314211113
2 Y- Carolina HurricanesSE8252228294260112
3 Y- New Jersey DevilsAT8246279242229101
4 X- Buffalo SabresNE8252246242239110
5 X- Philadelphia FlyersAT82452611267259101
6 X- New York RangersAT82442612257215100
7 X- Montreal CanadiensNE824231924324793
8 X- Tampa Bay LightningSE824333625226092
8.5
9 Toronto Maple LeafsNE824133825727090
10 Atlanta ThrashersSE824133828127590
11 Florida PanthersSE8237341124025785
12 New York IslandersAT823640623027878
13 Boston BruinsNE8229371623026674
14 Washington CapitalsSE8229411223730670
15 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8222461424431658

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Game log

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October
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
1October 5Ottawa3–2Toronto Maple LeafsSOHasek19,4521–0–02
2October 8Buffalo Sabres0–5OttawaHasek19,6612–0–04
3October 10Toronto Maple Leafs5–6OttawaSOHasek18,6803–0–06
4October 11Ottawa4–2Montreal CanadiensEmery21,2734–0–08
5October 15Boston Bruins1–5OttawaHasek19,3795–0–010
6October 21Ottawa4–1Tampa Bay LightningHasek20,4946–0–012
7October 24Ottawa2–3Carolina HurricanesHasek12,1166–1–012
8October 27Montreal Canadiens3–4OttawaOTEmery18,8407–1–014
9October 29Ottawa8–0Toronto Maple LeafsHasek19,4808–1–016
10October 30Philadelphia Flyers5–3OttawaHasek19,3358–2–016

November
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
11November 2Ottawa10–4Buffalo SabresEmery13,9059–2–018
12November 3Tampa Bay Lightning4–2OttawaHasek18,60410–2–020
13November 5New York Islanders0-6OttawaHasek19,77611–2–022
14November 10Ottawa5–2Boston BruinsHasek17,15912–2–024
15November 12Buffalo Sabres1–6OttawaEmery19,41413–2–026
16November 15Carolina Hurricanes2–1OttawaHasek19,54413–3–026
17November 17Florida Panthers1–4OttawaHasek18,65014–3–028
18November 19New Jersey Devils4–5OttawaEmery19,53415–3–030
19November 22Ottawa5–3Carolina HurricanesHasek13,42716–3–032
20November 25Ottawa6–2New York IslandersHasek15,56417–3–035
21November 26Boston Bruins2–4OttawaHasek19,69118–3–036
22November 29Montreal Canadiens0–4OttawaEmery19,85819–3–038

December
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
23December 1Ottawa0–3Boston BruinsHasek15,63919–4–038
24December 2Los Angeles Kings1–5OttawaHasek19,67120–4–040
25December 5Ottawa6–3Florida PanthersHasek10,88321–4–042
26December 9Ottawa2–3Vancouver CanucksSOHasek18,63021–4–144
27December 10Ottawa1–2Calgary FlamesOTEmery19,28921–4–244
28December 12Ottawa6–2Colorado AvalancheHasek18,00722–4–246
29December 15Dallas Stars2–0OttawaEmery19,59822–5–246
30December 17Toronto Maple Leafs2–8OttawaHasek19,93523–5–248
31December 20Ottawa3–4Montreal CanadiensSOHasek21,27323–5–349
32December 22Ottawa3–4Philadelphia FlyersHasek19,81723–6–349
33December 23Ottawa4–2New York IslandersEmery11,42524–6–351
34December 26New York Rangers2–6OttawaHasek19,80625–6–353
35December 28Carolina Hurricanes2–6OttawaHasek20,05026–6–355
36December 30New York Islanders3–4OttawaEmery20,05527–6–357

January
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
37January 2Ottawa3–8Atlanta ThrashersEmery12,53627–7–357
38January 4Ottawa3–1Washington CapitalsHasek10,04728–7–359
39January 5Ottawa2–4Boston BruinsHasek15,48128–8–359
40January 7Ottawa1–4Montreal CanadiensHasek21,27328–9–359
41January 10Phoenix Coyotes2–7OttawaHasek19,77329–9–361
42January 12San Jose Sharks2–0OttawaHasek19,53829–10–361
43January 14Ottawa5–3Edmonton OilersHasek16,83930–10–363
44January 16Ottawa6–1Minnesota WildHasek18,56831–10–365
45January 19Anaheim Ducks4–3OttawaSOHasek19,38731–10–466
46January 21Toronto Maple Leafs0–7OttawaHasek20,09332–10–468
47January 23Toronto Maple Leafs3–4OttawaHasek19,86533–10–470
48January 26Montreal Canadiens0–3OttawaHasek19,90834–10–472
49January 30Boston Bruins5–0OttawaEmery19,55134–11–472

February
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
50February 1Ottawa3–5New Jersey DevilsHasek10,14234–12–472
51February 2Ottawa7–2Pittsburgh PenguinsHasek14,71435–12–474
52February 4Ottawa1–2Buffalo SabresSOHasek17,45135–12–575
53February 6Pittsburgh Penguins2–5OttawaEmery19,87736–12–577
54February 8Ottawa1–5New York RangersHasek18,20036–13–577
55February 9Atlanta Thrashers2–1OttawaHasek19,60436–14–577
56February 11Philadelphia Flyers2–3OttawaHasek19,83437–14–579

March
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
57March 1Ottawa4–3Pittsburgh PenguinsEmery14,02638–14–581
58March 2Washington Capitals1–7OttawaEmery19,34639–14–583
59March 4Ottawa4–2Toronto Maple LeafsEmery19,48640–14–585
60March 6Ottawa4–0Tampa Bay LightningEmery19,85541–14–587
61March 8Ottawa2–6Florida PanthersEmery15,19641–15–587
62March 10Ottawa3–1Atlanta ThrashersEmery15,05742–15–589
63March 12Ottawa5–2Washington CapitalsEmery15,74043–15–591
64March 14Tampa Bay Lightning3–4OttawaEmery19,81044–15–593
65March 16Ottawa2–3Boston BruinsSOEmery15,06644–15–694
66March 18Buffalo Sabres2–4OttawaEmery19,94745–15–696
67March 19Ottawa4–0New Jersey DevilsEmery14,68146–15–698
68March 21Pittsburgh Penguins2–5OttawaEmery19,36047–15–6100
69March 24Ottawa3–1Buffalo SabresEmery18,69048–15–6102
70March 25Ottawa3–6Philadelphia FlyersEmery19,86948–16–6103
71March 28New Jersey Devils3–2OttawaSOEmery18,66848–16–7103
72March 30New York Rangers1–4OttawaEmery18,71049–16–7105

April
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
73April 1Washington Capitals1–0OttawaEmery19,40349–17–7105
74April 3Atlanta Thrashers4–6OttawaEmery18,74250–17–7107
75April 5Ottawa4–5Buffalo SabresOTEmery17,62250–17–8108
76April 6Montreal Canadiens5–3OttawaEmery19,92950–18–8108
77April 8Buffalo Sabres6–2OttawaEmery19,57550–19–8108
78April 10Ottawa2–3Montreal CanadiensEmery21,27350–20–8108
79April 11Boston Bruins3–4OttawaOTMorrison18,27951–20–8110
80April 13Florida Panthers5–4OttawaOTMorrison19,17351–20–9111
81April 15Ottawa1–5Toronto Maple LeafsEmery19,41051–21–9111
82April 18Ottawa5–1New York RangersEmery18,20052–21–9113
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates regulation loss.
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Playoffs

The Ottawa Senators ended the 2005–06 regular season as the Eastern Conference's first seed, qualifying for the playoffs for the ninth time in the franchise's 13 seasons of play.

Ray Emery took over the starting goaltender duties; he became the first rookie netminder since Philadelphia's Brian Boucher in 2000 to win a playoff series when the Senators defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, four games to one. The Senators were then defeated by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round, four games to one.

After the playoff loss, Senators owner Eugene Melnyk comforted fans in an open letter by saying that their team would not only win the Stanley Cup in the future but, once they had it, they would, he boasted, "hoard" it year after year.[18]

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (8) Tampa Bay Lightning
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeries
1April 21Tampa Bay1–4OttawaEmery19,6601–0
2April 23Tampa Bay4–3OttawaEmery19,7451–1
3April 25Ottawa8–4Tampa BayEmery20,8152–1
4April 27Ottawa5–2Tampa BayEmery20,6823–1
5April 29Tampa Bay2–3OttawaEmery20,0044–1

Ottawa wins series 4–1.

Eastern Conference Semi-finals: vs. (4) Buffalo Sabres
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeries
1May 5Buffalo7–6OttawaOTEmery19,5440–1
2May 8Buffalo2–1OttawaEmery19,8160–2
3May 10Ottawa2–3BuffaloOTEmery18,6900–3
4May 11Ottawa2–1BuffaloEmery18,6901–3
5May 13Buffalo3–2OttawaOTEmery20,0241–4

Buffalo wins series 4–1.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Dany HeatleyLW82505310386292327
Daniel AlfredssonRW77436010350291658
Jason SpezzaC681971903323705
Peter SchaeferLW822030504016442
Wade ReddenD651040506335804
Bryan SmolinskiC81173148468405
Mike FisherC682222446423243
Zdeno CharaD71162743135171013
Andrej MeszarosD821029396134502
Brian PothierD77530355929300
Antoine VermetteC822112334417164
Chris NeilRW791617332049800
Chris KellyC/LW821020307621102
Patrick EavesRW5820929227514
Vaclav VaradaRW7651621502100
Chris PhillipsD69118199019000
Anton VolchenkovD75413175321000
Martin HavlatRW18971646211
Brandon BochenskiRW206713147200
Christoph SchubertD564610484010
Brian McGrattanRW602351410000
Tyler ArnasonC190444−4000
Steve MartinsC411202000
Denis HamelLW410101000
Ray EmeryG3901120000
Mike MorrisonG401100000
Dominik HasekG43000160000
Tomas MalecD200024000
Brad NortonD7000311000
Filip NovakD110004−2000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Dominik Hasek25844328104902.09512021112.925
Ray Emery216839231141022.8231045943.902
Mike Morrison2074101123.4809684.875
Team:495982522192042.47823432139.913

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Jason SpezzaC1059142−1301
Martin HavlatRW10761340301
Dany HeatleyLW103912111301
Daniel AlfredssonRW10281042100
Wade ReddenD9281010−2201
Peter SchaeferLW10257142000
Bryan SmolinskiC1033623100
Mike FisherC10224121010
Zdeno CharaD10134230100
Anton VolchenkovD904481000
Brian PothierD821321000
Chris PhillipsD92026−2000
Antoine VermetteC102024−1001
Vaclav VaradaRW802212−2000
Patrick EavesRW1010110−3000
Andrej MeszarosD10101180000
Chris NeilRW1010114−1000
Ray EmeryG1001100000
Christoph SchubertD701143000
Chris KellyC/LW100002−4000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Ray Emery6041055292.880289260.900
Team:6041055292.880289260.900

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades
July 30, 2005 To Minnesota Wild
Todd White		 To Ottawa Senators
Minnesota's fourth-round pick 2005 Draft (Cody Bass)
August 23, 2005 To Atlanta Thrashers
Marian Hossa
Greg de Vries		 To Ottawa Senators
Dany Heatley
October 5, 2005 To Florida Panthers
future considerations (Ottawa's sixth-round pick in 2007 Draft)		 To Ottawa Senators
Filip Novak
March 9, 2006 To Chicago Blackhawks
Brandon Bochenski
Ottawa's second-round pick in 2006 Draft		 To Ottawa Senators
Tyler Arnason

Received from waivers
PlayerFormer Team
G Mike MorrisonEdmonton Oilers

Roster
2005–06 Ottawa Senators
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centres

Sources:

  • "NHL.com – Player Search". NHL. Archived from the original on February 7, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2010.

Draft picks

Ottawa's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round # Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 9 Brian Lee (D) USA Ottawa Senators Moorhead High School (USHS-MN)
3 70 Vitali Anikienko (D)  Russia Ottawa Senators Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL)
4 95 Cody Bass (C)  Canada Ottawa Senators (from Colorado Avalanche) Mississauga IceDogs (OHL)
4 98 Ilya Zubov (C)  Russia Ottawa Senators (from St. Louis) Chelyabinsk (Russia)
4 115 Janne Kolehmainen (LW)  Finland Ottawa Senators SaiPa (SM-liiga)
5 136 Tomas Kudelka (D)  Czech Republic Ottawa Senators HC Zlín Jr. (Czech Jr.)
6 186 Dmitri Megalinsky  Russia Ottawa Senators Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL)
7 204 Colin Greening  Canada Ottawa Senators Upper Canada College (CCL)

Farm teams

See also

References
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  2. "The Cash Line easily wins the vote". Ottawa Citizen. November 17, 2005. p. C1.
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  4. Garrioch, Bruce (October 2, 2007). "Pizza Line Ordered Up". Ottawa Sun.
  5. The name refers to a promotion instituted by a pizza company chain to provide a free slice of pizza to all attending when the Senators scored five goals in a game. The line increased the number of times the Senators scored five per game, and the pizza company had to change its promotion to six goals.
  6. Panzeri, Allen (May 28, 2007). "Sens carry a nation's hopes; Ducks hope playing with less pressure is to their advantage". Calgary Herald. p. D1.
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  13. https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200602020PIT.html
  14. https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/200011180OTT.html
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