Ottawa Senators: Three Positive Takeaways From 2021

2. The Aggressiveness

While the Ottawa Senators may be at the bottom of many categories this season, one thing where they haven’t fall short of is their aggressiveness. As the season has progressed, this young core has begun to mesh together perfectly.

Not only are they fun to watch, but they are beginning to show promising numbers. They continuously show that they want to win games despite their losing pattern.

In the thirty games the Senators have played this season, 12 of them have been one goal differences. That means 40 percent of all the games played by the Senators this season have been  dog fights.

Five of the games the Senators have played this season have also gone to either Overtime or a Shootout, with the Senators taking four of those contests. No matter how poor their game has been in regulation, the Senators continuously show that they can fight until the very end.

In terms of total league standings, the Senators are in the middle of the pack for offensive scoring. In total goals for, the Senators sit in the middle of the league in sixteenth place with 79. This puts them ahead of multiple top-tier franchises, including the Vegas Golden Knights, Boston Bruins, and the Colorado Avalanche.

While the Senators sit dead last in the NHL for goals against (121), they still show that they can balance out their poor performance. It will be interesting to see if Ottawa can keep this steady progress going in the latter half of the season.