Ottawa Senators release full regular season schedule
The Sens will open the season Oct. 9 at Tampa Bay, with the home opener on Oct. 13 against the visiting Nashville Predators.
The 82-game schedule features a seven-game road trip in November and a five-game homestand in April. The rival Toronto Maple Leafs will visit Ottawa for the final game of the season on April 15, 2026.
The Senators are coming off their first playoff appearance in eight years, having made it to six games in the first round of the 2024-25 Stanley Cup Playoffs before being eliminated by the Leafs.
'I know we're going to get better internally and we're just going to get better overall so that when that time comes next year, we're not just happy to be in the playoffs—we want more,' said team captain Brady Tkachuk in May, following the team's playoff loss.
The preseason runs Sept. 21 to Oct. 4, with two games against Toronto, two against the Montreal Canadiens, and one each against the New Jersey Devils and St. Louis Blues.
Full regular season schedule (all times Eastern)
Thursday, Oct. 9 at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 11 at Florida, 7 p.m.
Monday, Oct 13 vs. Nashville, 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 15 at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16 vs. Seattle, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 18 vs. N.Y. Islanders, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 21 vs. Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 23 vs. Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 25 at Washington, 7 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 27 vs. Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 28 at Chicago, 8:45 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 30 vs. Calgary, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 1 at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 6 at Boston, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 8 at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 9 vs. Utah, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 11 vs. Dallas, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 13 vs. Boston, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 15 vs. Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 20 at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 22 at San Jose, 7 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 24 at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 26 at Vegas, 10 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 28 at St. Louis, 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 30 at Dallas, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 2 at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 4 vs. N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 6 vs. St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 9 vs. New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 11 at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 13 at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 15 at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 18 vs. Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 20 vs. Chicago, 3 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 21 at Boston, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 23 vs. Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 27 at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 29 vs. Columbus, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 1 vs. Washington, 1 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 3 vs. Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 5 vs. Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 7 at Utah, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 8 at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 10 vs. Florida, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 13 vs. Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 14 at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 17 vs. Montreal, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 18 at Detroit, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 20 at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 22 at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 24 vs. Carolina, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 25 vs. Vegas, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 28 vs. Colorado, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 31 vs. New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 2 at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 3 at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 5 at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 26 vs. Detroit, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28 at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 3 at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Thursday, March 5 at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Saturday, March 7 at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Monday, March 9 at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, March 11 vs. Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 14 vs. Anaheim, 1 p.m.
Sunday, March 15 vs. San Jose, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, March 18 at Washington, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 19 vs. N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 21 vs. Toronto, 7 p.m.
Monday, March 23 at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 24 at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 26 vs. Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 28 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, March 31 at Florida, 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 2 vs. Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 4 vs. Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Sunday, April 5 vs. Carolina, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, April 7 vs. Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 9 vs. Florida, 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 11 at N.Y. Islanders, 1 p.m.
Sunday, April 12 at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 15 vs. Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
--With files from CTV News Ottawa's Josh Marano
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