Ottawa wrapped up its regular season with a 3-1 home win over Toronto on Wednesday night. They will now head to North Carolina to play the Hurricanes in the first round of the playoffs.
Ottawa finishes with 99 points, just edging last season’s total
CBC News · Posted: Apr 16, 2026 7:37 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Ottawa Senators goaltender James Reimer reacts after defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
Ottawa wrapped up its regular season with a 3-1 home win over Toronto on Wednesday night.
Claude Giroux had two assists and James Reimer made 19 saves in the victory, which also saw Drake Batherson top up his career-best goal season by scoring his 33rd.
Toronto’s William Nylander picked up his 30th goal of the season in the third period. Dennis Hildeby stopped 35 shots in defeat.
The Senators finish the season with 99 points, two more than last season and one shy of their first 100-point season since 2006-07.
They now head to North Carolina to play the Hurricanes in the first round of the playoffs. The schedule has not been released.
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The team is heading to Raleigh this weekend to take on the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round of the playoffs. David Fraser spoke to fans and players ahead of the last game of the regular season.
Toronto plummeted from 108 points last season to 78 this time, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
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