The 2025-26 NHL regular season begins on Oct. 7. Leading up to the season opener, NHL.com is identifying six things to watch for each team. Today, the Ottawa Senators.

Last season: 45-30-7, fourth in Atlantic Division, lost in Eastern Conference First Round

Coach: Travis Green (second season)

Biggest challenge

The Senators made significant strides last season by qualifying for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2017, when they lost in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final to the Pittsburgh Penguins in double overtime. Although the Senators ended up losing in six games to their rival, the Toronto Maple Leafs, in the Battle of Ontario, their young core still got a much-needed taste of postseason hockey and the intensity that goes along with it. Having said that, it does

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