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Ottawa Senators: A Look Back at the 2016-17 Season

ByJacob Larivière|
OTTAWA, ON - MAY 23: Mike Hoffman #68 of the Ottawa Senators celebrates with teammate Erik Karlsson #65 after scoring a goal on Matt Murray #30 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the third period in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Final during the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Canadian Tire Centre on May 23, 2017 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
OTTAWA, ON - MAY 23: Mike Hoffman #68 of the Ottawa Senators celebrates with teammate Erik Karlsson #65 after scoring a goal on Matt Murray #30 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the third period in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Final during the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Canadian Tire Centre on May 23, 2017 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
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Breaking Down Some Stats

2016-17 would show to be a great year in Ottawa Senators’ history, and with that, let’s look at a few stats.

Finishing 2nd in the Atlantic Division, the Ottawa Senators would go 44-28-10 for 98 points.

Their top 5 goal scorers for the season would be;

  1. Kyle Turris -> 27
  2. Mike Hoffman -> 26
  3. Mark Stone -> 22
  4. Erik Karlsson -> 17
  5. Zack Smith -> 16

Their top 5 assist leaders would be;

  1. Erik Karlsson -> 54
  2. Mike Hoffman -> 35
  3. Mark Stone -> 32
  4. Kyle Turris -> 28
  5. Derick Brassard -> 25

Their top 5 point-getters would be;

  1. Erik Karlsson -> 71
  2. Mike Hoffman -> 61
  3. Kyle Turris -> 55
  4. Mark Stone -> 54
  5. Derick Brassard -> 39

Altogether, the Senators would not benefit from one single player carrying the team in the regular season, more so make their way with scoring-by-committee and a solid defensive system under new coach Guy Boucher.

Boucher was hired as head coach on May 8th, 2016 as Dorion wanted to hire his own coach, like many GMs tend to do. Boucher was previously the coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning from 2010-2013. He is known as a defense-first coach that utilizes a trap system, famously the 1-3-1 forecheck. It’s a very boring system, but when it works it pays off tremendously, and it did for the Sens.

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