For the third consecutive season, Drake Batherson showed why he's one of the most underrated players in the NHL. Last season, Batherson recorded a career-high 68 points for the Ottawa Senators. It was also the third consecutive 60-point season from Batherson.
Batherson's 68 points was the second-highest on the Senators roster last season. Batherson was also a key reason why the Senators made the 2025 playoffs, and he scored the first goal of the 2025 playoffs for the Senators against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
As the 2025-26 season is just over one month away, Batherson will be eager for another strong season. As well as being ready for another strong season, Batherson has a chance to make personal milestones and climb his way up in Senators history.
What milestones can Batherson achieve in 2025-26?
The 2025-26 season will be eighth season as a Senator. Batherson has slowly climbed his way up in Senators history and as an underrated NHL player. So far in his NHL career, Batherson has recorded 293 points in 391 games played. Now, Batherson is eager of reaching more milestones in his carrer for a former fourth-round draft pick in the 2017 NHL Draft.
Personal milestones Batherson could achieve:
9 games played for 400 games played in his career
9 goals for 125 goals in his career
23 assists for 200 assists in his career
7 points for 300 points in his career
5 powerplay goals for 50 powerplay goals in his career
30 powerplay points for 150 powerplay points in his career
4 even strength goals for 75 even strength goals in his career
3 game-winning goals for 20 game-winning goals in his career
Senators milestones Batherson could achieve:
11 goals to pass Erik Karlsson for 10th all-time in goals in Senators history
56 points to pass Mike Fisher for 10th all-time in points in Senators history
10 powerplay goals to pass Marian Hossa for sixth all-time in powerplay goals in Senators history
1 hat trick to pass Radek Bonk and be tied with Brady Tkachuk for seventh all-time in hat tricks in Senators history
Senators all-time leaders were referenced from Hockey Reference*
Like other Senators on the roster, Batherson has milestones that he can achieve this upcoming 2025-26 season. The first game for Batherson to be on track to reach milestones is the season opener on Oct. 9 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.