Apr 15/00 (24 yrs today), Leafs 5 Senators 1 @ ACC to take 2-0 lead in EC 1/4 final series. Steve Thomas led TO with 2 goals. Sergei Berezin, Mats Sundin & Darcy Tucker with singles. Sami Salo scored for Ottawa on PP. Ottawas' 8th consecutive playoff loss, setting a club record.

Apr 15/06 (18 yrs today), Leafs 5 Senators 1 @ ACC to build up 5-0 lead after 2 periods before Dany Heatley connected with his 49th of the season @ 6:06 of final period. Mats Sundin was 2-goal man for Toronto. Senators led EC with 111 points (51-21-9). Led NHL in GF with 309.

Apr 15/07 (17 yrs today), Senators 4 Penguins 2 @ Pittsburgh to take 2-1 lead in EC 1/4 final series. Daniel Alfredsson scored WG, his 2nd marker of the night. Dean McAmmond & Mike Comrie also tallied. Gary Roberts scored @ 52 secs of 1st period. Sidney Crosby finished scoring.

Apr 15/15 (9 yrs today), Canadiens 4 Senators 3 @ Montreal in 1st game of 1st round of SC playoffs. Brian Flynn scored WG @ 17:17 of 3rd. Torrey Mitchell, Tomas Plekanec & Lars Eller also scored. Milan Michalek, Kyle Turris & Mika Zibanejad for Sens. Patrick Wiercioch set up 2.

Apr 15/17 (7 yrs today), Senators 4 Bruins 3 @ CTC to tie EC 1/4 final, 1-1. Sens trailed 3-1 in 3rd. Clarke MacArthur netted Ottawa goal, his 1st since 4/19/15. Battled concussion symptoms since 10/14/15. Re-joined club on 4/4/17. Wideman & Brassard in 3rd. Phaneuf OT WG @ 1:59.

Apr 16/86 (38 yrs today), Peter Regin, Ottawa Senators' centre for 178 regular-season and 6 playoff games from 2008-09 to 2012-13, born at Herning, Denmark.

Apr 16/95 (29 yrs today), Sabres 2 Senators 1 before 14,273 @ Buffalo. Doug Bodger & Pat LaFontaine scored for the winners. Dave McLlwain replied for Ottawa. Senators were winless in their last 14 games (0-13-1). It was also their 11th straight road loss. Their record was 4-30-5.

Apr 16/98 (26 yrs today), Canadiens 2 Senators 0 before sell-out crowd @ Corel Centre. Brian Savage and Benoit Brunet scored. Andy Moog recorded the zero making 23 saves. 10th SO suffered by Senators this season, setting a team record (since tied). Sens' record was 33-33-15.

Apr 16/01 (23 yrs today), Leafs 3 Senators 2 @ Toronto to take 3-0 lead in EC 1/4 final series. Cory Cross scored OT goal @ 2:16. Nik Antropov & Mats Sundin scored PPGs for TO. Daniel Alfredsson & Marian Hossa replied for the Senators.

Apr 16/03 (21 yrs today), Senators 3 Islanders 1 @ NY to take 3-1 lead in EC 1/4 final series after being shutout in Game 1. Mike Fisher scored with 28 seconds gone in the game. Marian Hossa & Anton Volchenkov also tallied. Adrian Aucoin was the only one to beat Patrick Lalime.

Apr 16/04 (20 yrs today), Leafs 2 Senators 0 @ ACC to take 3-1 lead in EC 1/4 final series. Each Toronto win was by the same 2-0 score. Tie Domi & Joe Nieuwendyk scored, while Ed Belfour collected his 3rd shutout of series, stopping 21 pucks. Patrick Lalime faced only 16 shots.

Apr 16/08 (16 yrs today), Penguins 3 Senators 1 @ SBP to take EC 1/4 final series in four straight. Evgeni Malkin opened scoring @ 1:40 of first period on PP. Corey Stillman tied the game. Jarkko Ruutu & Sidney Crosby ended the scoring.

Apr 16/10 (14 yrs today), Penguins 2 Senators 1 @ Pittsburgh to even EC 1/4 final series @ 1-1. Peter Regin scored for Ottawa. He set Senators' playoff record for the fastest goal from the start of a game, 18 seconds. Sidney Crosby & Kris Letang followed with Pens goals.

Apr 16/12 (12 yrs today), Rangers 1 Senators 0 @ SBP to take 2-1 lead in EC 1/4 final. Brian Boyle scored the lone goal @ 7:34 of 1st period. Henrik Lundqvist earned the zero. Senators outshot the visitors, 39-23. Ottawa's 7th straight home playoff loss, setting a club record.

Apr 16/13 (11 yrs today), Senators 3 Hurricanes 2 @ SBP. 1st game back after 6-game road trip. 3rd straight win. Mika Zibanejad, Milan Michalek & Chris Neil for Sens. Justin Faulk & Eric Staal for visitors. Craig Anderson made 32 saves. Justin Peters made 31. Record: 22-14-6.

Apr 16/21 (3 yrs today), Cole Reinhardt signed a three-year entry-level contract with Ottawa Senators.

Apr 16/22 (2 yrs today), Leafs 5 Senators 4 in OT @ CTC. Mark Giordano with WG @ 3:26. Mitch Marner with 2 for TO. Tim Stutzle with Nos. 19 & 20 of season for Sens. Singles from Michael Del Zotto & Dylan Gambrell. Anton Forsberg made 36 saves for Sens. Record was 28-40-7.

Thank you for following throughout the season. Hope you enjoyed some happy memories as well as the personalities throughout Senators' history. Jim McAuley.

Oh, yes. I apologize for the typos. These 84-year-old eyes are starting to give out on me a little. Jim McAuley

Oilers have 15 Canadian-born players in their 20-player lineup tonight. Panthers, 7.