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{"idx": 539667, "title": "1995–96 Ottawa Senators season", "section": "", "subsection": "", "section_III": "", "section_IV": "", "section_V": "", "index": 0, "text": "The 1995–96 Ottawa Senators season was the fourth season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). This season was plenty of change for the club. The club changed coaching staffs twice, changed their general manager and moved into the new Palladium arena in Kanata. The team again finished last in the league, even though they knocked the defending Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils out of playoff contention in the last game of the season, allowing the Tampa Bay Lightning to clinch the playoff berth at the expense of the Devils."}
{"idx": 539667, "title": "1995–96 Ottawa Senators season", "section": "Offseason", "subsection": "", "section_III": "", "section_IV": "", "section_V": "", "index": 1, "text": "'Smitty' patch worn during the season"}
{"idx": 539667, "title": "1995–96 Ottawa Senators season", "section": "Offseason", "subsection": "", "section_III": "", "section_IV": "", "section_V": "", "index": 2, "text": "Prior to the season, on August 2, 1995, Brian Smith, former NHL hockey player and sportscaster at Ottawa TV station CJOH-TV was killed. He had been the primary reporter on the Senators for the station. The Senators honored him with a patch on their jerseys, with his nickname 'Smitty' and number 18, which they wore on their jerseys for the whole season. The team raised a banner in his memory."}
{"idx": 539667, "title": "1995–96 Ottawa Senators season", "section": "Regular season", "subsection": "", "section_III": "", "section_IV": "", "section_V": "", "index": 3, "text": "The Senators finished last in wins (18), points (41), goals scored (191), even-strength goals scored (132), power-play goals scored (53) and power-play percentage (12.33%). They also tied the New York Rangers and the Tampa Bay Lightning for fewest short-handed goals scored (6)."}
{"idx": 539667, "title": "1995–96 Ottawa Senators season", "section": "Regular season", "subsection": "", "section_III": "", "section_IV": "", "section_V": "", "index": 4, "text": "There were some bright spots during the season, rookie Daniel Alfredsson led the team offensively with 61 points (26 goals-35 assists), while Alexei Yashin was out of the lineup for 36 games. Alfredsson won the Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded to the NHL's rookie of the year."}
{"idx": 539667, "title": "1995–96 Ottawa Senators season", "section": "Regular season", "subsection": "", "section_III": "", "section_IV": "", "section_V": "", "index": 5, "text": "After getting off to a good start with a 6–5–0 record, the Senators lost their next eight games, which ended up costing head coach Rick Bowness his job, as the club replaced him with Dave Allison, who was previously the head coach of the Senators AHL affiliate, the Prince Edward Island Senators. The Dave Allison era did not last long in Ottawa, as the club won two of 25 games (2–22–1) before he was replaced by Jacques Martin. Under Martin, the Senators was more competitive, going 10–24–4 in his 38 games to finish the year with an 18–59–5, their fourth straight season at the bottom of the NHL standings."}
{"idx": 539667, "title": "1995–96 Ottawa Senators season", "section": "Regular season", "subsection": "Highlights", "section_III": "", "section_IV": "", "section_V": "", "index": 6, "text": "After taking over from the fired Randy Sexton as General Manager, on December 6, 1995, Pierre Gauthier made three moves to strengthen the club. He hired Jacques Martin as head coach, signed hold-out Alexei Yashin to a contract and engineered a blockbuster trade on January 23, 1996, dealing away Don Beaupre, Martin Straka, and Bryan Berard, while acquiring Damian Rhodes and Wade Redden. It was a three-way trade between the Senators, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the New York Islanders and was necessary because Berard, the Senators' first-round pick, was refusing to report to the Senators."}
{"idx": 539667, "title": "1995–96 Ottawa Senators season", "section": "Regular season", "subsection": "Highlights", "section_III": "", "section_IV": "", "section_V": "", "index": 7, "text": "The Senators left the Ottawa Civic Centre and played their first game in The Palladium on January 17, 1996, against the Montreal Canadiens. The raising of the Senators' Stanley Cup banners failed, leaving the banners obscuring some fans' view of the scoreboard. The Senators lost 3–0 to the Canadiens."}
{"idx": 539667, "title": "1995–96 Ottawa Senators season", "section": "Regular season", "subsection": "Highlights", "section_III": "", "section_IV": "", "section_V": "", "index": 8, "text": "On April 13, 1996, the Senators played the defending Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils, who must win to clinch the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Senators played the role of spoiler, defeating New Jersey 5–2, officially eliminating the Devils from post-season play and giving the Tampa Bay Lightning, the team that entered the league the same year as the Senators, its first playoff berth."}
{"idx": 539667, "title": "1995–96 Ottawa Senators season", "section": "Schedule and results", "subsection": "", "section_III": "", "section_IV": "", "section_V": "", "index": 9, "text": "1 L October 7, 1995 1–3 Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 0–1–0 9,567 1995020005 2 L October 13, 1995 2–6 @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) 0–2–0 10,895 1995020036 3 W October 15, 1995 7–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 1–2–0 13,488 1995020049 4 W October 19, 1995 4–2 Calgary Flames (1995–96) 2–2–0 8,424 1995020067 5 L October 21, 1995 1–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 2–3–0 17,620 1995020080 6 W October 22, 1995 4–2 @ New York Rangers (1995–96) 3–3–0 18,200 1995020087 7 W October 24, 1995 2–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 4–3–0 19,512 1995020095 8 W October 26, 1995 5–4 Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 5–3–0 10,575 1995020104 9 L October 28, 1995 1–4 Florida Panthers (1995–96) 5–4–0 8,660 1995020115 10 L October 29, 1995 2–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 5–5–0 17,328 1995020124 11 W November 2, 1995 5–0 @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 6–5–0 10,458 1995020146 12 L November 4, 1995 4–5 Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 6–6–0 8,794 1995020157 13 L November 8, 1995 1–7 Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 6–7–0 10,137 1995020179 14 L November 9, 1995 3–4 @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) 6–8–0 17,261 1995020184 15 L November 11, 1995 2–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 6–9–0 8,988 1995020196 16 L November 15, 1995 2–3 @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 6–10–0 7,641 1995020220 17 L November 16, 1995 3–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 6–11–0 17,220 1995020225 18 L November 18, 1995 1–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 6–12–0 17,302 1995020240 19 L November 19, 1995 0–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 6–13–0 10,697 1995020246 20 L November 22, 1995 1–3 Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 6–14–0 8,426 1995020261 21 T November 25, 1995 3–3 OT Boston Bruins (1995–96) 6–14–1 9,419 1995020278 22 L November 28, 1995 2–7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 6–15–1 16,162 1995020291 23 L November 30, 1995 3–5 New York Islanders (1995–96) 6–16–1 8,167 1995020305 24 L December 2, 1995 2–4 New York Rangers (1995–96) 6–17–1 8,194 1995020318 25 L December 5, 1995 1–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 6–18–1 15,746 1995020334 26 W December 7, 1995 5–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 7–18–1 17,552 1995020349 27 L December 9, 1995 3–7 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 7–19–1 9,169 1995020357 28 L December 12, 1995 1–2 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 7–20–1 17,190 1995020377 29 L December 13, 1995 2–6 @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 7–21–1 11,221 1995020384 30 L December 15, 1995 2–4 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 7–22–1 17,174 1995020397 31 L December 17, 1995 1–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 7–23–1 16,006 1995020409 32 L December 18, 1995 1–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 7–24–1 8,419 1995020414 33 L December 23, 1995 2–4 Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 7–25–1 8,615 1995020441 34 L December 26, 1995 4–6 @ New York Rangers (1995–96) 7–26–1 18,200 1995020452 35 W December 27, 1995 4–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 8–26–1 12,175 1995020458 36 L December 30, 1995 1–4 Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 8–27–1 10,575 1995020477 37 L December 31, 1995 0–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 8–28–1 8,522 1995020482 38 L January 3, 1996 1–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 8–29–1 15,632 1995020495 39 L January 5, 1996 2–4 @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 8–30–1 12,239 1995020507 40 L January 6, 1996 4–5 @ New York Islanders (1995–96) 8–31–1 12,175 1995020517 41 L January 11, 1996 1–6 @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) 8–32–1 11,511 1995020549 42 L January 13, 1996 1–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 8–33–1 21,829 1995020561 43 L January 17, 1996 0–3 Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 8–34–1 18,500 1995020579 44 L January 22, 1996 3–7 Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 8–35–1 13,872 1995020589 45 L January 24, 1996 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 8–36–1 17,149 1995020598 46 L January 25, 1996 2–4 Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 8–37–1 16,882 1995020608 47 T January 27, 1996 2–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 8–37–2 18,500 1995020619 48 W January 29, 1996 4–2 St."}
{"idx": 539667, "title": "1995–96 Ottawa Senators season", "section": "Schedule and results", "subsection": "", "section_III": "", "section_IV": "", "section_V": "", "index": 10, "text": "Louis Blues (1995–96) 9–37–2 13,125 1995020629 49 L January 31, 1996 1–3 Boston Bruins (1995–96) 9–38–2 15,795 1995020638 50 L February 1, 1996 2–4 Washington Capitals (1995–96) 9–39–2 12,322 1995020647 51 L February 3, 1996 2–3 OT New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 9–40–2 18,280 1995020656 52 L February 6, 1996 1–3 @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 9–41–2 16,442 1995020675 53 L February 8, 1996 2–6 @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) 9–42–2 8,673 1995020688 54 W February 10, 1996 5–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 10–42–2 17,535 1995020695 55 W February 12, 1996 4–1 @ New York Islanders (1995–96) 11–42–2 7,567 1995020711 56 T February 15, 1996 2–2 OT San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 11–42–3 13,556 1995020722 57 L February 17, 1996 1–2 OT New York Rangers (1995–96) 11–43–3 18,500 1995020736 58 W February 20, 1996 7–1 @ St."}
{"idx": 539667, "title": "1995–96 Ottawa Senators season", "section": "Schedule and results", "subsection": "", "section_III": "", "section_IV": "", "section_V": "", "index": 11, "text": "Louis Blues (1995–96) 12–43–3 19,736 1995020753 59 L February 22, 1996 2–3 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 12–44–3 14,818 1995020766 60 L February 25, 1996 2–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 12–45–3 16,061 1995020787 61 L February 28, 1996 2–3 OT Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 12–46–3 13,419 1995020796 62 L March 1, 1996 2–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 12–47–3 18,500 1995020808 63 L March 2, 1996 1–4 New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 12–48–3 15,510 1995020816 64 L March 7, 1996 1–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 12–49–3 13,377 1995020841 65 L March 9, 1996 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 12–50–3 17,959 1995020852 66 W March 13, 1996 4–1 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 13–50–3 13,226 1995020870 67 W March 15, 1996 2–0 Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 14–50–3 17,850 1995020881 68 W March 17, 1996 5–0 Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 15–50–3 15,102 1995020891 69 L March 19, 1996 2–5 @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) 15–51–3 12,255 1995020907 70 L March 21, 1996 1–3 @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) 15–52–3 17,565 1995020917 71 T March 22, 1996 1–1 OT Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 15–52–4 13,596 1995020921 72 L March 24, 1996 2–3 Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 15–53–4 13,188 1995020937 73 L March 27, 1996 2–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 15–54–4 15,183 1995020952 74 L March 29, 1996 0–5 @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) 15–55–4 18,130 1995020966 75 L March 30, 1996 1–3 Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 15–56–4 18,500 1995020972 76 T April 1, 1996 1–1 OT Boston Bruins (1995–96) 15–56–5 13,335 1995020983 77 W April 3, 1996 3–2 Florida Panthers (1995–96) 16–56–5 13,074 1995020991 78 W April 5, 1996 4–2 New York Islanders (1995–96) 17–56–5 16,541 1995021006 79 L April 6, 1996 3–4 Washington Capitals (1995–96) 17–57–5 15,101 1995021013 80 L April 10, 1996 2–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 17–58–5 15,111 1995021033 81 L April 11, 1996 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 17–59–5 18,500 1995021042 82 W April 13, 1996 5–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 18–59–5 19,040 1995021055 Legend:"}
{"idx": 539667, "title": "1995–96 Ottawa Senators season", "section": "Player statistics", "subsection": "Scoring", "section_III": "", "section_IV": "", "section_V": "", "index": 12, "text": "* Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing *  = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only. *  = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only."}
{"idx": 539667, "title": "1995–96 Ottawa Senators season", "section": "Player statistics", "subsection": "Goaltending", "section_III": "", "section_IV": "", "section_V": "", "index": 13, "text": "*  = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only. *  = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only."}
{"idx": 539667, "title": "1995–96 Ottawa Senators season", "section": "Awards and records", "subsection": "", "section_III": "", "section_IV": "", "section_V": "", "index": 14, "text": "* Calder Memorial Trophy, All-Rookie team - Daniel Alfredsson * Molson Cup - Damian Rhodes * NHL All-Star Game selection - Daniel Alfredsson"}
{"idx": 539667, "title": "1995–96 Ottawa Senators season", "section": "Draft picks", "subsection": "", "section_III": "", "section_IV": "", "section_V": "", "index": 15, "text": "Ottawa's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft in Edmonton, Alberta."}
{"idx": 539667, "title": "1995–96 Ottawa Senators season", "section": "Farm teams", "subsection": "", "section_III": "", "section_IV": "", "section_V": "", "index": 16, "text": "* Prince Edward Island Senators (American Hockey League) * Thunder Bay Senators (Colonial Hockey League)"}