OTTAWA – The National Hockey League and the Ottawa Senators (@Senators) announced today the 2016-17 regular-season schedule, which will see the club open the season with two rivalry games at Canadian Tire Centre, hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs for opening night on Wednesday, Oct. 12, and the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, Oct. 15.
The Senators’ 2016-17 regular-season schedule will feature home and road games against every NHL team. The Senators will face two of their Atlantic Division rivals five times (Buffalo and Montreal) and will play four games against the remaining five teams (Boston, Detroit, Florida, Tampa Bay and Toronto).