The Ottawa Senators fought valiantly but ultimately lost 6-4 to the visiting Stanley Cup champions the St. Louis Blues last night, doing so in front of just 9204 fans.
That figure is reportedly the lowest of any home game over the past five years and now, as illustrated by Andrew Foote of CBC News, it is clear to see how severe the drop has been for the Senators.
Between 2005 and 2013, the Senators had five seasons where attendances were comfortably above 19,000 while all of them were at least above 18,000.
Since 2015, however, things have looked far bleaker and 18,000 has been achieved just once – during the 2015/16 season.