Sanderson scored a goal on four shots and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Canadiens.
Sanderson's tally at 5:48 of the second period stood as the game-winner in this Atlantic Division battle. With three goals and three assists over his last four games, Sanderson's on a bit of a hot streak. The defenseman is up to six goals, 21 points, 56 shots on net, 47 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating over 26 appearances. He's on pace to best his career-high 11 goals from 2024-25 as he continues to prove himself as one of the better young blueliners in the league.
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Senators' Jake Sanderson: Finds twine in loss
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Sanderson scored a goal in Sunday's 6-1 loss to the Stars.
Sanderson tied the game at 1-1 in the second period, though the Senators were even for less than a minute before Jason Robertson restored the lead for the Stars. Over his last nine games, Sanderson has two goals and seven assists. For the season, he's at five goals, 20 points, 52 shots on net, 45 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating through 25 outings as the Senators' top defenseman.
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Senators' Jake Sanderson: Three-point effort in shootout win
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Sanderson scored a power-play goal on three shots and added two assists in Wednesday's 4-3 shootout win over the Golden Knights.
Sanderson ended his 10-game goal drought with a first-period tally. The 23-year-old blueliner had four assists over that span. Sanderson continues to offer plenty of offense and blocks in a huge role on the Senators' top pairing. He's at four goals, 18 points (eight on the power play), 50 shots on net, 39 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating through 23 appearances. A 60-point campaign isn't out of the question if he can remain steady on offense.
Sanderson scored a goal on eight shots and blocked three shots in Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over the Flames.
Sanderson scored at 17:11 of the third period to tie the game at 3-3, making up for his turnover that led to the Flames' third goal. During his four-game point streak, the defenseman has two goals and four assists, and the eight shots he posted Thursday were easily a season high. The 23-year-old is up to three goals, 11 points, 29 shots on net, 22 blocks and a minus-1 rating across 12 appearances.
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Senators' Jake Sanderson: Nets goal against Chicago
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Sanderson scored a goal in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Blackhawks.
Sanderson scored Ottawa's first goal at the 4:58 mark of the second period. He remains a valuable offensive contributor for the Senators, accounting for two goals and 10 points through 11 appearances this season. He's on a run of three straight games with at least one point, tallying one goal and four helpers over that stretch.
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Senators' Jake Sanderson: Three assists in blowout win
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Sanderson delivered three power-play assists in Monday's 7-2 win over the Bruins.
Sanderson has been excellent as a playmaker from the blue line and is up to eight assists on the season, including five power-play helpers. The 23-year-old defenseman has contributed directly to four of Ottawa's last 14 goals, as the Senators' offense is firing on all cylinders after recording seven goals in each of their past two games.
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Senators' Jake Sanderson: Two-point effort in loss
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Sanderson scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Wednesday's 8-4 loss to the Sabres.
The 23-year-old blueliner's first tally of the season gave Ottawa a brief 2-1 lead early in the second period, but Buffalo dominated the rest of the way. Sanderson has had a strong start to his 2025-26 campaign, racking up five points in four games with 12 shots on net, seven blocked shots and a plus-1 rating.
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Senators' Jake Sanderson: Delivers pair of assists
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Sanderson logged two assists, three shots on goal, three hits, three blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Lightning.
Sanderson's season is off to a strong start with a multi-point effort. His first assist was on Dylan Cozens' power-play goal in the first period, and he also set up Shane Pinto's go-ahead tally late in the third. Sanderson broke out with 57 points in 80 regular-season games last year, and at 23 years old, he could still have another level to get to in 2025-26. He's not a heavily physical player, but he's blocked at least 139 shots in all three of his NHL seasons so far.
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Senators' Jake Sanderson: Keeps team in playoffs with OT goal
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Sanderson scored a goal and added an assist Saturday in a 4-3 overtime win over the Maple Leafs in Game 4.
Sanderson fired a wrist shot from the left point that fluttered through traffic and past Anthony Stolarz's glove. It came at 17:42 of the overtime frame. Sanderson, the Sens' top defender in 2024-25, has three points (one goal, two assists) in his last two games. He became the third-youngest member of the Senators to score a playoff OT goal (22 years, 292 days), behind Martin Havlat (21 years, seven days) and Kyle Turris (22 years, 248 days). The series returns to Toronto on Tuesday, with the Maple Leafs leading 3-1.
Senators' Jake Sanderson: Earns two power-play assists
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Sanderson logged two power-play assists, two shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Hurricanes.
Sanderson rested in Tuesday's game versus the Blackhawks and then played 28:21 in Thursday's regular-season finale. The 22-year-old defenseman was one of 18 players in the NHL to log at least 30 power-play points this season, which was over half of his total offense. He had 11 goals, 46 assists (including four shorthanded helpers), 195 shots on net, 163 blocked shots and a minus-14 rating through a career-high 80 appearances. Sanderson will be the Senators' top overall defenseman in the playoffs, which begin for them with Game 1 on Sunday versus the Maple Leafs.
Sanderson (rest) will return to the lineup versus Carolina on Thursday.
Sanderson sat out Tuesday against the Blackhawks. He is turning into one of the top offensive blueliners in the NHL, as the 22-year-old has 11 goals and 44 assists, including 28 points on the power play, over 79 games this season.
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Senators' Jake Sanderson: Receives maintenance day
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Sanderson (rest) will not be in the lineup against the Blackhawks on Tuesday, per Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia.
Sanderson will miss just his second game of the season as Ottawa gears up for the postseason. The Sens are opting to rest a few players against Chicago, but it remains to be seen if that will be the case again in the team's regular-season finale Thursday versus Carolina. Thomas Chabot will quarterback the No. 1 power-play unit in Sanderson's stead.
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Senators' Jake Sanderson: Earns 100th career assist
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Sanderson logged an assist, five shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 5-2 win over the Canadiens.
This was Sanderson's 100th career helper, a mark that took him just shy of three seasons to achieve. He has 125 points in 234 career contests. The defenseman has elevated his offense significantly in 2024-25 with 11 goals, 44 assists, 28 power-play points, 188 shots on net, 162 blocked shots and a minus-12 rating over 78 appearances.
Senators' Jake Sanderson: Goal, assist in home win
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Sanderson produced an even-strength goal and a power-play assist in Saturday's 3-0 win over Florida.
Sanderson netted his 11th goal of the campaign before helping out on a Drake Batherson power-play tally in the first period. After being held to one point over the last four games of March, the 22-year-old Sanderson has found the back of the net in three straight contests and has added a helper since the calendar flipped to April. For the season, the left-shot blueliner has accounted for 42 helpers, 53 points, 172 shots on net and a minus-14 rating while averaging 24:25 of ice time over 75 appearances. Sanderson will have an opportunity to add to his career-best totals against the Blue Jackets on Sunday.
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Senators' Jake Sanderson: Second straight 10-goal season
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Sanderson scored a goal in a 2-1 victory over the Lightning on Tuesday.
Sanderson's goal stood as the winner. He put in a wrist shot from the top of the slot on the power play about five minutes into the second period. It was Sanderson's 10th goal of the season and third in his last four contests. He's the fifth defenseman in franchise history to record consecutive 10-goal seasons, joining Erik Karlsson, Wade Redden, Zdeno Chara and Steve Duchesne. Overall, Sanderson has 10 goals, 41 assists and 170 shots, with 27 of his points coming with the man advantage.
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Senators' Jake Sanderson: Achieves 50-point season
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Sanderson scored a goal on four shots in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Sabres.
Sanderson has scored in two of the last three games and has 14 points over 16 outings since the start of March. The 22-year-old defenseman is also plus-2 in that span, an indication that some of his defensive struggles, as well as those of the Senators as a whole, have faded away as the team pushes toward making the playoffs. Sanderson reached the 50-point mark with the goal, the first time in his three seasons he's been at that level. He's added 167 shots on net, 149 blocked shots and a minus-16 rating through 73 appearances this season.
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