Batherson scored a goal in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Penguins.
Batherson scored for the fourth time over his last three appearances, as he notched a natural hat trick in the 5-1 win over the Ducks on Dec. 11. He's cracked the scoresheet in five of seven December contests, recording nine points (four goals, five helpers) in that stretch. The 26-year-old might not be one of the Senators' most consistent players, but he's trending in the right direction and should continue to find ample opportunities to produce due to his role on the first line and the first power-play unit.
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Senators' Drake Batherson: Natural hat trick, 100th goal in win
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Batherson scored three goals on five shots, added an assist and logged two hits in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Ducks.
Batherson scored twice on the power play in the first period, with the first of those goals being the 100th of his career. The 26-year-old completed his natural hat trick midway through the second period and then set up a Brady Tkachuk power-play marker in the third. This is Batherson's best game of the season to date, and it snapped a six-game goal drought, though he had six helpers in that span. The winger is up to 12 tallies, 32 points (16 on the power play), 64 shots on net, 48 hits and a minus-1 rating over 28 appearances.
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Senators' Drake Batherson: Helps out on both goals in win
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Batherson recorded a pair of assists, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Red Wings.
Batherson and Josh Norris were clicking on the top line, as the winger assisted on both of his center's goals. During his eight-game point streak, Batherson has two goals, nine helpers, 16 shots on net and 17 hits. He's returning high-end value in a prominent role for the Senators. Batherson is at nine goals, 18 helpers, 54 shots, 45 hits, 10 PIM and a minus-1 rating over 25 appearances, and 12 of his 27 points have come on the power play.
Batherson notched a power-play assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Sunday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Ducks.
Batherson has two goals and seven assists during his seven-game point streak. He's earned five power-play points over his last five contests as well, providing a little extra boost on offense. The winger has been effective in a top-six role this season with 25 points, 52 shots, 45 hits and a minus-3 rating across 24 appearances. Batherson's a safe fantasy play as long as he keeps operating above a point-per-game pace with lofty totals in shots and hits.
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Senators' Drake Batherson: Stays warm with power-play helper
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Batherson provided a power-play assist and two hits in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Sharks.
Batherson has two goals and five assists during his five-game point streak. Four of his last five points have come on the power play, as the winger continues to make a strong impact in that situation. For the season, he's earned 11 of his 23 points with the man advantage while adding 49 shots on net, 42 hits and a minus-3 rating across 22 appearances.
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Senators' Drake Batherson: Earns two power-play points in win
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Batherson scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist and added five hits in Monday's 4-3 win over the Flames.
Batherson's picked up six power-play points over his last nine games, totaling four goals and six helpers in that span. He gave the Senators their first lead in this contest and also set up Brady Tkachuk's game-winner early in the third period. Batherson has been excellent through the first quarter of 2024-25, posting nine goals, 13 helpers, 10 power-play points, 49 shots on net, 40 hits and a minus-3 rating through 21 appearances.
Batherson had two assists in a 4-3 loss to the Canucks on Saturday.
One came on the power play. Batherson has one goal and three helpers during his three-game point streak. He has 20 points (eight goals, 12 assists), 35 hits and 46 shots through 20 appearances this season. Batherson has been excellent on the man advantage, registering four goals and four assists.
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Senators' Drake Batherson: Scores in Thursday's loss
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Batherson scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Golden Knights.
Batherson has gotten on the scoresheet in six of the last seven games, earning three goals and three assists in that span. The top-six winger is providing consistency on offense and the power play while chipping in with hits as well. For the season, he has eight goals, 10 helpers, 43 shots on net, 31 hits, eight PIM and a minus-2 rating over 19 appearances, and seven of his 18 points have come on the power play.
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Senators' Drake Batherson: Power-play goal in overtime loss
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Batherson scored a power-play goal on four shots in Thursday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Flyers.
Batherson extended his point streak to four games (two goals, two assists) with the second-period tally. The winger has earned three of his points in that span with the man advantage, and he now has seven power-play points on the year. The 26-year is up to seven goals, nine helpers, 38 shots on net, 27 hits and a minus-1 rating across 16 appearances in a top-six role.
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Senators' Drake Batherson: Strikes on power play in loss
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Batherson scored a power-play goal on three shots in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Islanders.
This was Batherson's first point over four games in November. He brought the Senators within a goal, but they fell short of tying the game. The winger is up to six tallies, seven helpers, five power-play points, 27 shots on net, 22 hits and an even plus-minus rating through 13 contests. Batherson's a strong fantasy option in a top-six role, though it remains to be seen if he can sustain his point-per-game pace in the long run.
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Senators' Drake Batherson: Dishes pair of assists
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Batherson recorded two assists, including one on the power play, and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 8-1 win over the Blues.
Batherson has accumulated four goals and five assists during a five-game point streak. The 26-year-old winger is doing a little bit of everything early in the campaign while seeing top-six minutes and time on the first power-play unit. He has five goals, seven helpers, 19 shots on net, 18 hits and a plus-1 rating across nine appearances.
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Senators' Drake Batherson: Takes point streak to four games
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Batherson notched an assist and two hits in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Avalanche.
Batherson set up the first of Claude Giroux's goals late in the third period. During his four-game point streak, Batherson has collected four goals and three assists. The winger is up to 10 points (three on the power play), 18 shots on net, 17 hits and a minus-1 rating through eight contests this season. With a spot on the second line and first power-play unit, Batherson should continue to offer strong offense and physicality.
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Senators' Drake Batherson: Keeps streak alive
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Batherson notched a goal and an assist in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Golden Knights.
Batherson delivered an assist in Claude Giroux's goal in the first period before giving the Senators a 3-2 lead in the latter stages of the same frame with a snap shot after taking advantage of a turnover. However, the Senators lost after giving up three unanswered goals in the final five minutes. Despite the defeat, Batherson extended his point streak to three games, a span in which he's racked up four goals and two assists.
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Senators' Drake Batherson: Opens scoring in shutout win
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Batherson scored a goal on two shots and added three hits in Tuesday's 4-0 win over Utah.
Batherson's goal kicked off a stretch of four tallies for the Senators in a span of 8:09 to close out the first period. The 26-year-old winger hadn't recorded just one point in a game this year -- he had a pair of three-point efforts and three scoreless outings prior to Tuesday. He's at four goals, three assists, 16 shots on net, 14 hits and an even plus-minus rating through six appearances while filling a top-six role.
Batherson scored a power-play goal and added two assists, one with the man advantage, in Monday's 8-7 overtime win over the Kings.
The one even-strength point Batherson notched was the biggest, as he helped set up Josh Norris for the game-winner. Batherson had been held without a point through the first two games of the season, but the 26-year-old winger opened his 2024-25 account in style as he looks to top 60 points for the third straight campaign.
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Senators' Drake Batherson: Goal, assist vs. Wild
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Batherson picked up a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Wild
Batherson got Ottawa on the board 7:43 into the second period, beating Marc-Andre Fleury on a power play before adding an assist on Jakob Chychrun's marker early in the third, which also came on the man advantage. The 25-year-old Bathereson's been on a nice run recently, tallying four goals and 12 points in his last 10 contests. He's up to 27 goals and 60 points through 74 games, two points shy of his career high set last season.
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Senators' Drake Batherson: Two more points Wednesday
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Batherson notched a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Sabres.
Batherson extended Ottawa's lead to 3-0 just six minutes into the first period, following up his own rebound before sneaking a backhander past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Batherson would add a second point with an assist on Shane Pinto's empty-netter in the third. The 25-year-old Batherson now has goals in three straight games and 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in his last 11 contests. He's up to 26 goals and 57 points, five shy of a career high, through 71 games this season while skating on the Senators' top line.
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Senators' Drake Batherson: Racks up three power-play points
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Batherson scored a goal and two assists, all with the man advantage, in Sunday's 5-3 win over Edmonton.
Batherson has been fantastic in March with five goals and six assists, including four power-play points, over 13 games. The 25-year-old winger has already managed a personal best with 25 goals and needs just five more points to reach the 60-point threshold for the second consecutive season. Impressively, he's picked up 17 of his 55 points on the power play, down from 29 of 62 points coming with the man advantage in 2022-23.
Batherson collected two assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Islanders.
Batherson picked up helpers on two of Brady Tkachuk's three goals on the afternoon. The 25-year-old Batherson has reached the 50-point plateau for a second straight season. Matching or topping last campaign's career-high 62 points isn't off the table either given his current form -- over the last 12 games, Batherson has piled up six goals and 11 points.
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Senators' Drake Batherson: Scores in overtime
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Batherson found the back of the net in a 2-1 overtime win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
It looked like Batherson and the Senators were going to get a shutout win in regulation until the Penguins were able to squeeze one into the back of the net with 23 seconds left. Batherson was not fazed and proceeded to end the game with an overtime goal to snap a seven-game losing skid for Ottawa. For the five games in the month of March, Batherson now has three goals and an assist to go along with 16 shots and nine hits. The 25-year old winger remains a rock-solid fantasy option.