
Antoine Vermette’s OT winner in Game 6 completes the three-peat for the ’05-’06 Senators as they clinch another trip to the UNP. (via Phillip MacCallum/Getty Images)
Here is the 2016 Ottawa Senators Qualifying Tournament in its entirety.
The top-seeded ’06-’07 Ottawa Senators got an early jump on the 2nd-seeded ’05-’06 Ottawa Senators in this series with a DOMINANT 5-1 win. However, this time last year, int he 2015 qualifier final, the ’06-’07 Senators held 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 series leads over the ’05-’06 Senators, but fell. They would take a 2-1 series lead here, but dropped the next three games. The Pizza Line of Dany Heatley–Jason Spezza–Daniel Alfredsson played a big role for both teams in this series, and in Game 1 they combined for nine points for the ’06-’07 Senators. The ’05-’06 Senators responded from the poor performance with a 4-2 win in Game 2. Spezza scored twice in the win while Alfie totaled three points. Goaltender Dominik Hasek stopped 31 of 33 shots against in the win. The ’05-’06 Senators then trailed by one in the final five minutes of Game 3, but a goal from defenseman Brian Pothier forced an overtime.
That didn’t last long, though, as Heatley scored the game-winner just nine seconds into OT for the ’06-’07 Senators as they took a 2-1 series lead. Game 4 was tied at three after two periods, but a goal each from Heatley and Antoine Vermette within the first six minutes of the third period would be all the ’05-’06 Senators would need as they held on for a 5-4 win to tie the series. In Game 5, the ’05-’06 Senators led 2-1 into the third period, but a PP marker halfway through the third tied the game for the ’06-’07 Senators. The game went to OT, and again, it didn’t last long. Tough guy Chris Neil won it for the ’05-’06 Senators just two and a half minutes into OT. Then, in Game 6, the ’05-’06 Senators needed overtime, again. They also needed a game-tying goal in the third period to force that OT, but Vermette won it and the series a little over a minute into OT to clinch the UNP trip for the ’05-’06 Senators.
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’05-’06 Senators | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
’06-’07 Senators | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’06-’07 OTT – 5 ’05-’06 OTT – 1 (1-0 ’06-’07 OTT)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Dany Heatley (’06-’07 OTT) – 2 G 2 A 4 P +4 11 S
2nd Star: C – Jason Spezza (’06-’07 OTT) – 0 G 3 A 3 P +4 5 S
3rd Star: RW – Daniel Alfredsson (’06-’07 OTT) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 6 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’05-’06 Senators | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
’06-’07 Senators | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’05-’06 OTT – 4 ’06-’07 OTT – 2 (1-1)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Daniel Alfredsson (’05-’06 OTT) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +2 7 S
2nd Star: C – Jason Spezza (’05-’06 OTT) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +1 5 S 2 PIM
3rd Star: G – Dominik Hasek (’05-’06 OTT) – W 2.00 GAA .939 SV% (31 SV’s)
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’06-’07 Senators | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
’05-’06 Senators | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’06-’07 OTT – 4 ’05-’06 OTT – 3 (OT) (2-1 ’06-’07 OTT)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Dany Heatley (’06-’07 OTT) – 2 G 0 A 2 P Even 10 S
2nd Star: G – Ray Emery (’06-’07 OTT) – W 3.00 GAA .935 SV% (43 SV’s)
3rd Star: D – Chris Phillips (’06-’07 OTT) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +1 2 S 2 PIM
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’06-’07 Senators | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
’05-’06 Senators | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’05-’06 OTT – 5 ’06-’07 OTT – 4 (2-2)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Dany Heatley (’06-’07 OTT) – 2 G 0 A 2 P Even 10 S
2nd Star: G – Ray Emery (’06-’07 OTT) – W 3.00 GAA .935 SV% (43 SV’s)
3rd Star: D – Chris Phillips (’06-’07 OTT) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +1 2 S 2 PIM
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’05-’06 Senators | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
’06-’07 Senators | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’05-’06 OTT – 3 ’06-’07 OTT – 2 (OT) (3-2 ’05-’06 OTT)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Jason Spezza (’05-’06 OTT) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +2 1 S
2nd Star: RW – Daniel Alfredsson (’05-’06 OTT) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 9 S
3rd Star: G – Ray Emery (’05-’06 OTT) – OTL 3.00 GAA .929 SV% (39 SV’s)
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’06-’07 Senators | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
’05-’06 Senators | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’05-’06 OTT – 4 ’06-’07 OTT – 3 (OT) (4-2 ’05-’06 OTT)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Dany Heatley (’05-’06 OTT) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +3 5 S
2nd Star: LW – Peter Schaefer (’06-’07 OTT) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 1 S
3rd Star: C – Jason Spezza (’05-’06 OTT) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 8 S
Up next is the 2016 San Jose Sharks Qualifying Tournament!