Frank Nighbor totaled 28 points in the final as the ’19-’20 Senators clinch their first UNP appearance. (via senators.nhl.com)
Here is the 2016 Ottawa Senators (Original) Qualifying Tournament.
This series was all about offense, and more specifically, the offense from the 4th-seeded ’19-’20 Ottawa Senators. Even more specifically from Frank Nighbor. He finished this four game sweep with 12 goals and 16 assists for a total of 28 points. He had 10 points alone in Game 1 as the ’19-’20 Senators took the opening game by a score of 11-2. His linemate Jack Darragh posted three goals and three assists for a total of six points in the win. In Game 2, the two sides were tied at three after two periods, but the ’19-’20 Senators outscored the 6th-seeded ’21-’22 Ottawa Senators 3-1 to win 6-4. Nighbor, again, led the way with two goals and four assists while Punch Broadbent tallied four assists in the loss for the ’21-’22 Senators. Game 3 also finished 6-4 in favor of the ’19-’20 Senators as Nighbor scored gour goals and added two assists for six points. The sweep was completed with an 8-2 win in Game 4 for the ’19-’20 Senators. Nighbor posted six points, again, but Darragh had also had a big night as he tallied six assists. Defenseman Georges Boucher also starred in the series-clinching win with a goal and four assists.
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’21-’22 Senators | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| ’19-’20 Senators | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 11 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’19-’20 OTS – 11 ’21-’22 OTS – 2 (1-0 ’19-’20 OTS)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Frank Nighbor (’19-’20 OTS) – 3 G 7 A 10 P +7 17 S
2nd Star: RW – Jack Darragh (’19-’20 OTS) – 3 G 3 A 6 P +4 12 S 2 PIM
3rd Star: RW – Punch Broadbent (’19-’20 OTS) – 3 G 0 A 3 P +4 8 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’21-’22 Senators | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| ’19-’20 Senators | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’19-’20 OTS – 6 ’21-’22 OTS – 4 (2-0 ’19-’20 OTS)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Frank Nighbor (’19-’20 OTS) – 2 G 4 A 6 P +2 18 S 2 PIM
2nd Star: RW – Punch Broadbent (’21-’22 OTS) – 0 G 4 A 4 P -2 15 S
3rd Star: RW – Punch Broadbent (’19-’20 OTS) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +1 10 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’19-’20 Senators | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 |
| ’21-’22 Senators | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’19-’20 OTS – 6 ’21-’22 OTS – 4 (3-0 ’19-’20 OTS)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Frank Nighbor (’19-’20 OTS) – 4 G 2 A 6 P +3 17 S
2nd Star: RW – Punch Broadbent (’19-’20 OTS) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +2 9 S
3rd Star: LW – Cy Denneny (’21-’22 OTS) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +1 8 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’19-’20 Senators | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 |
| ’21-’22 Senators | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’19-’20 OTS – 8 ’21-’22 OTS – 2 (4-0 ’19-’20 OTS)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Frank Nighbor (’19-’20 OTS) – 3 G 3 A 6 P +6 14 S
2nd Star: D – Georges Boucher (’19-’20 OTS) – 1 G 4 A 5 P +6 6 S 2 PIM
3rd Star: RW – Jack Darragh (’19-’20 OTS) – 0 G 6 A 6 P +5 9 S 2 PIM
Up next is the 2016 New York Islanders Qualifying Tournament!
