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The Greatest Ottawa Senators of All Time

All-time greats by position · era-adjusted

Updated 2026-07-09

The greatest Ottawa Senators of all time — the forwards, defensemen and goaltenders who defined the franchise. Each is ranked by their finest era-adjusted season, weighted by how long they anchored the roster, so a dominant year from any era is measured fairly.

Top forwards

  1. Daniel Alfredsson Right Wing
    3 seasons sampled · peak 2005 · 46G 64A 110P · +31 · 77 GP
    74Peak
  2. Jason Spezza Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2007 · 37G 63A 99P · +28 · 76 GP
    73Peak
  3. Dany Heatley Left Wing
    1 season sampled · peak 2006 · 50G 55A 105P · +31 · 82 GP
    76Peak
  4. Alexei Yashin Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1998 · 44G 50A 94P · +16 · 82 GP
    68Peak
  5. Martin Havlat Right Wing
    1 season sampled · peak 2003 · 37G 45A 82P · +14 · 68 GP
    61Peak
  6. Marian Hossa Right Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2003 · 36G 47A 83P · +4 · 81 GP
    57Peak
  7. Matt Duchene Center
    1 season sampled · peak 2018 · 44G 51A 95P · -3 · 50 GP
    56Peak
  8. Tim Stützle Center
    1 season sampled · peak 2022 · 41G 54A 95P · -3 · 78 GP
    53Peak
  9. Shawn McEachern Left Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2000 · 32G 40A 72P · +10 · 82 GP
    49Peak
  10. Mark Stone Right Wing
    1 season sampled · peak 2014 · 27G 39A 66P · +22 · 80 GP
    52Peak
  11. Mike Hoffman Center
    1 season sampled · peak 2016 · 29G 39A 68P · +19 · 74 GP
    51Peak
  12. Brady Tkachuk Left Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2022 · 35G 48A 83P · -10 · 82 GP
    46Peak

On defense

  1. Erik Karlsson Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2015 · 16G 66A 82P · -2 · 82 GP
    51Peak
  2. Wade Redden Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2005 · 13G 50A 63P · +44 · 65 GP
    51Peak
  3. Thomas Chabot Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2018 · 16G 48A 64P · -14 · 70 GP
    36Peak
  4. Tom Preissing Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 2006 · 7G 32A 39P · +41 · 80 GP
    38Peak
  5. Filip Kuba Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2011 · 7G 29A 36P · +29 · 73 GP
    34Peak
  6. Chris Phillips Defenseman
    3 seasons sampled · peak 2006 · 8G 18A 26P · +36 · 82 GP
    29Peak
  7. Zdeno Chara Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 2005 · 18G 31A 50P · +20 · 71 GP
    35Peak
  8. Andrej Meszaros Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 2005 · 10G 29A 39P · +34 · 82 GP
    35Peak

In goal

  1. Dominik Hasek Goaltender
    1 season sampled · peak 2005 · 28W · 2.09 GAA · .925 SV% · 5 SO
    72Peak
  2. Andrew Hammond Goaltender
    1 season sampled · peak 2014 · 20W · 1.79 GAA · .941 SV% · 3 SO
    73Peak
  3. Craig Anderson Goaltender
    1 season sampled · peak 2012 · 12W · 1.69 GAA · .941 SV% · 3 SO
    76Peak
  4. Ray Emery Goaltender
    1 season sampled · peak 2006 · 33W · 2.47 GAA · .918 SV% · 5 SO
    62Peak
How this ranks: a player’s best season with the Ottawa Senators is scored on era-adjusted offense, defense and goaltending, then nudged up for how many standout seasons they gave the club — rewarding peak brilliance and franchise tenure together.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the greatest Ottawa Senators player of all time?
By All-Time Hockey's era-adjusted peak-season ranking, Daniel Alfredsson leads the Ottawa Senators all-time greats; the top three overall are Dominik Hasek, Andrew Hammond, Craig Anderson. Each player is scored on his finest season relative to the league around him.
Who is the best Ottawa Senators goaltender of all time?
Dominik Hasek ranks as the top Ottawa Senators goaltender by peak era-adjusted season, weighted by win volume so durable starters outrank one-year standouts.
How are the all-time Ottawa Senators rankings calculated?
Each player's best season with the Ottawa Senators is scored on era-adjusted offense, defense and goaltending, then weighted by how many standout seasons he gave the club. Data spans the 1960s to today.

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