May 1, 2025, was the last time the Ottawa Senators played a hockey game. It was when the Senators were eliminated in the first round of the 2025 playoffs at home against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 6.
Last week, some of the Senators' top prospects got to show their potential in two games of the Prospects Showdown in at Bell Centre Montreal, Quebec. The Senators won one game and lost the second game in overtime. Today, it's now the first step toward the start of the 2025-26 season for the Senators, and it begins with a Battle of Ontario.