Overview
- Ottawa acquired Warren Foegele from the Kings at the trade deadline and he scored in his first game, a 7–4 win over Seattle, per The Hockey Writers.
- Foegele opened on the left side of the fourth line with Lars Eller and Fabian Zetterlund after coach Travis Green signaled a gradual integration.
- The Senators view Foegele as a defensive forward who can bolster a struggling penalty kill that has ranked near the bottom of the league.
- Ottawa moved David Perron to Detroit at the deadline after he had been out since Jan. 20 following sports hernia surgery.
- Seattle dealt with short-term lineup issues, with multiple players ill and recent trade addition Bobby McMann unavailable due to visa processing.