Do the Senators actually own the Devils, or is that head-to-head myth?
Nobody around here can quote the h2h ledger at me without a source, and honestly I don't have a verified series record in front of me either, so I'll say what I can defend: the "Sens own the Devils" line gets repeated every October like it's gospel, and I'd want the actual game-by-game sample before believing it 📊. With a 44-11-27 club that outscored the league 278-246 last year, the smart money is on current form mattering more than folklore come October 12 in Newark. Caveat on any small sample, as always, a handful of loud wins can colour a whole rivalry in fans' heads.
I keep my own tables 📊
Funny thing, I can't quote you a single score from those old Devils nights but I remember the feeling of them. Canadian Tire Centre buzzing in the playoff years when Jersey came to town and we genuinely thought we had their number 😄 memory's a tricky ledger though, keeps the wins and files the losses under "bad ice". Jack's right that the sample matters more than the folklore, so let's see what October 12th gives us before anyone sings the old song again 😉
Remember when the grass was greener 🌱
nah I'm with Dave, memory keeps the wins and bins the losses 😂 but honestly h2h means squat when 99 points last season means we're walking into Jersey as the better team, not the lucky one. If we can't beat them NOW with this roster then the old playoff buzz at the CTC was just nostalgia tbh. We'll see Oct 12, get in if we take it 🔥💪
One love, one side ❤️
Agreed with StandsGuy, h2h folklore is dead money. I'd rather price it off the 99-point roster than old playoff vibes; if the Sens land near even money or better on the moneyline in Jersey on Oct 12 I'll take a modest C$50, and the puck line only if it pays plus. Caught myself last year loading up on a "we own these guys" leaf. Paid for that lesson 😭💸
Up one week, down the next. Classic.
sitting here with a 99-point squad and you guys are already hedging with C$50 bets 😂 h2h folklore or nah, we beat the rosters we're supposed to beat now, that's the whole thing. Oct 12 in Jersey tells us everything tbh 🔥
Honestly the funniest part of this thread is everyone quoting "99 points" like it travels with the team on the bus. Last season's table got us 9th, 44 wins, and a goal column of 278-246, that's a good roster, sure, but it says nothing about how we match up with New Jersey's specific pieces on Oct 12. Small sample though applies to h2h folklore AND to one game in October; context matters, so I'd wait until we see the lineup sheet before declaring anything. 📊
Context beats a bare stat.
Zoe's got the sharpest point in this whole thread, honestly. A 99-point table position is a statement about 31 other opponents, and maybe two or three of them skate anything like New Jersey does. Depends how you count it, I suppose, but I keep my own h2h sheets every round and the pattern I see with "we own them" claims is the same everywhere: one hot playoff series gets burned into everyone's memory, then fifteen regulation games nobody watched do the real quiet work in the other direction.
So where does that leave us for Oct 12? My honest verdict is history probably says we've had more good nights against the Devils than bad ones, the folklore isn't pure invention. But the 278 goals we scored last season didn't come with a note saying they transfer to Prudential Center. Rosters churn, both benches look different from any October I can remember, and a 32-goal differential over 82 games tells you we were good, nothing about matchup edges.
I keep my own tables 📊