<P> The Senators finished second in the Atlantic Division during the 2016 -- 17 season and faced the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs , winning that series in six games . In the second round , they defeated the New York Rangers in six games . During the second game of that series , Jean - Gabriel Pageau scored four goals , including the game - winning goal in double overtime . The Senators would come within one game of the Stanley Cup Final , but lost in double overtime of the seventh game of their Eastern Conference Final series against the Pittsburgh Penguins , who went on to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup . </P>
<P> The Senators finished second in the Atlantic Division during the 2016 -- 17 season and faced the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs , winning that series in six games . In the second round , they defeated the New York Rangers in six games . During the second game of that series , Jean - Gabriel Pageau scored four goals , including the game - winning goal in double overtime . The Senators would come within one game of the Stanley Cup Final , but lost in double overtime of the seventh game of their Eastern Conference Final series against the Pittsburgh Penguins , who went on to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup . </P>
when was the last time the sens were in the playoffs
when was the last time the sens were in the playoffs
2016 -- 17 season
2016 -- 17 season