Senators Schedule December 2026: 12 Games, Two in Düsseldorf

The Ottawa Senators play 12 games in December 2026, including two against the Chicago Blackhawks in Düsseldorf, Germany, on Friday, Dec. 18, at 1 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and Sunday, Dec. 20, at 8 a.m. ET, according to the National Hockey League (NHL) club schedule. Eight games are at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, two are on the road and the month opens Thursday, Dec. 3, at home against New Jersey.

The source is the NHL’s club schedule feed for Ottawa, read Nov. 11, 2026. It gives each start in UTC. We converted the times to ET, which is Ottawa time, and calculated the weekdays. The feed lists broadcasters and they can change. A one-page printable is further down.

Senators game times and TV for every December game

Network names are as the feed lists them. The Sports Network (TSN) and Réseau des sports (RDS) are Canadian networks, and TSN5 is the one named for regional Senators games in the April 2, 2026 Bell Media release. Télé-Diffuseurs Associés (TVA) Sports and Sportsnet are Canadian too, and “Sportsnet East” is the feed’s regional listing. In the U.S. column, “Regional channel” stands for a local or regional outlet the feed lists under a short code, and “None listed” means the feed shows no U.S. broadcaster.

Date	Game	Venue	Time (ET)	TV in Canada	TV in the U.S.
Thu., Dec. 3	Devils at Senators	Canadian Tire Centre	7 p.m.	TSN5, RDS	Regional channel
Sat., Dec. 5	Lightning at Senators	Canadian Tire Centre	7 p.m.	Sportsnet East, TVA Sports	Regional channel
Sun., Dec. 6	Senators at Canadiens	Centre Bell	7 p.m.	TVA Sports, TSN5, TSN2	None listed
Tue., Dec. 8	Ducks at Senators	Canadian Tire Centre	7 p.m.	TSN5, RDS2	Prime Video
Thu., Dec. 10	Golden Knights at Senators	Canadian Tire Centre	7 p.m.	TSN5, RDS2	Regional channel
Sat., Dec. 12	Oilers at Senators	Canadian Tire Centre	7 p.m.	Sportsnet, TVA Sports	None listed
Mon., Dec. 14	Sabres at Senators	Canadian Tire Centre	2 p.m. (feed only)	TSN5, RDS	Regional channel
Fri., Dec. 18	Blackhawks vs. Senators	Dome arena, Düsseldorf	1 p.m.	TSN5, RDS	Regional channel
Sun., Dec. 20	Senators vs. Blackhawks	Dome arena, Düsseldorf	8 a.m.	TSN5, RDS	Regional channel
Sun., Dec. 27	Senators at Islanders	UBS Arena	7 p.m.	TSN5	Regional channel
Tue., Dec. 29	Stars at Senators	Canadian Tire Centre	7 p.m.	TSN5, RDS Info	Prime Video
Thu., Dec. 31	Penguins at Senators	Canadian Tire Centre	2 p.m.	TSN5, RDS2	Regional channel

Listings change. Check NHL.com on game day.

What time are the Senators and Blackhawks in Düsseldorf?

NHL.com said on March 13, 2026, that the two regular-season games will be played at a dome arena in Düsseldorf on Dec. 18 and Dec. 20. The Blackhawks’ March 23 release gives the starts as 12 p.m. Central Time (CT), which is 7 p.m. Central European Time (CET), on Friday and 7 a.m. CT (2 p.m. CET) on Sunday. Our ET conversion matches the NHL feed.

Game	Ottawa (ET)	Düsseldorf (CET)	Chicago (CT)
Fri., Dec. 18	1 p.m.	7 p.m.	Noon
Sun., Dec. 20	8 a.m.	2 p.m.	7 a.m.

The feed marks both games as neutral-site and lists the Senators as the home team on Dec. 18 and the Blackhawks as the home team on Dec. 20. Both are listed on TSN5 and RDS in Canada. Times for the league’s other Global Series games are in our NHL Global Series 2026 guide.

Is the Senators game on Monday, Dec. 14 at 2 p.m.?

The NHL feed lists Buffalo at Ottawa starting at 19:00 UTC, which is 2 p.m. ET, on Monday, Dec. 14. That is an unusual weekday afternoon start. When we checked on Nov. 11, the Senators schedule page and the NHL.com schedule for Dec. 14 did not list the time. The sheet and table print the feed’s 2 p.m. ET, and the team has not posted it on its schedule page, so check before you go.

Home games, road trips and the gap before Christmas

These are our own counts from the feed:

• Home games: Dec. 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 29 and 31, all at Canadian Tire Centre.
• Road games: Sun., Dec. 6, at the Canadiens at Centre Bell and Sun., Dec. 27, at the Islanders at UBS Arena.
• Back-to-back: Sat., Dec. 5, at home and Sun., Dec. 6, at Montreal.
• Starts before 7 p.m. ET: Dec. 14 and Dec. 31 at 2 p.m., plus the two Düsseldorf games at 1 p.m. and 8 a.m.
• No game: Dec. 21 to Dec. 26, so the Senators play Dec. 20 in Düsseldorf and not again until Dec. 27 at Long Island.

Montreal hosts the Senators on Dec. 6, which is also in our Canadiens December schedule. Toronto’s month is in the Maple Leafs December schedule.

When do the Senators play after December?

The first January game is Saturday, Jan. 2, 2027, at the Washington Capitals, 7 p.m. ET at Capital One Arena, listed on Sportsnet East and TVA Sports in Canada.

Is there a printable Senators schedule for December 2026?

Yes, and it is free. The one-page sheet lists all 12 games with home, away or Düsseldorf, ET start time, Canadian TV and a result box. Keep it next to the December 2026 printable calendar or copy the games into a printable weekly calendar.

Confirm puck drop and channel on NHL.com before game day. The NHL lists tickets on its Senators Ticket Hub page. Results, line-ups and prices are not part of the schedule feed and are not covered here.