After a 58-year absence the NHL returned to Ottawa as the Senators were resurrected as an expansion team. On October 8th playing at the old Ottawa Civic Centre the Senators made their return a successful one as they beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-3, scoring the first goal early in the second period was Neil Brady.

However, despite the auspicious debut against the eventual Stanley Cup Champions, the Senators would play awful hockey all season winning just ten games as they finished dead last with a terrible record of 10-70-4.