Dion Phaneuf

Ottawa's Dion Phaneuf dishes out two assists

Ottawa Senators defenseman Dion Phaneuf picked up a pair of helpers during Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.

What It Means:

Phaneuf has been effective for the Senators offensively as he's now up to five assists and six points in eight games with Ottawa. For comparison, he had 21 assists and 24 points in 54 games with Toronto earlier in the season.

Our models project him to record another two goals and eight assists the rest of the way. His Corsi For Percentage of 51.3 is his best clip since the 2009-’10 season, and his Relative Corsi For Percentage at Even Strength is -0.1, which is his best mark since 2011-’12.