OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators announced today their 2010-11 pre-season schedule, which includes three home games, four road matches and one neutral-site meeting.

Hockey Country will get its first chance to see the 2010-11 Senators on Saturday, Sept. 25, when they play the Montreal Canadiens at Scotiabank Place. The Senators will then host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, Sept. 29, and the New York Rangers on Saturday, Oct. 2, to wrap up their pre-season schedule.

The Senators open up their pre-season schedule with three road games. Ottawa will play back-to-back games in Toronto against the Maple Leafs on Tuesday, Sept. 21, and Wednesday, Sept. 22. The Senators will then travel to Montreal for a meeting against the Canadiens on Friday, Sept. 24. The fourth road trip sees the Senators take on the Rangers in New York City on Friday, Oct. 1.

The Senators and Buffalo Sabres will be this year’s featured teams for the Kraft Hockeyville game in Dundas, Ont., on Tuesday, Sept. 28. They will play at the J.L. Grightmire Market Street Arena.

2010-11 Ottawa Senators pre-season schedule (all times Eastern)
Tuesday, Sept. 21, Ottawa at Toronto
Wednesday, Sept. 22, Ottawa at Toronto
Friday, Sept. 24, Ottawa at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 25, Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 28, Kraft Hockeyville, Ottawa vs Buffalo, Dundas, Ont.
Wednesday, Sept. 29, Toronto at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 1, Ottawa at New York Rangers, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 2, New York Rangers at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

The complete 2010-11 National Hockey League regular-season schedule will be announced on Tuesday, June 22.