Senators finalize 25-man roster

The Ottawa Senators are in the process of finalizing their opening day roster after reassigning five players to Binghamton of the American Hockey League.

The team announced on Saturday that goaltender Robin Lehner, defencemen Mark Borowiecki and Patrick Wiercioch along with forwards Kaspars Daugavins and Mike Hoffman have been sent down to Binghamton.

Sportsnet's Ian Mendes reports that Jared Cowen and Mika Zibanejad have made the team, while David Runblad and Stephane Da Costa survived Saturday's cuts but that may only be temporary.

Peter Regin (shoulder) and Matt Carkner (knee) may not be available to play in the season opener. Forward Jesse Winchester (shoulder) will miss at least the first month of the season.

After the cuts, the Senators roster is now comprised of 25 players: two goaltenders, eight defencemen and 15 forwards.