The Ottawa Senators fell short 24 times in losses when scoring 4+ goals and the goal differential was below 5 goals all-time.

teams who have been losing in the regular season by four or more goals and lost by less than five goals

	TEAM	L	G	DIFF	GP	W	T	OTL	PTS	PTS%	SOW	SOL	GA	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Senators	24	106	-62	24	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	168
2	Maple Leafs	322	1,429	-682	322	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	2,111	25.4	66.6	32.81	13.4	34.67	.813
3	Canadiens	230	1,021	-421	230	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	1,442	24.4	65.9	32.59	13.5	31.69	.804
4	Tigers	25	118	-78	25	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	196
5	Bruins	253	1,114	-496	253	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	1,610	24.1	68.3	32.88	13.4	31.28	.800
6	Maroons	12	52	-23	12	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	75
7	Blackhawks	294	1,305	-605	294	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	1,910	29.0	65.1	31.94	13.9	33.48	.810
8	Red Wings	281	1,222	-597	281	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	1,819	26.4	62.5	31.69	13.7	33.25	.804
9	Quakers	5	21	-7	5	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	28
10	Rangers	318	1,393	-654	318	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	2,047	26.4	68.6	33.05	13.1	32.32	.804
11	Americans	22	100	-53	22	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	153
12	Penguins	268	1,180	-560	268	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	1,740	29.6	63.1	32.10	13.7	33.91	.809
13	Barons	39	169	-102	39	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	271	44.4	75.0	27.82	15.6	36.31	.809
14	Flyers	176	774	-325	176	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	1,099	26.4	66.1	32.23	13.6	31.85	.804
15	Blues	185	819	-374	185	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	1,193	29.1	63.8	30.80	14.4	32.46	.801
16	Kings	250	1,115	-498	250	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	1,613	25.0	63.9	31.67	14.1	33.85	.809
17	Stars	190	836	-400	190	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	1,236	24.2	64.9	31.82	13.8	33.60	.806
18	Canucks	237	1,038	-465	237	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	1,503	26.7	64.5	30.52	14.3	32.52	.805
19	Sabres	175	749	-344	175	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	1,093	22.6	67.0	31.11	13.8	32.44	.807
20	Islanders	168	733	-288	168	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	1,021	27.5	67.4	30.53	14.3	32.50	.813
21	Flames	154	679	-303	154	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	982	29.7	70.2	31.99	13.8	32.57	.804
22	Capitals	191	830	-386	191	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	1,216	26.7	67.4	30.70	14.2	32.60	.805
23	Devils	198	858	-429	198	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	1,287	24.7	65.3	30.54	14.2	33.46	.806
24	Oilers	179	797	-326	179	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	1,123	25.5	66.9	31.56	14.1	32.44	.807
25	Avalanche	196	861	-370	196	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0	1,231	27.6	65.8	30.65	14.3	32.12	.804