Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes
· National Hockey LeagueSpencer Martin notches 1st career shutout as Hurricanes put 4 past Senators
Martin, in just his second start of the season and his first home appearance, made 11 of his saves in the third period.
Jordan Martinook, Sebastian Aho, rookie Jackson Blake and William Carrier scored goals. Shayne Gostisbehere and Jordan Staal each provided two assists, and Martin Necas notched an assist to push his career-best points streak to 12 games.
Ottawa was blanked for the first time this season, and Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg also stopped 24 shots.
Martinook scored his sixth goal in his last six games eight minutes into the first period. Aho’s first goal in eight games came eight seconds into a power play in the final minute of the second period.
Blake’s power-play goal 43 seconds into the third period made it 3-0, and Carrier scored an empty-netter.
Hurricanes: Carolina hasn't lost consecutive games this season, returning from a three-game swing to the Western Conference to win its sixth consecutive home game.
CAR leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 8:00 | Jordan Martinook Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Staal (4) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 19:18 | Sebastian Aho Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (17), Shayne Gostisbehere (7) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 0:43 | Jackson Blake Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (10), Shayne Gostisbehere (8) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 15:06 | William Carrier Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Jordan Staal (5), Jordan Martinook (5) |
Statistics
OTT | CAR | |
---|---|---|
16 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
28 | Hits | 19 |
5 | Takeaways | 7 |
24 | Shots | 28 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 40.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
29 | Faceoffs Won | 27 |
51.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 48.2 |
16 | Giveaways | 15 |
5 | Total Penalties | 4 |
10 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,808 | Capacity:
Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,808 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Toronto | 12 | 6 | 26 | 2 |
Florida | 12 | 8 | 25 | 1 |
Buffalo | 11 | 9 | 23 | 1 |
Boston | 10 | 9 | 23 | 3 |
Tampa Bay | 10 | 7 | 22 | 2 |
Detroit | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 |
Ottawa | 8 | 11 | 17 | 1 |
Montreal | 7 | 11 | 16 | 2 |
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
New Jersey | 14 | 7 | 30 | 2 |
Carolina | 14 | 5 | 29 | 1 |
Washington | 13 | 6 | 27 | 1 |
NY Rangers | 12 | 6 | 25 | 1 |
NY Islanders | 8 | 8 | 21 | 5 |
Columbus | 9 | 9 | 20 | 2 |
Philadelphia | 9 | 10 | 20 | 2 |
Pittsburgh | 7 | 12 | 18 | 4 |