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Vancouver Canucks at Ottawa Senators

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DeBrusk stars as the Canucks hold off the Senators for a 4-3 win

Vancouver Canucks vs. Ottawa Senators: Game Highlights

Kiefer Sherwood had a goal and an assist for Vancouver in the opener of a six-game trip. Teddy Blueger also scored, and Elias Pettersson had two assists.

Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen stopped 26 shots.

Ottawa lost its fifth consecutive game. Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist. Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stutzle also scored.

Sherwood's sixth goal of the season lifted Vancouver to a 4-1 lead 8:41 into the third period.

Giroux scored a power-play goal at 16:29 and Stutzle made it 4-3 with 44 seconds left. But the Senators were unable to complete their late rally.

Vancouver played without defenseman Quinn Hughes for most of the game. He was assessed a boarding major and game misconduct at 12:29 of the first for a hit on Josh Norris that resulted in a facial injury.

Linus Ullmark made 17 saves in the loss.

Frustration set in for Tkachuk in the third period. He took cross-checking, fighting and game misconduct penalties with just over six minutes remaining.

Takeaways Canucks: It was a rough night for Vancouver's special teams. The Canucks went 1 for 6 on the power play, and the Senators converted two of their three chances with the man advantage.

Senators: Fell to 1-10-1 when giving up the first goal.

Key moment The Senators didn’t make the most of a five-minute power play in the first period when Hughes served a boarding major.

Key stat Ottawa has lost five straight games to Vancouver, giving up four or more goals each game.

Up next The Canucks travel to Boston to meet the Bruins on Tuesday. Ottawa hosts the Calgary Flames on Monday.

Regular Season Series

VAN leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 18:36 Jake DeBrusk Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Conor Garland (10), Filip Hronek (7)
Goal 2nd Period 3:41 Brady Tkachuk Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Sanderson (11), Drake Batherson (11)
Goal 2nd Period 9:23 Teddy Blueger Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Max Sasson (1), Tyler Myers (4)
Goal 2nd Period 13:01 Jake DeBrusk Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Kiefer Sherwood (6), Elias Pettersson (8)
Goal 3rd Period 8:41 Kiefer Sherwood Goal (6) Poke, assists: Jake DeBrusk (8), Elias Pettersson (9)
Goal 3rd Period 16:29 Claude Giroux Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Norris (6)
Goal 3rd Period 19:16 Tim Stützle Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Claude Giroux (9), Drake Batherson (12)

Statistics

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19 Blocked Shots 7
37 Hits 36
7 Takeaways 6
21 Shots 29
1 Power Play Goals 2
6 Power Play Opportunities 3
16.7 Power Play Percentage 66.7
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
19 Faceoffs Won 36
34.5 Faceoff Win Percent 65.5
8 Giveaways 6
8 Total Penalties 11
30 Penalty Minutes 33
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brady Tkachuk, LW Out Apr 3
Nick Cousins, C Injured Reserve Apr 2
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nils Hoglander, LW Day-To-Day Apr 3
Elias Pettersson, C Out Apr 1
Filip Chytil, C Out Apr 1

Game Information

Canadian Tire Centre

Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 18,995 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 21 98 8
Los Angeles 42 23 93 9
Edmonton 43 26 91 5
Calgary 35 27 82 12
Vancouver 34 28 81 13
Anaheim 33 33 74 8
Seattle 32 38 70 6
San Jose 20 44 50 10

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 46 25 96 4
Tampa Bay 44 25 93 5
Florida 44 27 92 4
Ottawa 39 29 84 6
Montreal 35 30 79 9
Detroit 34 33 75 7
Buffalo 32 36 70 6
Boston 30 36 69 9
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