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Giroux helps the Senators beat the struggling Predators 3-1

Nashville Predators vs. Ottawa Senators: Game Highlights

Tim Stutzle had two assists for Ottawa in its second straight win. Linus Ullmark made 37 saves.

Nashville dropped to 0-4-3 during a seven-game slide.

The Senators went ahead to stay with two goals in the second.

Bernard-Docker got a pass from Stutzle and wristed a shot from the faceoff circle that beat Juuse Saros for his first of the season. Giroux made it 2-0 when his shot deflected off the skate of Nashville’s Steven Stamkos at 16:52.

Saros stopped 27 shots.

The Predators pushed hard late in the second. Roman Josi rang a shot off the crossbar and then Ullmark made a couple big saves.

Cousins made it 3-1 with his third of the season midway through the third.

Ullmark lost his shutout bid when Fedor Svechkov scored with 1:57 left. It was Svechkov's second goal of the season.

Takeaways Senators: The Senators pushed to the final buzzer, something that had been lacking earlier on.

Predators: Nashville’s penalty killers continue to be a bright spot through this challenging stretch as they were a perfect 3 for 3 on the night.

Key moment The Senators killed a Nashville power play early in the third to maintain momentum.

Key stat Coming into the game the Predators had scored at least three goals (including shootout winners) in 16 consecutive games against the Senators.

Up next The Predators host the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. The Senators host the New York Islanders on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

OTT leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 5:07 Jacob Bernard-Docker Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Tim Stützle (21), Adam Gaudette (2)
Goal 2nd Period 16:52 Claude Giroux Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Tim Stützle (22)
Goal 3rd Period 12:37 Nick Cousins Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Michael Amadio (4)
Goal 3rd Period 18:03 Fedor Svechkov Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Jankowski (4), Zachary L'Heureux (4)

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 16
25 Hits 24
3 Takeaways 5
37 Shots 30
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
32 Faceoffs Won 41
43.8 Faceoff Win Percent 56.2
11 Giveaways 8
4 Total Penalties 2
11 Penalty Minutes 7
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brady Tkachuk, LW Out Apr 1
Nashville Predators Nashville Predators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jonathan Marchessault, RW Out Apr 1
Colton Sissons, C Out Mar 31

Game Information

Canadian Tire Centre

Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 16,741 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 51 19 106 4
Dallas 49 21 102 4
Colorado 45 26 94 4
Minnesota 41 28 88 6
St. Louis 40 28 87 7
Utah 33 29 78 12
Nashville 27 39 62 8
Chicago 21 44 51 9

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 45 25 94 4
Tampa Bay 43 25 91 5
Florida 44 26 91 3
Ottawa 39 28 84 6
Montreal 34 30 77 9
Detroit 34 33 74 6
Boston 30 35 69 9
Buffalo 31 36 68 6
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