
Nashville Predators at Ottawa Senators
· National Hockey LeagueGiroux helps the Senators beat the struggling Predators 3-1

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.
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.
OTT leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:07 | Jacob Bernard-Docker Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Tim Stützle (21), Adam Gaudette (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:52 | Claude Giroux Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Tim Stützle (22) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 12:37 | Nick Cousins Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Michael Amadio (4) |
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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 Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Brady Tkachuk, LW | Out | Apr 1 |
Nashville Predators Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Jonathan Marchessault, RW | Out | Apr 1 |
Colton Sissons, C | Out | Mar 31 |
Game Information
Canadian Tire Centre
Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 16,741 | Capacity:

Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 16,741 | Capacity:
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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51 | 19 | 106 | 4 |
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49 | 21 | 102 | 4 |
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45 | 26 | 94 | 4 |
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41 | 28 | 88 | 6 |
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40 | 28 | 87 | 7 |
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33 | 29 | 78 | 12 |
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27 | 39 | 62 | 8 |
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21 | 44 | 51 | 9 |
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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45 | 25 | 94 | 4 |
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43 | 25 | 91 | 5 |
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44 | 26 | 91 | 3 |
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39 | 28 | 84 | 6 |
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34 | 30 | 77 | 9 |
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34 | 33 | 74 | 6 |
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30 | 35 | 69 | 9 |
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31 | 36 | 68 | 6 |