Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators
· National Hockey League
Senators beat the Hurricanes 6-3 to move into the second wild-card spot in the East
Ottawa moved a point ahead of the New York Islanders for the last playoff spot with five games left. The Senators are five points behind Boston for the first wild card.
Carolina leads the East, two points ahead of Tampa Bay. The Hurricanes missed a chance to clinch the Metropolitan Division.
Both teams were playing the second half of back-to-back games, with Ottawa scoring twice in a 3:42 span in the third to take a 5-2 lead.
Shane Pinto made it 4-2 on a power play, beating Frederik Andersen to the short side. Ridly Greig then won a race to the net and, while Andersen made the initial save, the side was wide open for Tkachuk to bury his second of the game.
Carolina’s Taylor Hall wristed a shot past Linus Ullmark with 2:30 remaining to make it 5-3, but Claude Giroux added an empty-netter for Ottawa.
Dylan Cozens and Tim Stutzle also scored for Ottawa, and Ullmark stopped 25 shots. Defenseman Jake Sanderson played his 300th NHL game. He had an assist.
Logan Stankoven and Andrei Svechnikov also scored for Carolina, and Andersen made 25 saves.
Senators: Host Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.
Regular Season SeriesCAR wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 5:22 | Logan Stankoven Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (41), Jackson Blake (26) |
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Goal | 1st Period 7:17 | Dylan Cozens Goal (27) Backhand, assists: Tim Stützle (46), Drake Batherson (35) |
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Goal | 1st Period 8:51 | Tim Stützle Goal (33) Backhand, assists: none |
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Goal | 1st Period 19:40 | Andrei Svechnikov Goal (29) Poke, assists: none |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:33 | Brady Tkachuk Goal (21) Tip-In, assists: Artem Zub (24), Ridly Greig (20) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 2:50 | Shane Pinto Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Fabian Zetterlund (15) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:32 | Brady Tkachuk Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Ridly Greig (21), Dylan Cozens (28) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:30 | Taylor Hall Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Sean Walker (19), Jackson Blake (27) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:03 | Claude Giroux Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Shane Pinto (21), Jake Sanderson (38) |
Statistics
 CAR |
 OTT |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 22 |
| 30 | Hits | 28 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 28 | Shots | 31 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 100.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 25 | Faceoffs Won | 39 |
| 39.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 60.9 |
| 16 | Giveaways | 19 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Ottawa Senators Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Andre Burakovsky, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 31 |
| Warren Foegele, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 31 |
| Hayden Hodgson, RW | Suspension | Oct 30 |
| Linus Ullmark, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 22 |
| William Eklund, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor Hall, LW | Out | Oct 29 |
| Alexander Nikishin, D | Out | Oct 26 |
| Jordan Staal, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
Game Information
Canadian Tire Centre
Location: Ottawa,
Attendance: 16,857 | Capacity:
Location: Ottawa,
Attendance: 16,857 | Capacity:
2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
2 | 2 | 24 | 11 |
 New Jersey |
0 | 5 | 18 | 9 |
 Washington |
0 | 4 | 16 | 8 |
 NY Islanders |
2 | 5 | 16 | 7 |
 NY Rangers |
1 | 6 | 15 | 7 |
 Pittsburgh |
2 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
 Columbus |
0 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
 Philadelphia |
4 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
