Merilainen and Gaudette lead Senators to 2-0 win against Islanders
— Leevi Merilainen made 24 saves for his second shutout in three games and the Ottawa Senators beat the New York Islanders 2-0 on Tuesday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Ottawa Senators
2
New York Islanders
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/1/26 | @ Anaheim Ducks | L 3-6 | NHL |
| 10/31/26 | @ San Jose Sharks | W 5-1 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | @ Los Angeles Kings | L 5-6 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | @ Vegas Golden Knights | L 1-4 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | vs New York Rangers | W 7-4 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Missed 19:17 2-0
Casey Cizikas Tip-In Wide Left
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Goal 18:36 2-0
Artem Zub Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Josh Norris (10), Drake Batherson (25)
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Missed 16:29 1-0
Ridly Greig Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 14:45 1-0
Bo Horvat Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 9:06 1-0
Noah Dobson Holding against Artem Zub
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Missed 5:29 1-0
Zack Ostapchuk Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 13:21 1-0
Kyle Palmieri Tip-In Wide Left
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Penalty 11:48 1-0
Nikolas Matinpalo Slashing against Casey Cizikas
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Missed 10:28 1-0
Mathew Barzal Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 9:17 1-0
Anders Lee Deflected High and Wide Right
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Missed 9:03 1-0
Adam Pelech Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 9:00 1-0
Pierre Engvall Backhand Wide Left
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Goal 8:42 1-0
Adam Gaudette Goal (14) Tip-In, assists: Tyler Kleven (2), Shane Pinto (6)
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Missed 5:08 0-0
Noah Dobson Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 3:15 0-0
Zack Ostapchuk Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 3:11 0-0
Zack Ostapchuk Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 2:35 0-0
Tim Stützle Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 2:10 0-0
Claude Giroux Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 1:11 0-0
Brady Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 17:48 0-0
Drake Batherson Backhand High and Wide Left
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Missed 17:23 0-0
Matthew Highmore Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 15:23 0-0
Tim Stützle Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 14:34 0-0
Jake Sanderson Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 10:47 0-0
Tyler Kleven Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 8:31 0-0
Marc Gatcomb Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 7:18 0-0
Maxim Tsyplakov Deflected Wide Left
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Penalty 2:02 0-0
Zack MacEwen Fighting against Matt Martin
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Penalty 2:02 0-0
Matt Martin Fighting against Zack MacEwen
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Missed 1:23 0-0
Maxim Tsyplakov Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 1:05 0-0
Kyle Palmieri Deflected Wide Left
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Missed 0:45 0-0
Scott Mayfield Wrist Shot Wide Left
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End of Game 20:00 2-0
Game End
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Period End 20:00 2-0
End of 3rd Period
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Missed 19:17 2-0
Casey Cizikas Tip-In Wide Left
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Face Off 18:36 2-0
Shane Pinto faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
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Goal 18:36 2-0
Artem Zub Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Josh Norris (10), Drake Batherson (25)
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Face Off 18:07 1-0
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Josh Norris
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Stoppage 18:07 1-0
Timeout - Home
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Stoppage 18:07 1-0
Puck Frozen - Goalie
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Shot 18:05 1-0
Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Leevi Meriläinen
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Hit 17:47 1-0
Artem Zub hit Kyle Palmieri
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Hit 17:46 1-0
Jake Sanderson hit Anders Lee
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Blocked 17:41 1-0
Bo Horvat shot blocked by Jake Sanderson
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Face Off 17:13 1-0
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Josh Norris
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Stoppage 17:13 1-0
Icing
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Giveaway 16:46 1-0
Giveaway by Anders Lee
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Missed 16:29 1-0
Ridly Greig Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Face Off 16:21 1-0
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Shane Pinto
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Stoppage 16:21 1-0
Icing
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Face Off 16:14 1-0
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Shane Pinto
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Stoppage 16:14 1-0
Puck Frozen - Goalie
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Blocked 16:12 1-0
Brock Nelson shot blocked by Artem Zub
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Face Off 15:55 1-0
Claude Giroux faceoff won against Brock Nelson
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Stoppage 15:55 1-0
Icing
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Face Off 15:41 1-0
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Claude Giroux
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Stoppage 15:41 1-0
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 15:39 1-0
Dennis Cholowski Snap Shot saved by Leevi Meriläinen
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Missed 14:45 1-0
Bo Horvat Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Face Off 14:27 1-0
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Josh Norris
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Stoppage 14:27 1-0
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 14:25 1-0
Scott Mayfield Wrist Shot saved by Leevi Meriläinen
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Hit 14:14 1-0
Tim Stützle hit Casey Cizikas
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Blocked 13:58 1-0
Isaiah George shot blocked by Nikolas Matinpalo
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Shot 13:22 1-0
Ridly Greig Wrist Shot saved by Marcus Hogberg
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Takeaway 13:19 1-0
Takeaway by Nick Jensen
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Shot 12:40 1-0
Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Leevi Meriläinen
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Giveaway 12:34 1-0
Giveaway by Brady Tkachuk
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Shot 12:30 1-0
Josh Norris Tip-In saved by Marcus Hogberg
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Face Off 12:23 1-0
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Josh Norris
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Stoppage 12:23 1-0
Puck in Netting
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Blocked 12:20 1-0
Kyle Palmieri shot blocked by Artem Zub
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Team Stats
OTT
NYI
24
Blocked Shots
15
26
Hits
22
9
Takeaways
9
27
Shots
24
0
Power Play Goals
0
1
Power Play Opportunities
1
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
24
Faceoffs Won
37
39.3
Faceoff Win Percent
60.7
11
Giveaways
12
2
Total Penalties
2
7
Penalty Minutes
7
Head to Head
NYI win series 2-1
Injuries
New York Islanders
- Mathew Barzal Injured Reserve
- Ryan Pulock Out
- Matias Maccelli Injured Reserve
- Calum Ritchie Injured Reserve
- Alexander Romanov Injured Reserve
Ottawa Senators
- Tyler Kleven Out
- Andre Burakovsky Injured Reserve
- Warren Foegele Injured Reserve
- Linus Ullmark Injured Reserve
- William Eklund Injured Reserve
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