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Ottawa Senators at Chicago Blackhawks

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Ottawa Senators
31-25-5
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4 - 3
Chicago Blackhawks
19-35-8

Tim Stützle's OT goal lifts Senators over Blackhawks 4-3

Tim Stutzle's goal in OT gives Senators the win

Off a turnover, Stutzle raced deep into the zone and cut across the crease, with the puck striking his skate and going past goalie Arvid Soderblom.

Senators captain Brady Tkachuk opened the scoring with his team-leading 24th goal. David Perron and Josh Norris also scored for Ottawa.

Blackhawks center Ryan Donato scored his 100th career goal midway through the first period. Donato has four goals in his last three games and a six-game point streak. Teuvo Teravainen and Craig Smith also scored for Chicago.

Takeaways Senators: Ottawa won 57.8% of the faceoffs.

Blackhawks: Teravainen scored in the first period on Chicago's only power play. He was called for the Blackhawks only penalty 5:24 into the third period.

Key moment Stützle ended up in the net with his OT goal after Wyatt Kaiser grabbed him to try to prevent Stützle from getting a shot off.

Key stat Stützle has a 13-game point streak with five goals and 14 assists.

Up next The Senators host the New York Rangers on Saturday. The Blackhawks host Utah on Friday night to wrap up a three-game homestand.

Regular Season Series

OTT leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:25 Brady Tkachuk Goal (24) Tip-In, assists: Artem Zub (8), Jake Sanderson (35)
Goal 1st Period 11:38 Ryan Donato Goal (23) Backhand, assists: Landon Slaggert (1)
Goal 1st Period 12:22 Teuvo Teravainen Goal (15) Batted, assists: Tyler Bertuzzi (17), Alex Vlasic (22)
Goal 1st Period 14:09 David Perron Goal (3) Batted, assists: Drake Batherson (32), Josh Norris (13)
Goal 2nd Period 10:29 Josh Norris Goal (20) Slap Shot, assists: Drake Batherson (33), Jake Sanderson (36)
Goal 3rd Period 1:47 Craig Smith Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Patrick Maroon (12)
Goal 4th Period 0:46 Tim Stützle Goal (20) Deflected, assists: none

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 10
17 Hits 19
6 Takeaways 1
26 Shots 20
0 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 100.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 19
57.8 Faceoff Win Percent 42.2
18 Giveaways 7
1 Total Penalties 1
2 Penalty Minutes 2
Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Andrew Mangiapane, LW Out Apr 15
Matt Grzelcyk, D Out Mar 31
Artyom Levshunov, D Out Mar 31
Ryan Ellis, D Injured Reserve Jan 8
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ridly Greig, C Suspension May 4
Artem Zub, D Out Apr 27
Jake Sanderson, D Out Apr 24
Nick Jensen, D Injured Reserve Apr 14

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 17,432 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo 50 23 109 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal 48 24 106 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston 45 27 100 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa 44 27 99 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit 41 31 92 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida 40 38 84 4
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto 32 36 78 14

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Colorado 55 16 121 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/dal.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Dallas 50 20 112 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/min.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Minnesota 46 24 104 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Utah 43 33 92 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/stl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">St. Louis 37 33 86 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Nashville 38 34 86 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wpg.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Winnipeg 35 35 82 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/chi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Chicago 29 39 72 14
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