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Stutzle's power-play goal in OT gives Senators 4-3 win over Flyers

Tim Stutzle nets OT winner for Senators

With a playoff spot already secured, the Senators opted to rest several regulars against the Flyers. Nick Jensen, who’s been managing a lower-body injury, along with David Perron, Ridly Greig, and Nick Matinpalo, were all given the game off.

Fabian Zetterlund tied it at 2-2 at 4:41 of the third period, taking Shane Pinto's pass at the top of the slot to beat Ivan Fedotov glove side.

The Flyers regained the lead at 7:33 when Garnet Hathaway beat Anton Forsberg, who had 29 saves.

The Senators tied it again when Thomas Chabot stepped into a shot and beat Fedotov high for his eighth of the season.

Philadelphia’s Nicolas Deslauriers opened the scoring 11:43 into the second period. He grabbed a rebound in front and backhanded it past Forsberg.

Ottawa tied it 53 seconds later when Stutzle called for the puck from Chabot and cut across Egor Zamula and beat Fedotov, who had 21 saves.

The Flyers regained the lead with 2:43 left in the period courtesy of Noah Cates’s wraparound goal.

Takeaways Senators: With a number of regulars out of the lineup the Senators looked disconnected at times.

Flyers: The Flyers played with an urgency and determination that created a number of scoring chances.

Key moment Forsberg made a breakaway save on Matvei Michkov midway through the third period.

Key stat The Senators are locked into the top wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference and will play either Toronto or Tampa Bay in the first round of the playoffs.

Up next Flyers: host Columbus on Tuesday.

Senators: host Chicago on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

OTT wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 11:43 Nicolas Deslauriers Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Cam York (13), Garnet Hathaway (11)
Goal 2nd Period 12:36 Tim Stützle Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Thomas Chabot (35), Travis Hamonic (6)
Goal 2nd Period 17:17 Noah Cates Goal (16) Wrap-around, assists: Emil Andrae (6), Bobby Brink (28)
Goal 3rd Period 4:41 Fabian Zetterlund Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Shane Pinto (16), Thomas Chabot (36)
Goal 3rd Period 7:33 Garnet Hathaway Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Seeler (17)
Goal 3rd Period 12:54 Thomas Chabot Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Angus Crookshank (1), Tim Stützle (52)
Goal 4th Period 1:40 Tim Stützle Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Drake Batherson (41), Claude Giroux (35)

Statistics

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23 Blocked Shots 14
28 Hits 29
4 Takeaways 3
32 Shots 25
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 28
46.2 Faceoff Win Percent 53.8
18 Giveaways 7
4 Total Penalties 3
8 Penalty Minutes 6
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Lars Eller, C Out Dec 17
Thomas Chabot, D Injured Reserve Dec 17
Shane Pinto, C Injured Reserve Dec 6
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tyson Foerster, RW Injured Reserve Dec 17

Game Information

Canadian Tire Centre

Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 16,059 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 22 9 46 2
NY Islanders 19 12 41 3
Philadelphia 17 9 40 6
Washington 18 11 40 4
New Jersey 19 14 39 1
Pittsburgh 14 9 37 9
NY Rangers 16 15 36 4
Columbus 14 13 34 6

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 19 13 41 3
Boston 20 14 40 0
Tampa Bay 18 12 39 3
Florida 18 13 38 2
Montreal 17 12 38 4
Toronto 15 12 35 5
Ottawa 15 13 34 4
Buffalo 14 14 32 4
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