Ottawa Senators at St. Louis Blues
· National Hockey League
Matthew Kessel scores to help Blues beat Senators 4-3
Jordan Kyrou and Oskar Sundqvist also scored, and Jordan Binnington made 25 saves for St. Louis, which won for the third time in its last 10 games.
David Perron, Fabian Zetterlund and Shane Pinto scored, and Leevi Merilainen made 27 saves for Ottawa, which has gone 3-2 over the first five games of a seven-game road trip.
Kessel swatted in a rebound for his second goal of the season to take a 4-3 lead just 1 minute, 48 seconds after Perron scored his third goal of the season 7:31 into the third period to tie the game at 3-all.
Buchnevich one-timed a feed from Brayden Schenn for his third goal of the season 5:33 into the third period to give St. Louis a 3-2 lead. Buchnevich’s first even-strength goal of the season snapped a 16-game scoring drought since scoring his last goal on Oct. 25 at Detroit.
Kyrou backhanded a feed from Jake Neighbours past Merilainen for his team-leading seventh goal of the season 2:01 into the third period to tie the game at 2-2.
Zetterlund scored his ninth goal of the season with 1:33 remaining in the second period to put Ottawa ahead 2-1.
Senators captain Brady Tkachuk assisted on Zetterlund’s goal in his return to the lineup after missing 20 games with a thumb injury that required surgery to repair torn ligaments.
Pinto scored his team-leading 12th goal of the season 10:11 into the second period to tie the game at 1-all.
Sundqvist scored his first goal of the season 7:59 into the second period.
Blues: Host Utah Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesSTL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:59 | Oskar Sundqvist Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Mathieu Joseph (5), Nathan Walker (6) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:11 | Shane Pinto Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikolas Matinpalo (4), Michael Amadio (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:26 | Fabian Zetterlund Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Sanderson (15), Brady Tkachuk (4) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 2:01 | Jordan Kyrou Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Jake Neighbours (3), Robert Thomas (11) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:33 | Pavel Buchnevich Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Brayden Schenn (5), Philip Broberg (7) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 7:31 | David Perron Goal (3) Backhand, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 9:19 | Matthew Kessel Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Dylan Holloway (6), Pius Suter (6) |
Statistics
 OTT |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | Blocked Shots | 15 |
| 20 | Hits | 17 |
| 7 | Takeaways | 0 |
| 28 | Shots | 31 |
| 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 |
| 27 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
| 51.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 48.1 |
| 15 | Giveaways | 21 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 10 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Dean, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
Ottawa Senators Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ridly Greig, C | Out | Nov 28 |
| Thomas Chabot, D | Out | Nov 28 |
Game Information
Enterprise Center
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tampa Bay |
15 | 7 | 32 | 2 |
 Montreal |
13 | 7 | 29 | 3 |
 Ottawa |
12 | 8 | 28 | 4 |
 Boston |
14 | 12 | 28 | 0 |
 Detroit |
13 | 11 | 27 | 1 |
 Florida |
12 | 11 | 25 | 1 |
 Toronto |
10 | 11 | 23 | 3 |
 Buffalo |
9 | 11 | 22 | 4 |
2025-26 Central Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado |
17 | 1 | 40 | 6 |
 Dallas |
16 | 5 | 36 | 4 |
 Minnesota |
14 | 7 | 32 | 4 |
 Utah |
12 | 10 | 27 | 3 |
 Chicago |
10 | 9 | 25 | 5 |
 Winnipeg |
12 | 11 | 24 | 0 |
 St. Louis |
8 | 10 | 23 | 7 |
 Nashville |
8 | 12 | 20 | 4 |