St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators
· National Hockey LeagueHofer makes 41 saves, Neighbours scores twice in Blues' 2-1 win over the Senators
Fabian Zetterlund scored, and Linus Ullmark made 18 saves for Ottawa. The Senators have lost four of five games.
The Blues also beat the Senators 4-3 on Nov. 28 in St. Louis.
Neighbours opened scoring with 2:34 left in the second, batting the puck in a few seconds after a St. Louis power play expired.
Neighbours made it 2-0 12 seconds into the third, tapping in a pass from Pavel Buchnevich.
On Ottawa’s seventh power play of the game, Zetterlund cut it to 2-1 with 4:21 to go on a one-timer.
Hofer stopped Tim Stutzle on a close-in chance with nine seconds left.
Senators: Host New Jersey on Tuesday night.
Regular Season SeriesSTL wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:36 | Jake Neighbours Goal (7) Batted, assists: Brayden Schenn (6), Pius Suter (7) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 0:12 | Jake Neighbours Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (9) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:39 | Fabian Zetterlund Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Stephen Halliday (2), Claude Giroux (13) |
Statistics
STL |
OTT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 22 | Hits | 25 |
| 1 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 20 | Shots | 42 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 7 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 14.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 34 | Faceoffs Won | 33 |
| 50.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 49.3 |
| 17 | Giveaways | 10 |
| 9 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 20 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
Ottawa Senators Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Linus Ullmark, G | Injured Reserve | Jan 8 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Mathieu Joseph, RW | Out | Jan 12 |
| Robert Thomas, C | Day-To-Day | Jan 12 |
| Philip Broberg, D | Out | Jan 12 |
| Pius Suter, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 6 |
Game Information
Canadian Tire Centre
Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 16,064 | Capacity:
Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 16,064 | Capacity:
2025-26 Central Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Colorado |
33 | 4 | 74 | 8 |
Dallas |
27 | 10 | 63 | 9 |
Minnesota |
26 | 12 | 61 | 9 |
Utah |
22 | 20 | 48 | 4 |
Nashville |
21 | 20 | 46 | 4 |
Chicago |
19 | 20 | 45 | 7 |
St. Louis |
17 | 21 | 42 | 8 |
Winnipeg |
17 | 22 | 39 | 5 |
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Detroit |
28 | 15 | 60 | 4 |
Tampa Bay |
28 | 13 | 59 | 3 |
Montreal |
26 | 14 | 58 | 6 |
Toronto |
23 | 15 | 53 | 7 |
Buffalo |
24 | 16 | 52 | 4 |
Boston |
25 | 19 | 52 | 2 |
Florida |
24 | 18 | 51 | 3 |
Ottawa |
20 | 19 | 45 | 5 |




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