Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets
· National Hockey LeagueTkachuk scores in OT to give Senators 3-2 win over Jets
Nick Cousins and Jake Sanderson also scored for the Senators, and Tim Stutzle had three assists. Linus Ullmark stopped 23 shots in Ottawa's third win in nine games.
Defensemen Neal Pionk and Logan Stanley scored for the Jets in their fourth loss in five games (1-3-1). Connor Hellebuyck finished with 28 saves.
In the extra period, Stutzle sent the puck across to Tkachuk, who put a one-timer past Hellebuyck for his second goal of the season.
Each team had seven shots on goal in a scoreless first period.
Cousins took a pass across the front of the net from Kurtis MacDermid, then sent a wrist shot that went over Hellebuyck’s right pad at 10:47 of the second to give Ottawa a 1-0 lead.
Pionk scored on a one-timer from the point straight at Ullmark just under five minutes later to tie it. Kyle Connor had an assist on the play, extending his point streak to nine games with four goals and nine assists.
Stanley gave the Jets a 2-1 lead with 1:25 left in the middle period for his sixth, surpassing the total of five goals the big defenseman had in his first five NHL seasons. Gabriel Vilardi had an assist, stretching his point streak to seven games.
Sanderson’s shot with 1:54 remaining in the third went off Winnipeg center Mark Scheifele and into the net to tie it 2-2.
Jets: At St. Louis on Wednesday night.
Regular Season SeriesOTT leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:47 | Nick Cousins Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Kurtis MacDermid (1), Tim Stützle (16) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:37 | Neal Pionk Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Kyle Connor (26), Cole Perfetti (5) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:35 | Logan Stanley Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Barron (5), Gabriel Vilardi (14) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:06 | Jake Sanderson Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Tim Stützle (17) |
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Goal | 4th Period 2:11 | Brady Tkachuk Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Tim Stützle (18), Jake Sanderson (19) |
Statistics
OTT |
WPG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blocked Shots | 15 |
| 31 | Hits | 20 |
| 7 | Takeaways | 0 |
| 31 | Shots | 25 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 21 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
| 45.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 54.3 |
| 13 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Winnipeg Jets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Haydn Fleury, D | Injured Reserve | Dec 12 |
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 |
Game Information
Canada Life Centre
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Attendance: 13,566 | Capacity:
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Attendance: 13,566 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Detroit |
19 | 13 | 41 | 3 |
Montreal |
18 | 12 | 40 | 4 |
Boston |
20 | 15 | 40 | 0 |
Tampa Bay |
18 | 13 | 39 | 3 |
Florida |
18 | 13 | 38 | 2 |
Ottawa |
16 | 13 | 36 | 4 |
Toronto |
15 | 13 | 35 | 5 |
Buffalo |
15 | 14 | 34 | 4 |
2025-26 Central Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Colorado |
24 | 2 | 55 | 7 |
Dallas |
23 | 7 | 51 | 5 |
Minnesota |
21 | 9 | 47 | 5 |
Utah |
17 | 16 | 37 | 3 |
St. Louis |
13 | 15 | 34 | 8 |
Winnipeg |
15 | 16 | 32 | 2 |
Chicago |
13 | 15 | 32 | 6 |
Nashville |
13 | 16 | 30 | 4 |




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