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Vegas Golden Knights at Ottawa Senators

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Vegas Golden Knights
25-14-12
Final
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Ottawa Senators
24-21-7

Halliday, Cozens each score twice in Senators' 7-1 romp over road-weary Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Ottawa Senators: Game Highlights

Senators goalie Linus Ullmark returned to to the active roster from a personal leave, backing up Mads Sogaard. Ullmark was the 2022-23 Vezina Trophy winner.

Halliday scored his second and third career goals, and added the assist for a three-point game in his first season in the NHL.

Fabian Zetterlund, Jordan Spence and Nick Jensen also scored, and Brady Tkachuk had three assists. Sogaard stopped 19 shots.

Rasmus Andersson scored in third period for Vegas, making it 7-1. It was the defenseman'sfirst goal in two games with the Golden Knights following a trade with Calgary.

Vegas played for the third time in four nights. The Knights lost 4-3 at Boston on Thursday night to open a four-game trip, then topped Toronto 6-3 on Friday night.

Up next Golden Knights: At Montreal on Tuesday night.

Senators: Host Colorado on Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

OTT wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 9:25 Fabian Zetterlund Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Stephen Halliday (7)
Goal 2nd Period 5:51 Dylan Cozens Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Ridly Greig (16), Brady Tkachuk (18)
Goal 2nd Period 6:07 Jordan Spence Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyler Kleven (7), Brady Tkachuk (19)
Goal 2nd Period 17:50 Stephen Halliday Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Thomas Chabot (15), Tim Stützle (30)
Goal 3rd Period 1:22 Dylan Cozens Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Brady Tkachuk (20)
Goal 3rd Period 2:05 Stephen Halliday Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Tyler Kleven (8)
Goal 3rd Period 3:56 Nick Jensen Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Thomas Chabot (16), Shane Pinto (12)
Goal 3rd Period 15:05 Rasmus Andersson Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (24)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 18
20 Hits 34
10 Takeaways 3
20 Shots 32
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 23
54.9 Faceoff Win Percent 45.1
14 Giveaways 10
1 Total Penalties 2
2 Penalty Minutes 4
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nikolas Matinpalo, D Day-To-Day Feb 27
David Perron, LW Injured Reserve Jan 23
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Canadian Tire Centre

Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 17,025 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 28 16 70 14
Edmonton 29 23 66 8
Anaheim 31 23 65 3
Seattle 27 22 63 9
Los Angeles 23 21 60 14
San Jose 27 25 58 4
Calgary 24 27 54 6
Vancouver 18 33 43 7

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 38 15 80 4
Detroit 34 19 74 6
Montreal 32 17 73 9
Buffalo 33 19 72 6
Boston 33 20 71 5
Ottawa 28 22 64 8
Florida 30 25 63 3
Toronto 27 23 63 9
Full Standings