NHL

Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators

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Carolina Hurricanes
49-22-6
Final
3 - 6
Ottawa Senators
40-27-10

Senators beat the Hurricanes 6-3 to move into the second wild-card spot in the East

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Ottawa Senators: Game Highlights

Ottawa moved a point ahead of the New York Islanders for the last playoff spot with five games left. The Senators are five points behind Boston for the first wild card.

Carolina leads the East, two points ahead of Tampa Bay. The Hurricanes missed a chance to clinch the Metropolitan Division.

Both teams were playing the second half of back-to-back games, with Ottawa scoring twice in a 3:42 span in the third to take a 5-2 lead.

Shane Pinto made it 4-2 on a power play, beating Frederik Andersen to the short side. Ridly Greig then won a race to the net and, while Andersen made the initial save, the side was wide open for Tkachuk to bury his second of the game.

Carolina’s Taylor Hall wristed a shot past Linus Ullmark with 2:30 remaining to make it 5-3, but Claude Giroux added an empty-netter for Ottawa.

Dylan Cozens and Tim Stutzle also scored for Ottawa, and Ullmark stopped 25 shots. Defenseman Jake Sanderson played his 300th NHL game. He had an assist.

Logan Stankoven and Andrei Svechnikov also scored for Carolina, and Andersen made 25 saves.

Up next Hurricanes: Host Boston on Tuesday night.

Senators: Host Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

CAR wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 5:22 Logan Stankoven Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (41), Jackson Blake (26)
Goal 1st Period 7:17 Dylan Cozens Goal (27) Backhand, assists: Tim Stützle (46), Drake Batherson (35)
Goal 1st Period 8:51 Tim Stützle Goal (33) Backhand, assists: none
Goal 1st Period 19:40 Andrei Svechnikov Goal (29) Poke, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 8:33 Brady Tkachuk Goal (21) Tip-In, assists: Artem Zub (24), Ridly Greig (20)
Goal 3rd Period 2:50 Shane Pinto Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Fabian Zetterlund (15)
Goal 3rd Period 6:32 Brady Tkachuk Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Ridly Greig (21), Dylan Cozens (28)
Goal 3rd Period 17:30 Taylor Hall Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Sean Walker (19), Jackson Blake (27)
Goal 3rd Period 19:03 Claude Giroux Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Shane Pinto (21), Jake Sanderson (38)

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 22
30 Hits 28
3 Takeaways 5
28 Shots 31
1 Power Play Goals 2
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
50.0 Power Play Percentage 100.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 39
39.1 Faceoff Win Percent 60.9
16 Giveaways 19
2 Total Penalties 2
4 Penalty Minutes 4
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Artem Zub, D Day-To-Day Apr 18
Tyler Kleven, D Out Apr 18
Nick Jensen, D Injured Reserve Apr 14
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Canadian Tire Centre

Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 16,857 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 53 22 113 7
Pittsburgh 41 25 98 16
Philadelphia 43 27 98 12
Washington 43 30 95 9
Columbus 40 30 92 12
NY Islanders 43 34 91 5
New Jersey 42 37 87 3
NY Rangers 34 39 77 9

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 50 23 109 9
Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
Montreal 48 24 106 10
Boston 45 27 100 10
Ottawa 44 27 99 11
Detroit 41 31 92 10
Florida 40 38 84 4
Toronto 32 36 78 14
Full Standings