An unequivocal victory of Blue Jackets to close the season

Hurricanes 5, Senators 7

Drake Batherson, Dylan Cozens, Tim Stützle and Adam Gaudette combined their efforts to allow the Senators of Ottawa to win an offensive festival with the 7-5 account against the Caroline Hurricanes at the Center Canadian Tire.

Batherson (two goals, a pass), Cozens (one goal, two passes) and Stützle (one goal, two passes) all experienced three-point evenings, while Gaudette scored twice for Ottawa (45-30-7), which shows a 6-1-1 file to its last eight outings. Shane Pinto scored the other net of his family, while goalkeeper Linus Ullmark made 28 stops.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Skyler Brind’amour, Andrei Svechnikov, Jack Roslovic and Tyson Jost retaliated for Caroline (47-30-5), which only won over its last eight parts (1-6-1). Goalkeeper Frederik Andersen stopped 25 washers.

The senators took the lead 3-0 in the first period thanks to the 18^e goal from Gaudette at 11:55 am, at 16^e de Cozens, counted in digital advantage at 16:35, and at 21^e Pinto at 17:22. However, the Hurricanes replied with two goals, on the 12th^e From Kotkaniemi at 5:33 pm and the first in the NHL of Brind’amour at 19:18, to reduce the gap to 3-2.

Caroline has filled this delay and took the lead 5-3 with three goals without response to the second twenty. Svechnikov first scored his 20^e During a power game at 0:50 to create equality, then Roslovic followed with his 22^e At 4:05 am and Jost concluded this offensive push with her fourth at 6:32.

Senators in turn have filled the deficit to create equality 5-5 thanks to the second goal of Gaudette’s evening, scored at 4:17 of the third period, and 25^e de Batherson, counted at 10:01. Then, they took the lead 6-5 when Batherson hits the bull’s eye at 13:36. Stützle pressed the last nail into the Hurricanes coffin counting his 24^e goal during a power game at 18:48.

Brady Tkachuk striker was back in the training of senators after an absence of eight games due to an upper body injury. Reached by the Bâton by the Hurricanes striker Mark Jankowski in the second period, Tkachuk was absent for the last third for a preventive measure. He ended the meeting with a differential from -2 in 10:37 of play.