Carolina 4, Ottawa 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees:
Jake Brenk, Garrett Rank
Linesmen:
Caleb Apperson, Tyson Baker
Attendance:
16877
By Field Level Media
Sebastian Aho collected two goals and an assist during the second period to lift the visiting Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.
Martin Necas and Seth Jarvis each scored a goal and defenseman Brady Skjei notched two assists to help the Hurricanes snap a four-game losing streak and defeat the Senators for the second time this season. Carolina skated to a 5-3 win in the teams' season opener on Oct. 11.
Pyotr Kochetkov made 31 saves and denied Ottawa captain Brady Tkachuk with a poke-check on a penalty shot with 4:21 remaining in the third period. The two players then exchanged words, leading to Tkachuk receiving a 10-minute game misconduct.
Josh Norris scored a goal and Joonas Korpisalo turned aside 24 shots for the Senators, who surrendered two power-play goals on two chances and went 0-for-4 with the man advantage. The loss was Ottawa's fifth in the past eight games.
Aho converted a nifty backhanded feed from Teuvo Teravainen on a power play to give Carolina a 2-1 lead at 12:18 of the second period.
Jarvis doubled the advantage just 81 seconds later by cleaning up a rush from Aho for his 10th goal of the season.
Aho capped his second two-goal performance in six games after a strong individual effort during four-on-four play. He skated into the slot and snapped a shot past Korpisalo for his 10th goal of the season with 2:41 remaining in the second period for a 4-1 lead.
In the first period, Norris, stationed in front, deflected defenseman Erik Brannstrom's shot from the point past Kochetkov to open the scoring at 7:27. The goal was Norris' seventh of the season and second in his past three games.
Necas one-timed a power-play shot following a circle-to-circle pass from Skjei to forge a 1-1 tie with 1:11 remaining in the first period. Necas' goal was his eighth of the season and second in his past five games.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Carolina |
|
Ottawa |
Sebastian Aho 3 |
Points |
Josh Norris 1 |
Sebastian Aho 2 |
Goals |
Josh Norris 1 |
Brady Skjei 2 |
Assists |
Erik Brannstrom 1 |
Sebastian Aho 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Pyotr Kochetkov .969 |
Save Percentage |
Joonas Korpisalo .857 |
Pyotr Kochetkov 31 |
Saves |
Joonas Korpisalo 24 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Carolina
|
28 |
4 |
2-2 |
4-4 |
12 |
30 |
Ottawa
|
32 |
1 |
0-4 |
0-2 |
20 |
27 |
Upcoming Games
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Ottawa will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Senators have a W/L % of .455 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Carolina will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .467 after a win and .615 after a loss.