Ottawa 3, Nashville 2
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 10, 2022
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Referees:
Jake Brenk, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen:
Trent Knorr, Libor Suchanek
Attendance:
17414
By Field Level Media
The Ottawa Senators rallied late to earn a 3-2 win against the host Nashville Predators on Saturday.
Alex DeBrincat and Drake Batherson scored third-period goals for the Senators, who trailed 1-0 late in the second period.
Claude Giroux also scored for Ottawa, which had lost two straight, and Cam Talbot made 27 saves in the victory.
Yakov Trenin and Nino Niederreiter scored for Nashville. Juuse Saros made 30 saves for the Predators, who have lost back-to-back games.
DeBrincat gave Ottawa a 2-1 lead 3:55 into the third when he scored his seventh goal of the season with assists from Shane Pinto and Batherson.
It would have been considered an own goal if hockey had such things, as DeBrincat's pass was essentially shot into the Predators' net by Nashville defenseman Dante Fabbro.
Batherson scored on the power play at 9:15 of the final stanza to give Ottawa the insurance marker it needed.
Niederreiter scored a minute later for Nashville to bring it back to a one-goal game.
Trenin had given Nashville a 1-0 lead at 16:57 of the second with his second goal of the season.
Trenin picked up a key shooting lane after a pass from Mark Jankowski and fired a wrist shot past Talbot.
Giroux tied the game at 1-1 with 7.5 seconds remaining in the period on the power play when he cleaned up a rebound.
In addition to the power play, it was effectively a five-on-three advantage for Ottawa when Giroux scored. Jeremy Lauzon left the play holding his hand and went to the Predators bench, and as Ottawa swarmed for the rebound, Nashville still didn't have a fourth penalty killer in on the play.
Lauzon missed the remainder of the game, leaving Nashville to play the third period with just five defensemen.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Ottawa |
|
Nashville |
|
Drake Batherson 2 |
Points |
Nino Niederreiter 1 |
|
Drake Batherson 1 |
Goals |
Nino Niederreiter 1 |
|
Shane Pinto 2 |
Assists |
Mark Jankowski 1 |
|
Drake Batherson 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Cam Talbot .931 |
Save Percentage |
Juuse Saros .909 |
|
Cam Talbot 27 |
Saves |
Juuse Saros 30 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Ottawa
|
33 |
3 |
2-6 |
4-4 |
13 |
30 |
| Nashville
|
29 |
2 |
0-4 |
4-6 |
17 |
26 |
Upcoming Games
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Nashville will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Predators have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .417 after a loss.
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Ottawa will play their next game at home against Anaheim. The Senators have a W/L % of .455 after a win and .375 after a loss.
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