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National Hockey League
Ottawa 4, Nashville 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, January 29, 2024
Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 16284

Claude Giroux's overtime winner gave the Ottawa Senators a stunning 4-3 comeback victory over the visiting Nashville Predators on Monday.

The Senators trailed 3-0 after the first period but stormed back thanks to a revived offense and a perfect relief effort from goaltender Joonas Korpisalo. Starter Mads Sogaard was pulled after allowing three goals on 11 first-period shots, and Korpisalo then stopped all 17 shots he faced the rest of the way.

Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stutzle each had a goal and an assist, with Stutzle's helper setting up Giroux during a two-on-one rush in overtime. Drake Batherson scored Ottawa's other goal.

Monday's result ended a two-game (0-1-1) skid for the Senators, who are 4-1-2 in their past seven games.

The Predators are 0-1-1 in their past two games, and 1-3-1 in their past five.

Philip Tomasino had a goal and an assist, and Roman Josi had two assists. Michael McCarron and Yakov Trenin also scored for the Predators.

Juuse Saros stopped 31 of 35 shots.

A fortunate deflection led to Nashville's first goal 8:26 into the first period. Josi's shot into the corner rattled around the boards and right out in front of the net, where McCarron buried the loose puck.

Tomasino deposited a well-placed shot past Sogaard at 16:30 of the first period, and Trenin added a tip-in goal with a minute remaining before intermission.

The second frame was the exact opposite of the first, as the Senators rebounded for three goals of their own.

Batherson started the comeback effort with a goal at the 5:21 mark. Nearly four minutes later, Mathieu Joseph blocked a shot near center ice and set up Stutzle for a successful snap shot from the slot.

Tkachuk got the equalizer 17:10 into the second, right off a Josh Norris faceoff win in Nashville's end. Norris sent the puck right to Tkachuk, who maneuvered past defenseman Dante Fabbro and scored his team-leading 21st goal.

Ottawa outshot Nashville 14-6 during the scoreless third period, but Saros made several big saves to maintain the deadlock.

Predators defenseman Alexandre Carrier didn't return after suffering an undisclosed injury in the second period.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Nashville   Ottawa
Philip Tomasino 2 Points Tim Stutzle 2
Philip Tomasino 1 Goals Tim Stutzle 1
Roman Josi 2 Assists Tim Stutzle 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Juuse Saros .886 Save Percentage Joonas Korpisalo 1.000
Juuse Saros 31 Saves Joonas Korpisalo 17
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Nashville 28 3 0-3 3-3 8 33
Ottawa 35 4 0-3 3-3 8 33
Upcoming Games
  • Ottawa will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Senators have a W/L % of .389 after a win and .429 after a loss.
  • Nashville will play their next game at home against Los Angeles. The Predators have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .542 after a loss.