- Senators beat the Panthers 5-1 at Canadian Tire Centre
- Brady Tkachuk scored first, then Ottawa answered with five straight
- Read below for the goal-by-goal breakdown
Brady Tkachuk got his goal in Ottawa. The Senators got the win.
Ottawa beat Florida 5-1 on Wednesday night at Canadian Tire Centre, and the former captain’s return ended with the home crowd celebrating.
Tkachuk opened the scoring at 10:00 of the first period, with Matthew Tkachuk and Seth Jones getting the assists. The building had been booing him all night, and the goal came right back at them.
Ottawa tied it before the period ended. Tim Stutzle scored on the power play at 14:13, with Jake Sanderson and Stephen Halliday picking up the assists.
Claude Giroux put the Senators ahead at 9:34 of the second period. Watch the goal:
Shane Pinto made it 3-1 at 17:18 when the puck trickled in past the goalie. Check out the goal:
Warren Foegele added a fourth at 7:58 of the third, and Halliday finished the scoring at 14:57 to make it 5-1.
The night wasn’t all good news for Ottawa. Linus Ullmark left in the third period after a routine save, and Sam Ersson stopped everything after that. Catch the final horn and the celebration:
The Senators and Panthers came in tied for third in the Atlantic with 12 points each, so the win matters beyond the noise. Ottawa moves to 14 points through 10 games. Tkachuk had 10 points in nine games for Florida before the night started, including back-to-back natural hat tricks last week.
