Overview
- Thomas Chabot scored twice in Ottawa’s 4-2 home win, with Drake Batherson and Claude Giroux adding goals to hand Winnipeg a ninth straight winless outing (0-6-3).
- Leevi Merilainen stopped 20 shots for the Senators, while Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for the Jets.
- Kyle Connor logged a goal and an assist, and Adam Lowry scored shorthanded off Connor’s bank pass to become the Jets 2.0 leader in shorthanded goals with 12.
- Winnipeg surrendered power-play goals for a fifth straight game, including Batherson’s strike during Logan Stanley’s double minor, reinforcing ongoing special-teams and discipline troubles.
- A bench-area scrum saw Stanley remove his gloves and punch Brady Tkachuk, drawing minors and a misconduct as Ottawa’s Tim Stutzle extended his point streak to 12 games; next up, Ottawa hosts Detroit on Jan. 5 and Winnipeg opens a five-game homestand Jan. 6 vs. Vegas.