Overview
- Ottawa overcame a 2-0 deficit to tie the game when Drake Batherson scored with an extra attacker at 18:37 of the third period, and Shane Pinto won the shootout.
- The Senators finished 1-for-6 on the power play, failing to convert a 54-second two-man advantage and a 13-second late penalty that gave them a final chance to win in regulation.
- Linus Ullmark made 16 saves for Ottawa while Matt Murray stopped 18 shots for Nashville; Ross Colton and Jonathan Marchessault scored for the Predators.
- Several roster developments took place: Andre Burakovsky made his Ottawa debut after injury, Jayden Struble suited up for Nashville after being acquired from Montreal, and Vitali Pinchuk made his NHL debut.
- The game ended Nashville’s three-game Eastern Canada road trip and both teams quickly shift focus to short-term schedules with Nashville hosting Vegas and Ottawa visiting New Jersey.