Ottawa Senators @ Carolina Hurricanes

East 1st Round - Game 1 • CAR leads series 1-0

44-27-11, 21-15-5 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Senators OTT	0	0	0	0
Hurricanes CAR	0	1	1	2

Carolina HurricanesHurricanesCAR

53-22-7, 29-10-2 Home

Ottawa Senators


forwards
Michael AmadioM. Amadio#22
Drake BathersonD. Batherson#19
Nick CousinsN. Cousins#21
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Lars EllerL. Eller#89
Warren FoegeleW. Foegele#37
Claude GirouxC. Giroux#28
Ridly GreigR. Greig#71
Shane PintoS. Pinto#12
Tim StutzleT. Stutzle#18
Brady TkachukB. Tkachuk#7
Fabian ZetterlundF. Zetterlund#20
defensemen
Thomas ChabotT. Chabot#72
Dennis GilbertD. Gilbert#6
Nikolas MatinpaloN. Matinpalo#33
Jake SandersonJ. Sanderson#85
Jordan SpenceJ. Spence#10
Artem ZubA. Zub#2

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	21	15:07	0:02	2:48	12:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	20	17:13	5:26	0:00	11:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	18	11:49	0:03	0:00	11:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	5	0	1	22	18:58	6:07	0:00	12:51	7	4	63.6
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	7:09	0:00	0:32	6:37	7	2	77.8
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	19	9:48	1:29	0:00	8:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	26	18:15	3:56	2:22	11:57	10	4	71.4
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	24	14:47	0:03	3:58	10:46	2	3	40.0
0	0	-2	2	0	2	1	2	3	1	1	24	16:51	2:31	2:59	11:21	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	24	23:05	6:08	1:10	15:47	2	1	66.7
0	0	0	2	3	0	2	7	5	1	0	20	17:41	6:05	0:00	11:36	1	4	20.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	20	11:26	1:44	0:09	9:33	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	2	32	26:39	2:20	5:47	18:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	4	0	1	16	8:26	0:00	0:18	8:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	29	17:08	0:00	4:13	12:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	3	3	1	2	2	0	1	32	27:25	5:39	4:51	16:55	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	34	23:40	0:21	0:48	22:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	11	7:44	0:06	0:00	7:38	0	0	0.0

goalies
Linus UllmarkL. Ullmark#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	2	27	.931	18	8	1	0	0	56:49	0

Carolina Hurricanes


forwards
Sebastian AhoS. Aho#20
Jackson BlakeJ. Blake#53
William CarrierW. Carrier#28
Nikolaj EhlersN. Ehlers#27
Taylor HallT. Hall#71
Mark JankowskiM. Jankowski#77
Seth JarvisS. Jarvis#24
Jordan MartinookJ. Martinook#48
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Jordan StaalJ. Staal#11
Logan StankovenL. Stankoven#22
Andrei SvechnikovA. Svechnikov#37
defensemen
Jalen ChatfieldJ. Chatfield#5
Shayne GostisbehereS. Gostisbehere#4
K'Andre MillerK. Miller#19
Alexander NikishinA. Nikishin#21
Jaccob SlavinJ. Slavin#74
Sean WalkerS. Walker#26

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	2	25	20:40	4:46	3:24	12:30	2	9	18.2
0	2	2	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	19	16:15	3:18	0:00	12:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	15	6:51	0:00	0:00	6:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	1	23	18:38	5:40	0:00	12:58	1	0	100.0
1	1	2	5	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	19	15:06	2:53	0:04	12:09	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	9:52	0:00	1:17	8:35	6	7	46.2
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	26	20:37	4:41	3:19	12:37	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	7	0	0	21	15:27	0:00	3:30	11:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	13	7:24	0:00	0:59	6:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	2	7	4	0	1	25	16:20	2:05	3:19	10:56	10	8	55.6
1	1	2	6	2	0	0	0	6	0	1	19	15:39	3:13	0:05	12:21	4	6	40.0
0	0	0	6	4	0	0	0	8	0	1	20	15:36	4:43	0:00	10:53	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	1	1	2	4	1	1	2	23	17:59	0:17	1:51	15:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	20	18:13	4:45	0:00	13:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	3	2	1	20	17:42	0:20	2:00	15:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:31	2:54	0:40	13:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	21	21:06	0:07	5:33	15:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	5	0	2	22	21:04	0:13	5:59	14:52	0	0	0.0

goalies
Frederik AndersenF. Andersen#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	0	22	1.000	14	7	1	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Senators	0	0	0	0
	Hurricanes	0	1	1	2

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			OTT	CAR
2:11		Logan Stankoven (1) Assists: Jackson Blake (1), Taylor Hall (1)	0	1

3rd Period			OTT	CAR
7:15		Taylor Hall (1) Assists: Logan Stankoven (1), Jackson Blake (2)	0	2

Taylor Hall nets another goal for the Hurricanes

0:52

Drake Batherson's potential tying goal is waved back

1:24

Linus Ullmark robs Hurricanes with a save

0:18

Senators
0
Hurricanes
2

Game 1

19/4

Senators
Hurricanes

Game 2

21/4

Hurricanes
Senators

Game 3

24/4

Hurricanes
Senators

Game 4

26/4

Senators
Hurricanes

Game 5

27/4

Hurricanes
Senators

Game 6

30/4

Senators
Hurricanes

Game 7

2/5

Lenovo Center

3:00 AM, 19 April 2026

Raleigh, NC

Attendance: 18,588

Referees:
Frederick L'Ecuyer
Wes McCauley
Brandon Blandina

Linesmen:
Ryan Daisy
Kyle Flemington

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

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