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Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Playoffs Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 2–1 on Thursday, April 23, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Carolina Hurricanes 2 53-22-7
at Ottawa Senators 1 44-27-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 1 1 0 2
Ottawa Senators 0 1 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 10 10 7 27
Ottawa Senators 8 7 7 22

Three stars

  1. L. Stankoven, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal)
  2. F. Andersen, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)
  3. D. Batherson, Ottawa Senators (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:13 Carolina Hurricanes Logan Stankoven (3) Taylor Hall (3), Eric Robinson (1) Even strength CAR 1, OTT 0
2nd 16:06 Ottawa Senators Drake Batherson (2) Nick Cousins (1) Even strength CAR 1, OTT 1
2nd 17:29 Carolina Hurricanes Jackson Blake (1) K'Andre Miller (2), Taylor Hall (4) Even strength CAR 2, OTT 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Ottawa Senators
Shots on goal 27 22
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 30 45
Blocked shots 17 18
Giveaways 21 15
Takeaways 3 4
Faceoffs won 33/61 (54.1%) 28/61 (45.9%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 53.1% 17:23
20 S. Aho C 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 63.6% 19:58
22 L. Stankoven C 1 0 1 +2 0 4 2 0 42.9% 15:10
24 S. Jarvis R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 20:06
27 N. Ehlers L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 17:06
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 07:47
37 A. Svechnikov R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 17:36
48 J. Martinook L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 0 100% 14:37
50 E. Robinson L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 1 07:33
53 J. Blake R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 1 16:01
71 T. Hall L 0 2 2 +2 2 3 2 1 14:54
77 M. Jankowski L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 83.3% 09:38
4 S. Gostisbehere D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:43
5 J. Chatfield D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 19:58
19 K. Miller D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 1 20:11
21 A. Nikishin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:57
26 S. Walker D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 6 3 18:49
74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 3 22:33
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
31 F. Andersen 22 21 1 .955 60:00 Win

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player
7 B. Tkachuk L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 1 54.5% 19:27
12 S. Pinto C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 40% 18:08
18 T. Stützle C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 33.3% 23:57
19 D. Batherson R 1 0 1 -1 2 1 4 0 19:40
20 F. Zetterlund L 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 08:28
21 N. Cousins C 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 07:32
22 M. Amadio R 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 2 15:29
24 D. Cozens C 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 1 60% 16:16
28 C. Giroux R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 56.3% 18:44
37 W. Foegele L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13:40
71 R. Greig C 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 80% 15:04
89 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 07:32
5 C. Crotty D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 08:59
10 J. Spence D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 20:29
33 N. Matinpalo D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 3 19:21
43 T. Kleven D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 18:13
72 T. Chabot D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 29:41
85 J. Sanderson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 13:19
Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie
35 L. Ullmark 27 25 2 .926 58:01 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:46 Ottawa Senators Michael Amadio High sticking 2
1st 10:15 Ottawa Senators Drake Batherson Interference 2
1st 15:29 Ottawa Senators Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 01:29 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho Hooking 2
2nd 04:24 Carolina Hurricanes Taylor Hall Illegal check to head 2
2nd 09:23 Carolina Hurricanes Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 09:55 Carolina Hurricanes Jalen Chatfield Hooking 2
2nd 18:42 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Martinook Tripping 2
3rd 08:46 Ottawa Senators Brady Tkachuk Interference 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Ottawa Senators head coach
Travis Green
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Francis Charron
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Julien Fournier
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Nicolas Deslauriers, Mike Reilly, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Pyotr Kochetkov
Ottawa Senators scratches
Kurtis MacDermid, Hayden Hodgson, Dennis Gilbert, Arthur Kaliyev, Lassi Thomson, Graeme Clarke, Artem Zub, Leevi Meriläinen, Xavier Bourgault, Tyler Boucher, Oskar Pettersson, Stephen Halliday, Carter Yakemchuk

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Ottawa Senators 6 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final/2OT Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes Postponed Playoffs Game page
Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators Postponed Playoffs Game page
Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes Postponed Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 23

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Playoffs Game page

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