OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:
LAST GAME: April 2, 4-3 OT loss at Columbus: Marchenko scored 16 seconds into the extra session as Columbus emerged with a 4-3 overtime victory at Nationwide Arena. The goal was his 21st of the season to establish the Blue Jackets franchise record for goals from a rookie. Johnson opened the scoring with his 39th point of the campaign to move him into a tie for the third-most points by a first-year skater in team history. Gambrell evened the game before Robinson responded five seconds later to record the fastest two-goals by both teams this year. Kastelic and DeBrincat then found the back of the net for Ottawa to conclude a six-goal first period which would see the score stand until Jenner at 14:11 of the third period sent the game into the extra period. Gillies earned the win for Columbus with 24 saves while Talbot took the loss for Ottawa in turning aside 18 shots. Scratch: Gauthier; Injuries: Brassard, Chabot, Chychrun, Forsberg, Hamonic, Joseph, Kelly, Norris, Sogaard*; Shots: OTT – 27, CBJ – 22; PP: OTT – 0-2, CBJ – 1-2.
BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Carolina will be broadcast regionally on TSN5 and RDS2. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).
WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa concludes a three-game road trip against Florida on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the third of three regular-season meetings and the second of two matchups at FLA Live Arena.
INJURY REPORT: G Forsberg and C Norris are on IR and will not oppose the Hurricanes this evening. F Kelly has missed the last 11 games with a lower-body injury. D Chychrun has missed the last five games with a lower body injury. D Chabot has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury. F Brassard and D Hamonic have missed the last two games with lower-body injuries. Total man-games lost: 291.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Recalled F Sokolov from Belleville (AHL) on April 4.
OTTAWA vs. CAROLINA – History:
2022-23 (0-1-0): Feb. 24 @ Carolina (4-0 loss), April 4 @ Carolina, April 10 @ Ottawa
2021-22 (2-0-1): 12/2/21 @ Carolina (3-2 win), 1/27/22 @ Ottawa (3-2 SO loss), 2/8/22 @ Ottawa (4-3 win)
Series record (includes Hartford): Overall: 43-53-8-7; Home: 28-21-4-4; Away: 15-32-4-3
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 2/8/22 (4-3); @ Carolina: 12/2/21 (3-2)
Last Carolina win: @ Ottawa: 1/27/22 (3-2 SO); @ Carolina: Feb. 24 (4-0)
Last OT result: 11/1/16 (2-1 OT win) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: 1/27/22 (3-2 SO loss) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 6, (5x, Last: 12/12/07, 6-0 win); Allowed: 8, (11/11/19, 8-2 loss); Both teams: 11, (3/18/03, 6-5 win) Last Game: Feb. 24, 4-0 loss @ Carolina; OTT Goals: None; CAR Goals: Burns, Jarvis, Necas, Skjei; OTT Scratches: Kelly, Larsson; OTT Injuries: Forsberg, Norris; OTT Goalie: Talbot; CAR Goalie: Raanta; OTT PP: 0-5; CAR PP: 0-2; Shots: 32-30.
Career vs. Carolina: Giroux leads all players in career games played (48), in assists (33), in points (46) and is tied with DeBrincat in goals (13); Hamonic leads in penalty minutes (24) against Carolina.
ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 15-20-3 on the road this season … Brady Tkachuk leads with 14 goals on the road this season while also ranking first with 20 assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through 38 road games this season, Tkachuk maintains the club lead with 34 points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa played back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and closed its final set with a 4-3 overtime loss at Columbus on April 2 … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (7-5-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (6-5-1 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.
ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 69 for 283 (24.4%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 14 powerplay goals while Alex DeBrincat and Tkachuk maintain the club lead with 28 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals 18 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.
ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 221 of the 271 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 81.6% through 77 regular-season games … The team has registered nine (Stützle x3, Watson x3, Joseph x2, Motte) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.
CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes posted a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders at PNC Arena on Sunday, sweeping a back-to-back series for the fifth time this season. Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jordan Martinook lit the lamp for Carolina, and Jesse Puljujarvi recorded an assist for his first Hurricanes point. Frederik Andersen stopped 21 of 22 shots faced in net to reach the 20-win mark for the ninth time in his NHL career.
INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 76 games (10/12-4/2)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 75 games (10/14-4/2)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 31 games (1/21-4/2)
Andrei Svechnikov, knee, missed 12 games (3/12-4/2)
Teuvo Teravainen, illness, missed three games (3/30-4/2)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 308
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 29 Reassigned Pyotr Kochetkov to Chicago (AHL)
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
April 4 Ottawa 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
April 6 at Nashville 8 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu HRN
April 8 at Buffalo 12:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
April 10 at Ottawa 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
April 11 Detroit 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
April 4 Tuesday No morning skate
April 5 Wednesday Invisalign Arena 12 p.m.
April 6 Thursday Bridgestone Arena 11:30 a.m.
April 7 Friday No practice
April 8 Saturday No morning skate
- All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.
Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes
HURRICANES vs. SENATORS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Ottawa in the second of three meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. The Hurricanes travel to Canadian Tire Centre on 4/10.
— The Hurricanes and Senators are meeting for the 112th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 60-38-8-5 overall record, including a 35-13-4-2 home record and a 41-34-5-5 record since relocation.
— Carolina leads the season series 1-0-0 in 2022-23 (Ottawa: 0-1-0), and the Hurricanes are 9-4-0 in the teams’ last 13 meetings dating back to 2/24/17 (Senators: 4-8-1).
— The Hurricanes posted a 4-0 win over the Senators at PNC Arena on 2/24. Brent Burns, Seth Jarvis, Martin Necas and Brady Skjei scored for Carolina, and Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov each recorded two assists as Antti Raanta stopped all 32 shots faced in net for his third shutout of the season.
— Sebastian Aho has registered 15 points (5g, 10a) in 15 career regular-season games against Ottawa.
— Brent Burns has recorded 23 points (7g, 16a) in 22 career regular-season games against the Senators.
— Calvin de Haan is a native of Carp, Ont., about 25 miles southwest of Ottawa, and played youth hockey with the Ottawa Valley Titans.
— Jordan Staal has earned 29 points (10g, 19a) in 43 career regular-season games against the Senators.
— Paul Stastny has tallied 19 points (6g, 13a) in 28 career regular-season games against Ottawa.
— Hurricanes Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour was born in Ottawa.
— Hurricanes Assistant Coach Tim Gleason was selected by the Senators in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2001 NHL Draft, but he was traded to LAK before appearing in an NHL game with the Senators.
— Patrick Brown signed with Carolina as an undrafted free agent and spent five seasons with the Hurricanes from 2014-19. He tallied two points (1g, 1a) in 28 NHL games with Carolina and recorded 125 points (53g, 72a) in 334 AHL games with Charlotte, captaining the Checkers to a Calder Cup championship in 2019.
— Julien Gauthier was selected by the Hurricanes in the first round (21st overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft and tallied one assist in five NHL games with Carolina in 2019-20. He also played 184 AHL games with Charlotte from 2017-20, posting 103 points (69g, 34a). Gauthier recorded eight points (5g, 3a) in 17 postseason games in 2019 to help the Checkers capture their first Calder Cup.
