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Ottawa Senators vs. Carolina HurricanesApr 20, 2026

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CAR
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Goals1231OT2OTTShots1231OT2OTT
OTT020002OTT9788739
CAR110013CAR141757649
OTT 99CAR 109
OTT 4.76CAR 4.96
PP goals
OTT 0CAR 1
Hits
OTT 52CAR 43
Blocks
OTT 26CAR 27
PIM
OTT 4CAR 8
OTT 64%CAR 36%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Carolina Hurricanes edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime at home. Jake Sanderson (OTT) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Linus Ullmark (OTT) faced 49 shots and stopped 46 (.939), +16 against a season average of 33.3; the loss.

  1. Points
    Jake Sanderson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 43:06.Sanderson
  2. Goalie
    Linus Ullmark (OTT) faced 49 shots and stopped 46 (.939), +16 against a season average of 33.3; the loss.Ullmark
  3. PP1
    CAR's first power-play unit (Hall, Ehlers, Nikishin, Stankoven and Blake) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:17 together.HallEhlersNikishinStankovenBlake
  4. Usage
    K'Andre Miller (CAR) played 34:56, +11:30 up on his 23:26 season average over 18 games.Miller
  5. Usage
    Alexander Nikishin (CAR) played 28:19, +14:20 up on his 13:59 season average over 16 games.Nikishin
  6. Usage
    Jordan Martinook (CAR) played 25:37, +9:59 up on his 15:38 season average over 18 games.Martinook
  7. Usage
    Jordan Staal (CAR) played 27:22, +9:53 up on his 17:29 season average over 18 games.Staal
  8. New line
    New look for OTT: Batherson–Tkachuk–Stützle skated 13:40 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.BathersonTkachukStützle

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, OTT at CAR: 208 attempts, 88 on goal, 5 goals, 9.72 expected goals; best chance Tim Stützle at 0.40 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← OTT attacks left (bottom on phones)CAR attacks right (top on phones) →
  • CAR
  • OTT
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 208 of 208 attempts · CAR 109 · OTT 99

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, OTT at CAR: expected goals 4.96 to 4.76 (CAR led the chances), shot attempts 109 to 99, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdOT1OT2CAROTTSABCMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 93:53
  • CAR
  • OTT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CAROTTcontrol2nd3rdOT1OT2Stankoven · 1st 6:31Aho · 2nd 7:50Batherson · 2nd 10:47Cozens · 2nd 16:40Martinook · OT 13:53
  • CAR pressure
  • OTT pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: OTT 27% of the game, CAR 28%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, OTT at CAR: 38 players over 93:53; most ice Frederik Andersen (93:33) for CAR and Linus Ullmark (93:34) for OTT, 5 goals.

CAR
OTT
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

CAR skaters (rows) against OTT skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the CAR side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, CAR rows versus OTT columns: 250 matchups; most common Miller vs Sanderson, 17:06 at 69% xGF.

CAR ↓ · OTT →StützleTkachukBathersonCozensGreigGirouxPintoAmadioFoegeleZetterlundCousinsEllerChabotSpenceSandersonMatinpaloGilbertThomsonL1 AhoL1 JarvisL1 SvechnikovL2 BlakeL2 StankovenL2 HallL3 StaalL3 MartinookL3 EhlersL4 RobinsonL4 JankowskiL4 CarrierD1 MillerD1 WalkerD2 SlavinD2 ChatfieldD3 NikishinD3 Gostisbehere
CAR xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatOTTCAR
113120
5.224.75
4.924.35
2319
137
4737
+0.139−0.139
27%28%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Ottawa Senators

Current OTT line combinations →

Carolina Hurricanes

Current CAR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 6:31
    CARLogan StankovenPP (Taylor Hall, Jackson Blake)snap0.24 xG
    OTT: Amadio, Chabot, Spence, GreigCAR: Hall, Ehlers, Nikishin, Stankoven, Blake
    OTT 0 – 1 CAR

2nd period

  1. 7:50
    CARSebastian Aho (Jordan Staal)tip-in0.09 xG
    OTT: Giroux, Chabot, Tkachuk, Pinto, StützleCAR: Staal, Gostisbehere, Aho, Chatfield, Walker
    OTT 0 – 2 CAR
  2. 10:47
    OTTDrake Batherson (Jake Sanderson)snap0.19 xG
    OTT: Giroux, Batherson, Sanderson, Stützle, MatinpaloCAR: Slavin, Aho, Chatfield, Svechnikov, Jarvis
    OTT 1 – 2 CAR
  3. 16:40
    OTTDylan Cozens (Ridly Greig, Jake Sanderson)snap0.03 xG
    OTT: Giroux, Cozens, Spence, Greig, SandersonCAR: Gostisbehere, Martinook, Svechnikov, Nikishin, Stankoven
    OTT 2 – 2 CAR

2OT period

  1. 13:53
    CARJordan Martinook (Nikolaj Ehlers, K'Andre Miller)snap0.23 xG
    OTT: Chabot, Batherson, Tkachuk, Spence, StützleCAR: Staal, Martinook, Ehlers, Walker, Miller
    OTT 2 – 3 CAR

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tim Stützle CL1000-120.9320029:05——4851
Brady Tkachuk LL1000-260.5111228:17——5750
Drake Batherson RL1101030.2250027:33——4649
Dylan Cozens CL2101+130.1440027:25——4948
Ridly Greig CL2011+140.6165027:09——4957
Claude Giroux RL2000+130.5340027:04——3745
Shane Pinto CL3000-130.4923028:17——4350
Michael Amadio RL3000020.2920024:43——4648
Warren Foegele LL3000020.1510021:34——6678
Fabian Zetterlund LL4000020.0220015:27——5665
Nick Cousins CL4000000.0070015:04——4037
Lars Eller CL4000020.3931012:24——5070
Thomas Chabot DD1000-210.2104040:50——5765
Jordan Spence DD1000030.1633039:01——6469
Jake Sanderson DD2022+220.1035043:06——3738
Nikolas Matinpalo DD2000+100.0001031:03——3246
Dennis Gilbert DD3000000.0071215:24——5840
Lassi Thomson DD3000010.0102013:01——4846
OTT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Linus Ullmark(start)L49463.9394.9693:34

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Sebastian Aho CL1101040.4810027:03——4429
Seth Jarvis RL1000-120.2732026:04——4635
Andrei Svechnikov RL1000-270.4052425:49——3829
Jackson Blake RL2011040.3211225:08——5148
Logan Stankoven CL2101-150.4701024:26——5144
Taylor Hall LL2011040.8610021:56——5257
Jordan Staal CL3011+250.6771027:22——6785
Jordan Martinook LL3101070.7520025:37——5760
Nikolaj Ehlers LL3011+150.2902024:20——6465
Eric Robinson LL4000000.1210016:03——5038
Mark Jankowski LL4000000.0003015:48——4220
William Carrier LL4000010.04120015:37——5538
K'Andre Miller DD1011+110.1215034:56——6051
Sean Walker DD1000+210.0653233:16——6656
Jaccob Slavin DD2000-120.0423033:52——4041
Jalen Chatfield DD2000010.0003031:10——4846
Alexander Nikishin DD3000-100.0611028:19——4041
Shayne Gostisbehere DD3000000.0010024:59——4842
CAR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Frederik Andersen(start)W39372.9494.7693:33

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Logan Stankoven (CAR PP) 1st 6:31 · assists Taylor Hall, Jackson Blake · Forecheck turnover · 44.5 mph shot.

Sebastian Aho · 2nd 7:50 · CAR

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
26.9 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s
Type
one-timer

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Dylan Cozens · 2nd 16:40 · OTT

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
39.3 mph
Distance
29 ft
Entry to goal
3.5 s

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