Senators End Five-Game Losing Streak with 4-3 Win Against Flames

Summary:

• The Ottawa Senators have put an end to their five-game losing streak with a 4-3 win against the Calgary Flames. 
• Monday’s Game 21 of the NHL schedule also prevented the Flames from recording their fifth consecutive win. 
• Ryan Huska’s side was hampered by nine penalties.

In what they hope will prove to be a pivotal moment in their NHL season, the Ottawa Senators managed to end a five-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday night. 

While still early on, the Senators are eager for this win to be the momentum shift they’ve been searching for.

Brady Tkachuk: “It Was a Really Big Bounce Back“

Brady Tkachuk played a crucial role in the Senators’ success. He scored the decisive power-play goal early in the third period and also contributed an assist. 

I think it was a really big bounce back effort by our group, You know what? It wasn’t the prettiest of games, but I think that’s what we need to do to have success. I thought the whole group was bought in tonight and dialed in and did whatever it takes to win.

The Senators saw goals from Adam Gaudette, Drake Batherson, and rookie Cole Reinhardt, who celebrated his first career goal. 

Despite their habit of conceding the opening goal, Ottawa managed to rally and take control of the game. 

Goaltender Anton Forsberg played a key role, stopping 24 shots and making several crucial saves throughout the night.

Travis Green: “You Find a Way to Win”

Senators head coach Travis Green praised the team’s resilience, highlighting the need to stick with their game plan even when things get rough. 

The games don’t always look a lot different, and you find a way to win, I thought we just stuck with it. We didn’t shoot ourselves in the foot.

The Flames, who came into the game with a four-game winning streak, found themselves hampered by penalties.

They handed Ottawa nine power-play opportunities, with the Senators capitalizing on two of them. Calgary’s coach Ryan Huska noted

We took nine minor penalties, There was a fight right to the end, which I’m pretty proud of our group for but we didn’t really give ourselves a chance with the amount of penalties we were taking tonight.

A critical sequence in the first period bolstered the Senators’ win. 

After Jonathan Huberdeau’s power-play goal put Calgary ahead, the Flames appeared to score again, but the goal was overturned for incidental contact with Forsberg. 

This led to an Ottawa power play, and Gaudette scored shortly after it expired, tying the game and shifting the momentum.

Tkachuk’s goal early in the third extended the lead, and while Nazem Kadri pulled the Flames close with a late goal, the Senators held on. 

Tkachuk is optimistic that the team can build on this victory as they prepare for a challenging three-game road trip in California which Canadian can find the best live hockey betting odds now.