Captain Brady Tkachuk came through in the crunch. Read MoreCaptain Brady Tkachuk came through in the crunch. The Ottawa Senators’ captain fired home the winner in overtime to secure a thrilling 3-2 overtime comeback victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night at the Canada Life Centre. Defenceman Jake Sanderson tied it late with an extra attacker on the ice, and Tkachuk scored his
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Captain Brady Tkachuk came through in the crunch.
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The Ottawa Senators’ captain fired home the winner in overtime to secure a thrilling 3-2 overtime comeback victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night at the Canada Life Centre.
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Defenceman Jake Sanderson tied it late with an extra attacker on the ice, and Tkachuk scored his second goal of the season by beating Connor Hellebuyck at 2:11 of three-on-three OT.
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Linus Ullmark made 23 stops, and Nick Cousins also chipped in with a goal as the Senators closed out this three-game road trip with two wins.
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“I’m just really happy with the two points,” said Tkachuk. “We lead the league in one-goal losses, and we made an emphasis on that 6-on-5 that we weren’t going to get denied. Maybe it took a little puck luck, but I think we were due for that.”
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Back after having knee surgery, Hellebuyck has historically been a tough customer for the Senators. He made his 19th career start versus Ottawa with a 13-5-0 record, a 2.28 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage.
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It was important for the Senators to find a way to win at the right time.
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With Ullmark pulled for the extra attacker, Sanderson’s shot from the point bounced off the stick of Mark Scheifele and past Hellebuyck to tie it with 1:54 left in the third period.
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ONE FOR THE ROAD?
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The Senators wanted to close out this road trip on a high note. They haven’t had nearly enough of those lately. Ottawa came into this game six points out of the final wild card spot in the East, and was 2-6-0 in the last eight.
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Coach Travis Green didn’t make any changes because he liked the way his club had been playing. That’s fair, but the Senators need wins.
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“I loved how we stuck with it in the third period,” Green said. “I’ve been saying it a lot, but we’ve liked the way we’ve played as of late, and it’s not easy to stick with your game when you’re not getting the wins, and you’re playing decently. So I was happy that we did.”
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The club was tied with the Jackets and the Sabres for the fewest points in the conference. The Senators talked about playing with confidence after letting two points slip away in a 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.