Senators defeat Predators in Ottawa for fifth consecutive win

Adam Gaudette and David Perron each scored a goal and had an assist, Shane Pinto netted the go-ahead goal early in the third period, and Ottawa defeated Nashville 5-2 on Monday night to extend their winning streak to five games.

Jake Sanderson scored for the third game in a row, Brady Tkachuk and Artem Zub each recorded two assists, and Tim Stutzle picked up his 300th career point with an assist for Ottawa, which is now 10-2-1 since January 11.

With the game tied 2-2, Ottawa’s Thomas Chabot sent the puck toward Nashville’s net, where it was deflected into the slot. Pinto then chipped the puck past Predators goalie Juuse Saros (34 saves) at 6:17 in the third period to give Ottawa the lead.

Perron added a power-play goal, his first of the season, with 5:54 remaining. This came after no penalty was called when Nashville’s Adam Wilsby was taken down on a short-handed breakaway. Ridly Greig sealed the win with an empty-net goal.

Filip Forsberg scored and assisted on Jonathan Marchessault’s goal for Nashville, which has now allowed 20 goals during its five-game losing streak.

The game began with both teams having eight shots on goal in a scoreless first period. Ottawa challenged a no-goal call due to goaltender interference with 3:33 left, but the challenge was unsuccessful.

Nashville opened the scoring early in the second period at 3:59. Forsberg capitalized on some great passing from Roman Josi, in his 957th game with the team, and Vinnie Hinostroza, and beat Ottawa’s Anton Forsberg (25 saves). Forsberg ended a three-game point drought.

Ottawa responded when Stutzle drove the net and had a shot blocked, with Gaudette picking up the rebound to score at the 10:02 mark.

The Senators took the lead with 6:56 left in the second when Sanderson fired a wrist shot through traffic and past Saros for his ninth point in the last five games.

Nashville tied the game 47 seconds into the third period on the power play when Marchessault scored a one-timer off a passing play involving Forsberg and Ryan O’Reilly.

Ottawa’s Josh Norris, who has 19 goals this season, is expected to miss a couple of weeks with a mid-body injury, according to coach Travis Green.