Senators Lose 3-2 Heartbreaker In Double Overtime To Carolina, Head Home Down 2-0
As the series shifts back to Ottawa for Games 3 and 4, Jordan Martinook's goal in double overtime gave Carolina a 3-2 victory and a 2-0 series lead.
Jordan Martinook's goal 13:53 into the second overtime gave the Carolina Hurricanes a 3–2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday night. The victory gives the 'Canes a 2–0 lead in their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series. Linus Ullmark made 33 saves in regulation and 44 overall in what was likely his finest performance since joining the Senators in the summer of 2024.
For Ottawa, this wild, exciting, exhausting game didn’t start much better than it ended. Just over five minutes in, Brady Tkachuk was called for a neutral-zone shove on Sebastian Aho, and the Hurricanes capitalized. Logan Stankoven, sitting alone in the slot, quickly ripped home a centering pass to make it 1–0.
In the second period, Tim Stützle's errant pass led to an odd-man rush. Jordan Staal’s pass went off Thomas Chabot’s skate, and Aho deflected it past Ullmark with his skates to double the lead. Shortly after the Senators passed the midway point of the game (and series) without a goal, they finally caught a break.
Drake Batherson, at the side of the net, attempted a centering pass, but the puck bounced off a defender right back to him. He quickly shoveled it into a nearly empty net to cut the lead in half. Almost six minutes later, Dylan Cozens tied the game at two with what appeared to be a harmless shot along the ice that slipped through Frederik Andersen’s pads.