Carolina HurricanesHurricanes53-22-7
2FinalApr 23, 2026
Ottawa SenatorsSenators44-27-11
1TVTBSFanDuel SN SouthStreamHBO Max
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
CAR+102
OTT−122
Puck line
CAR +1.5−250
OTT −1.5+205
Total O/U
Over 5.5−135
Under 5.5+114
- Puck line: Hurricanes +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 5.5 (3 goals).
Recap
The Carolina Hurricanes edged the Ottawa Senators 2-1 at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Apr 23, 2026 to move to 53-22-7.
The Hurricanes have won 4 straight. Carolina leads the series 3-0.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| OTT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
W: Andersen · L: Ullmark
Scoring plays
First Period
- CARGoal · 5:13Logan Stankoven Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Taylor Hall (3), Eric Robinson (1)1-0
Second Period
- OTTGoal · 16:06Drake Batherson Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Nick Cousins (1)1-1
- CARGoal · 17:29Jackson Blake Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: K'Andre Miller (2), Taylor Hall (4)2-1
Team stats
CAROTT
- Shots
- 27
- 22
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 54.1
- 45.9
- Hits
- 30
- 45
- Blocked Shots
- 17
- 18
- Penalty Minutes
- 10
- 8
Top performers
Carolina HurricanesOttawa Senators
Goals
Logan Stankoven1
Drake Batherson1
Assists
Taylor Hall2
Nick Cousins1
Points
Taylor Hall2
Drake Batherson1
Player stats
Hurricanes · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Aho C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.6 | 2 |
| Jackson Blake RW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:01 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| William Carrier LW | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7:47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Taylor Hall LW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:54 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Mark Jankowski C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 | 0 |
| Seth Jarvis C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jordan Martinook RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 |
| Eric Robinson LW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7:33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal C | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.1 | 0 |
| Logan Stankoven C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15:10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Andrei Svechnikov LW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Hurricanes · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Chatfield D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| K'Andre Miller D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alexander Nikishin D | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jaccob Slavin D | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sean Walker D | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18:49 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Hurricanes · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederik Andersen G | 1 | 22 | 21 | .955 | 60:00 | 0 |
Senators · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Amadio RW | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Drake Batherson RW | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 19:40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Nick Cousins C | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7:32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dylan Cozens C | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16:16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Lars Eller C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7:32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Warren Foegele LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Claude Giroux RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | 0 |
| Ridly Greig C | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:04 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 80.0 | 0 |
| Shane Pinto C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Tim Stutzle C | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 23:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Brady Tkachuk LW | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 19:27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54.5 | 2 |
| Fabian Zetterlund LW | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Senators · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Chabot D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 29:41 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cameron Crotty D | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 8:59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tyler Kleven D | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nikolas Matinpalo D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jake Sanderson D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jordan Spence D | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 20:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Senators · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus Ullmark G | 2 | 27 | 25 | .926 | 58:01 | 0 |
Three stars
- Logan Stankoven (CAR)
- Frederik Andersen (CAR)
- Drake Batherson (OTT)
Game info
VenueCanadian Tire Centre, Ottawa
Attendance18,753
OfficialsReferee: Eric Furlatt · Referee: Francis Charron · Referee: Jon McIsaac · Linesman: Shandor Alphonso
TVTBS · nationalFanDuel SN South · local
Last and next games
Hurricanes
Senators
- Last game: L 2-3 at CARMon Apr 20
- Next game: L 2-4 vs CARSat Apr 25
- L 0-2 at CARSat Apr 18
- W 3-1 vs TORWed Apr 15
- L 3-4 at NJSun Apr 12
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