Carolina Hurricanes 2, Ottawa Senators 1: final score and stats
Carolina Hurricanes beat Ottawa Senators, Carolina Hurricanes 2 to Ottawa Senators 1, on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Ottawa Senators vs Carolina Hurricanes.
NHL · East 1st Round - Game 3Thursday, April 23, 2026
DateApr 23, 2026
Start time7:30 PM ET
VenueCanadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
TVTBS/HBO Max
Attendance18,753
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hurricanes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ottawa Senators | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Carolina HurricanesOttawa Senators
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
53-22-7Record44-27-11
1st in Metropolitan DivisionStanding3rd in Atlantic Division
8-3Road record / home record6-3
WWLWWLast 5LWWLW
W2StreakL1
Team stats
Carolina HurricanesOttawa Senators
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Ottawa Senators
Nick Cousins C · Upper Body
OutAndre Burakovsky LW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveWarren Foegele LW · Knee
Injured ReserveWilliam Eklund LW · Ankle
Injured ReserveLinus Ullmark G · Lower Body
Day-To-DayBox score
Carolina Hurricanes Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Aho | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:58 | 3:54 | 3:09 | 12:55 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 63.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jackson Blake | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:01 | 3:55 | 0:13 | 11:53 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| William Carrier | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:47 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:06 | 5:47 | 0:00 | 11:19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Hall | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:54 | 3:55 | 0:00 | 10:59 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Jankowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:38 | 0:57 | 1:52 | 6:49 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Jarvis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:06 | 4:06 | 2:52 | 13:08 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Martinook | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:37 | 0:00 | 2:11 | 12:26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Eric Robinson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7:33 | 0:00 | 1:15 | 6:18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:23 | 1:13 | 3:37 | 12:33 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 53.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stankoven | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15:10 | 3:55 | 0:00 | 11:15 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:36 | 4:02 | 0:26 | 13:08 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Chatfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:58 | 0:00 | 3:50 | 16:08 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:43 | 4:08 | 0:00 | 11:35 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Andre Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:11 | 0:14 | 3:29 | 16:28 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Nikishin | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:57 | 3:52 | 0:45 | 10:20 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaccob Slavin | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:33 | 0:02 | 5:06 | 17:25 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Walker | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18:49 | 0:00 | 3:55 | 14:54 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederik Andersen | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .955 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Ottawa Senators Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Amadio | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15:29 | 0:06 | 2:51 | 12:32 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Drake Batherson | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 19:40 | 6:03 | 0:00 | 13:37 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Cousins | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7:32 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 7:26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Cozens | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16:16 | 3:01 | 0:01 | 13:14 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Eller | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7:32 | 0:00 | 1:09 | 6:23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Foegele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:40 | 1:58 | 0:00 | 11:42 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Giroux | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:44 | 5:57 | 1:00 | 11:47 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ridly Greig | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:04 | 0:06 | 4:01 | 10:57 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Pinto | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:08 | 3:11 | 3:48 | 11:09 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Stutzle | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 23:57 | 5:58 | 3:10 | 14:49 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Tkachuk | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 19:27 | 5:40 | 0:00 | 13:47 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fabian Zetterlund | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8:28 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 6:48 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ottawa Senators Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Chabot | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 29:41 | 5:09 | 4:45 | 19:47 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Crotty | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 8:59 | 0:00 | 0:27 | 8:32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Kleven | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18:13 | 0:06 | 3:57 | 14:10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolas Matinpalo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:21 | 0:00 | 4:02 | 15:19 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Sanderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:19 | 2:44 | 2:45 | 7:50 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Spence | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 20:29 | 0:55 | 0:04 | 19:30 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ottawa Senators Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus Ullmark | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .926 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 58:01 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
CAR wins series 2-1
Apr 5, 2026CAR 3, OTT 6
Feb 3, 2026OTT 3, CAR 4
Jan 24, 2026CAR 4, OTT 1
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Carolina Hurricanes vs Ottawa Senators?
Carolina Hurricanes won, 2-1, on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
What was the final score of Carolina Hurricanes vs Ottawa Senators?
Carolina Hurricanes 2, Ottawa Senators 1.
Who were the top performers?
Carolina Hurricanes: Logan Stankoven (1 goals). Ottawa Senators: Drake Batherson (1 goals).
Where is Carolina Hurricanes vs Ottawa Senators played?
Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON.
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