nhl Game Recap
Ottawa Ices Winnipeg 5-2 - Recap
Ottawa earned a 5-2 victory over Winnipeg behind a 2-goal performance from Brady Tkachuk on Thursday at Canada Life Centre.
Ottawa was an underdog by +205 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Brady Tkachuk(2), Tyler Ennis, Colin White, and Connor Brown each scored for the Senators in the victory. Tkachuk opened the scoring for Ottawa.
Anton Forsberg turned in a 22-save effort for the Senators.
Josh Morrissey, and Kyle Connor scored for the Jets, finding the net behind Anton Forsberg.
Winnipeg got a 28-stop effort from Connor Hellebuyck in the loss.
Ottawa scored 1 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Winnipeg went 0-for-0 with the man advantage.
Winnipeg lost the shots on goal battle to Ottawa by a margin of 33-24.
Ottawa looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Panthers. The Jets will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Columbus.