After a 4-0 shutout win on Tuesday night against the Utah Hockey Club and a 6-4 loss on Friday night against the Vegas Golden Knights, tonight was the final game of a three-game West Coast road trip for the Ottawa Senators as they met the Colorado Avalanche in the Mile High City.
The Senators entered the game looking to snap a poor stretch of losing seven of their last eight games against the Avalanche, but the poor stretch continued.
The Avalanche defeated the Senators 5-4 at Ball Arena to drop the Senators to 4-4-0 on the season, and extend their winning streak to five games in a row. The Senators concluded their three-game road trip at 1-2-0.
Catching the red hot Avalanche came at a bad time for the Senators. While they did lose, the Senators showed fight and that they can compete against top teams in the league just like on Friday against the Golden Knights.
2. Offense came alive in the third period and refused to quit
The first two periods of the game went rough for the Senators with Thomas Chabot hitting a post in the second period and Avalanche goaltender Justus Annunen stopping all 14 shots on goal by the Senators. In the third period, the Senators showed how deadly their offense can be despite trailing 2-0 to start the period.
After recording no points on Friday night for the first time all season, Brady Tkachuk scored his fourth goal of the season to cut the deficit to 2-1. Just 2:08 later, Nick Cousins scored his first goal as a Senator in his 600th NHL game to tie the game at two. Cousins also recorded an assist on Tkachuk's goal and Chabot recorded his 200th assist on Cousins' goal.
Now that's how you score your first goal as a Senator 👏#GoSensGo pic.twitter.com/7AnKgd1sQP
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) October 28, 2024
Claude Giroux scored twice to cut the Avalanche lead to 4-3 and 5-4 in the third period. Giroux has now scored in the past three games and now has five goals on the season which is tied for the most on the Senators with Drake Batherson.
Tyler Kleven would also record his first point of the season with an assist on Tkachuk's goal. Even when down and out, the Senators showed how good their offense can be against a top team in the NHL like the Avalanche.