After splitting their first two games of the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators returned home for their first of three games at home against the Los Angeles Kings. The Senators had a great chance to earn confidence returning home after a tough 4-1 road loss in their last game against the Montreal Canadiens.
In one of the craziest games in Senators history, the Senators found a way to prevail and refused to give up.
The Senators defeated the Kings 8-7 in overtime at Canadian Tire Centre. The Senators improved to 2-1-0 with the win. Josh Norris' second goal of the game won the game in overtime for the Senators.
Neuf wanted to keep going. He wanted to score number 9. We told him Josh it's just not possible. So he said fine let's go home.#GoSensGo pic.twitter.com/iJy398MXhA
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) October 14, 2024
The Senators appeared to be down and out when they were down 3-1 and 4-2 in the second period, but the Senators have shown early into the season they will fight until the end.
3. An unexpected performance from Zack MacEwen
After not playing in the season opener this past Thursday, Zack MacEwen played in the Senators' recent game on Saturday. MacEwen got to play in his second game of the season, and made a huge impact for Ottawa.
Last season, MacEwen scored just two goals in 30 games for the Senators. Today, MacEwen scored two goals in the third period, and was one of the players that sparked a four-goal second period. MacEwen scored to make it 3-2 after Anton Forsberg was pulled, and then scored the goal to tie the game at five in the final minutes of the second period.
MacEwen may have only had 5:14 minutes of ice time, but the Senators needed to get goal scoring outside of their elite goal scorers on the team. Prior to today, Tim Stutzle scored three of the Senators' four goals this season, and now MacEwen scored two goals today.
Today was MacEwen's second two-goal game of his career, and first since March 2020. With the energy MacEwen brought, the Senators can feed off his energy. MacEwen also had a fight in the first period against the Kings' Tanner Jeannot.