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OTT
2 – 3
FINAL
MIN

Ottawa Senators 2, Minnesota Wild 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Ottawa Senators 2, Minnesota Wild 3. Shots on goal: OTT 36, MIN 25. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 OTT 0-0 MIN; P2 OTT 1-2 MIN; P3 OTT 1-1 MIN.

Scoring plays: P2 03:54 Tyler Pitlick (assists: Jared Spurgeon, Nico Sturm) to make it OTT 0-1 MIN; P2 16:02 Ryan Hartman (assists: Marcus Johansson, Danila Yurov) to make it OTT 0-2 MIN; P2 19:37 Tim Stützle (assists: Dylan Cozens, Drake Batherson) to make it OTT 1-2 MIN; P3 05:45 Dylan Cozens (assists: Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stützle) to make it OTT 2-2 MIN; P3 19:36 Joel Eriksson Ek (assists: Marcus Johansson) to make it OTT 2-3 MIN. Top skaters: Dylan Cozens (OTT) 1 G, 1 A; Tim Stützle (OTT) 1 G, 1 A; Marcus Johansson (MIN) 0 G, 2 A; Ryan Hartman (MIN) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Leevi Meriläinen (OTT) 22 saves on 25, decision L; Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) 34 saves on 36, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · OTT
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 18:49 TOI
Goals · OTT
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 23:15 TOI
Goaltending · MIN
34 saves on 36 shots (.944) · W
Season highs
Fabian Zetterlund · Season-high 7 shots on goal

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

OTT 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P2 19:37–P3 5:45
MIN 2 largest lead P2 16:02 (OTT 0, MIN 2) · 2-0 run, P2 3:54–P2 16:02
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P2 3:54 Tyler Pitlick (Jared Spurgeon, Nico Sturm) MIN · tip-in shot · OTT 0, MIN 1
  • P2 16:02 Ryan Hartman (Marcus Johansson, Danila Yurov) MIN · Power play · snap shot · OTT 0, MIN 2
  • P2 19:37 Tim Stützle (Dylan Cozens, Drake Batherson) OTT · Power play · poke shot · OTT 1, MIN 2
  • P3 5:45 Dylan Cozens (Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stützle) OTT · Power play · wrist shot · OTT 2, MIN 2
  • P3 19:36 Joel Eriksson Ek (Marcus Johansson) MIN · snap shot · OTT 2, MIN 3

Linescore

123 T
OTT 011 2
MIN 021 3

Shots on goal: OTT 36, MIN 25

Biggest Period

The Minnesota Wild scored 2 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

OTTMIN
36Shots on goal25
63Shot attempts55
35Faceoff wins27
30Hits21
7Blocked shots19
2Power-play goals1
5Takeaways4
16Giveaways15
13Penalty minutes15
88.0%Save %94.4%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT8181036
MIN516425

🎯 Shot Map

Ottawa Senators2 G · 55 attempts
Michael Amadio: missed the netNick Jensen: missed the netDrake Batherson: missed the netDavid Perron: saved (wrist)Nick Cousins: saved (wrist)Tim Stützle: saved (wrist)Claude Giroux: saved (snap)Dylan Cozens: saved (wrist)Drake Batherson: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: missed the netFabian Zetterlund: saved (wrist)Ridly Greig: saved (backhand)Michael Amadio: missed the netMichael Amadio: saved (snap)Tyler Kleven: missed the netDrake Batherson: saved (snap)Artem Zub: missed the netJake Sanderson: missed the netDrake Batherson: missed the netJordan Spence: missed the netTyler Kleven: saved (snap)Fabian Zetterlund: saved (snap)Jordan Spence: saved (slap)Brady Tkachuk: missed the netDavid Perron: saved (wrist)Tyler Kleven: saved (snap)Jake Sanderson: saved (snap)Fabian Zetterlund: saved (slap)Claude Giroux: saved (snap)Artem Zub: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Brady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Brady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Jake Sanderson: saved (wrist)Brady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Dylan Cozens: saved (wrist)Tim Stützle: saved (wrist)Dylan Cozens: saved (wrist)Tim Stützle: goal (poke)Stephen Halliday: missed the netDavid Perron: saved (wrist)Dylan Cozens: saved (wrist)David Perron: missed the netFabian Zetterlund: saved (wrist)Dylan Cozens: goal (wrist)Tim Stützle: missed the netClaude Giroux: saved (wrist)Claude Giroux: saved (wrist)Drake Batherson: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Claude Giroux: missed the netFabian Zetterlund: saved (wrap-around)Fabian Zetterlund: saved (wrist)Fabian Zetterlund: saved (wrist)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 34Saved62% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net35% of attempts
Minnesota Wild3 G · 34 attempts
Brock Faber: missed the netNicolas Aube-Kubel: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (backhand)Danila Yurov: saved (wrist)Danila Yurov: saved (wrist)Marcus Johansson: saved (wrist)Jared Spurgeon: missed the netDanila Yurov: missed the netNicolas Aube-Kubel: missed the netDanila Yurov: saved (wrist)Nico Sturm: saved (wrist)Tyler Pitlick: goal (tip-in)Matt Boldy: saved (backhand)Brock Faber: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: saved (tip-in)David Jiricek: saved (slap)Tyler Pitlick: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Zach Bogosian: saved (backhand)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Nicolas Aube-Kubel: missed the netMatt Kiersted: saved (wrist)Jared Spurgeon: missed the netJared Spurgeon: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: saved (snap)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: goal (snap)Yakov Trenin: saved (wrist)Danila Yurov: saved (wrist)Nicolas Aube-Kubel: missed the netMatt Boldy: saved (snap)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (backhand)Joel Eriksson Ek: goal (snap)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the net
  • 3Goals9% of attempts
  • 22Saved65% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net26% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

OTT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tim Stützle C 112034023:15
Dylan Cozens C 112050018:49
Drake Batherson R 011012019:58
Brady Tkachuk L 011054019:51
Jake Sanderson D 000-121227:46
Artem Zub D 000-203024:54
Michael Amadio R 000-210019:11
Tyler Kleven D 000-121017:20
Claude Giroux R 000042117:02
Jordan Spence D 000010116:54
Ridly Greig C 000-212115:53
Fabian Zetterlund L 000-174015:28
David Perron L 000-131014:28
Nick Jensen D 000000114:19
Nikolas Matinpalo D 000001113:48
Stephen Halliday C 000000005:59
Nick Cousins C 000012005:20
Kurtis MacDermid L 000003002:48
OTT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Leevi Meriläinen L 222588.0358:59
MIN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Marcus Johansson L 022+111017:44
Joel Eriksson Ek C 101+122120:10
Ryan Hartman R 101021313:53
Tyler Pitlick C 101+112006:40
Jared Spurgeon D 011+210422:17
Danila Yurov R 011040014:53
Nico Sturm C 011+110010:38
Brock Faber D 000010228:01
Kirill Kaprizov L 000020023:17
Matt Boldy L 000+130222:36
Daemon Hunt D 000001120:46
Zach Bogosian D 000+210119:02
Vladimir Tarasenko R 000021116:59
David Jiricek D 000010214:35
Matt Kiersted D 000010112:24
Yakov Trenin C 000016111:57
Nicolas Aube-Kubel R 000012009:56
Ben Jones C 000+105005:57
MIN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jesper Wallstedt W 343694.4260:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series OTT 0 – 1 MIN
After this game
Ottawa Senators 14-13-4 L1 L10 3-7-0 Next game recap: @ WPG · Mon, Dec 15
Minnesota Wild 18-9-5 W3 L10 7-2-1 Next game recap: vs BOS · Sun, Dec 14

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