St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators
· National Hockey League
Hofer makes 41 saves, Neighbours scores twice in Blues' 2-1 win over the Senators
Fabian Zetterlund scored, and Linus Ullmark made 18 saves for Ottawa. The Senators have lost four of five games.
The Blues also beat the Senators 4-3 on Nov. 28 in St. Louis.
Neighbours opened scoring with 2:34 left in the second, batting the puck in a few seconds after a St. Louis power play expired.
Neighbours made it 2-0 12 seconds into the third, tapping in a pass from Pavel Buchnevich.
On Ottawa’s seventh power play of the game, Zetterlund cut it to 2-1 with 4:21 to go on a one-timer.
Hofer stopped Tim Stutzle on a close-in chance with nine seconds left.
Senators: Host New Jersey on Tuesday night.
Regular Season SeriesSTL wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:36 | Jake Neighbours Goal (7) Batted, assists: Brayden Schenn (6), Pius Suter (7) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 0:12 | Jake Neighbours Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (9) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:39 | Fabian Zetterlund Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Stephen Halliday (2), Claude Giroux (13) |
Statistics
 STL |
 OTT |
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|---|---|---|
| 21 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 22 | Hits | 25 |
| 1 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 20 | Shots | 42 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 7 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 14.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 34 | Faceoffs Won | 33 |
| 50.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 49.3 |
| 17 | Giveaways | 10 |
| 9 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 20 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
Ottawa Senators Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Sanderson, D | Day-To-Day | Oct 3 |
| Andre Burakovsky, LW | Out | Sep 30 |
| Blake Montgomery, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Kurtis MacDermid, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
| Artem Zub, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alexey Toropchenko, RW | Out | Oct 2 |
| Tyler Tucker, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
| Felix Trudeau, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Logan Mailloux, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
Game Information
Canadian Tire Centre
Location: Ottawa,
Attendance: 16,064 | Capacity:
Location: Ottawa,
Attendance: 16,064 | Capacity:
