Vegas Golden Knights at Ottawa Senators
· National Hockey League
Halliday, Cozens each score twice in Senators' 7-1 romp over road-weary Golden Knights
Senators goalie Linus Ullmark returned to to the active roster from a personal leave, backing up Mads Sogaard. Ullmark was the 2022-23 Vezina Trophy winner.
Halliday scored his second and third career goals, and added the assist for a three-point game in his first season in the NHL.
Fabian Zetterlund, Jordan Spence and Nick Jensen also scored, and Brady Tkachuk had three assists. Sogaard stopped 19 shots.
Rasmus Andersson scored in third period for Vegas, making it 7-1. It was the defenseman'sfirst goal in two games with the Golden Knights following a trade with Calgary.
Vegas played for the third time in four nights. The Knights lost 4-3 at Boston on Thursday night to open a four-game trip, then topped Toronto 6-3 on Friday night.
Senators: Host Colorado on Wednesday night.
Regular Season SeriesOTT wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 9:25 | Fabian Zetterlund Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Stephen Halliday (7) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:51 | Dylan Cozens Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Ridly Greig (16), Brady Tkachuk (18) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:07 | Jordan Spence Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyler Kleven (7), Brady Tkachuk (19) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:50 | Stephen Halliday Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Thomas Chabot (15), Tim Stützle (30) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 1:22 | Dylan Cozens Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Brady Tkachuk (20) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 2:05 | Stephen Halliday Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Tyler Kleven (8) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 3:56 | Nick Jensen Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Thomas Chabot (16), Shane Pinto (12) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:05 | Rasmus Andersson Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (24) |
Statistics
 VGK |
 OTT |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blocked Shots | 18 |
| 20 | Hits | 34 |
| 10 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 20 | Shots | 32 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 28 | Faceoffs Won | 23 |
| 54.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 45.1 |
| 14 | Giveaways | 10 |
| 1 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 2 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Ottawa Senators Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Andre Burakovsky, LW | Out | Sep 30 |
| Warren Foegele, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
| Jake Sanderson, D | Day-To-Day | Sep 30 |
| Blake Montgomery, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Kurtis MacDermid, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Raphael Lavoie, C | Day-To-Day | Sep 30 |
| Lukas Cormier, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
Game Information
Canadian Tire Centre
Location: Ottawa,
Attendance: 17,025 | Capacity:
Location: Ottawa,
Attendance: 17,025 | Capacity:
