Senators at Predators | Recap

NASHVILLE -- Adam Gaudette and David Perron each had a goal and an assist to help the Ottawa Senators to their fifth straight win, 5-2 against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Monday.

Anton Forsberg made 25 saves for the Senators (29-20-4). Brady Tkachuk, who will represent the United States in the 4 Nations Face-Off from Feb. 12-20, and Artem Zub each had two assists.

“It’s awesome,” Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson said. “The push came late, but we were patient with it and it paid off.”

OTT@NSH: Pinto redirects the puck from down low and snaps it home to put the Senators up 3-2 in the 3rd

Filip Forsberg, who will represent Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off, had a goal and an assist for the Predators (18-27-7), who have lost five straight. Juuse Saros, who will represent Finland in the 4 Nations Face-Off, made 34 saves and captain Roman Josi played in his 957th NHL game to pass David Legwand for the most in Nashville history.

“I believe you earn what you get," Forsberg said. “I think we’re obviously putting ourselves in spots where the chances are more likely that it’s going to go like that, but at the same time, how do you explain the one that went off of [Predators defenseman Adam Wilsby] twice and in right after what could have been a penalty? But like I said, there’s a reason why it’s been going like that for more than it’s been going the other way, for sure.”

Shane Pinto gave the Senators a 3-2 lead at 6:17 of the third period, scoring after Thomas Chabot’s shot from the left circle deflected off of Gaudette’s skate right to him in front. The goal extended his point streak to five games (three goals, three assists).

“That was a tough game tonight,” Ottawa coach Travis Green said. “I like that we stuck with it. They get a goal early in the third, and we didn’t get off script.”

Perron made it 4-2 at 14:06 with his first goal with the Senators, a shot on the power play that went in off of Wilsby.

“Sometimes it just doesn’t go in for you or whatever,” said Perron, who was playing in his 15th game this season. “I got a lot of good looks over the games that I’ve played. You know it’s bad when your kids start chirping you about scoring. It’s good. Now we can move forward.”

OTT@NSH: Perron banks it in off a Predators defender for the PPG to put the Senators on top 4-2 in the 3rd

Ridly Greig scored an empty-net goal at 17:09 for the 5-2 final.

Forsberg gave the Predators a 1-0 lead at 3:59 of the second period, scoring five-hole on Forsberg with a shot from the slot off a pass from Josi.

“I feel like we get some momentum and then little mistakes kill us,” Predators forward Ryan O’Reilly said. “Two of their goals were mistakes that I kind of made defensively, lost coverage on both of them. As a guy that’s supposed to be a two-way center, that’s kind of garbage.”

Gaudette tied it 1-1 at 10:00 on the rebound of a shot from Tim Stutzle, who became the youngest player (23 years, 19 days) in Senators history to reach 300 NHL points (108 goals, 192 assists).

“We’re on a little bit of a roll here,” Gaudette said. “I think we really know what we need to play like in order to be a good team. Obviously, winning is fun and the vibes in the locker room have been great.”

Sanderson gave the Senators a 2-1 lead at 13:04 on a wrist shot from the point. The goal extended his point streak to five games (three goals, six assists).

OTT@NSH: Sanderson buries it from a distance past Saros to put the Senators up 2-1 in the 2nd

Jonathan Marchessault tied it 2-2 at 47 seconds of the third period, burying a one-timer from the slot off a pass from O’Reilly on a power play.

“Probably the last two games have been as disappointed as I’ve been with our group,” Predators coach Andrew Brunette said. “I understood tonight was a hard night. It’s four in six with travel and back to backs, but at the end of the day, with where we’re at, it’s a little disappointing with how we played.”

NOTES: Senators forward Josh Norris did not play because of an undisclosed injury. Green said he would be out “a couple weeks.” … Senators goalie Linus Ullmark, who will play for Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off, served as the backup. He had missed the previous 18 games because of a back injury.