The result meant the Sens went 1-1-1 on the trip and on Saturday, saw Jacob Bernard-Docker play alongside Thomas Chabot while Alex Formenton scored another short-handed goal.
Chabot and JBD pair up
They didn't start the night together, they certainly finished it as a pair.
Midway through the second period Saturday, Sens head coach D.J. Smith moved Bernard-Docker up alongside Chabot.
The results were impressive.
"He was really good especially in the offensive blue line and I thought he did a lot of good things with the puck," Smith said of Bernard-Docker. "He got shots on net [and] it's a big-time game to be in. Right until the last minute, you're playing big minutes. You can't get that kind of experience anywhere and he did a really nice job tonight."
As for Chabot, it was business as usual.
"He was outstanding," Smith said. "He was up and down the ice. He did a little bit of everything tonight."
Chabot played a staggering 35:39, the second highest of his career (he played 37.50 on Dec. 17, 2019). Since time on ice was first tracked in 1998-99, it was the third highest in Sens history.
As for Bernard-Docker, in just his eighth NHL game, he played a career high 19:06 and had three shots on goal.
"They're perfect partners for each other," Brady Tkachuk said. "JBD is such a steady player and has great tools offensively but he's just so steady back there and makes the right play. He has a great first pass and good reads in the 'D' zone. Chabby of course gets up in the rush and JBD holds the fort down.
"That could be a pair we see for many years down the road and I definitely really liked JBD's game tonight."
Stützle heating up
Over his last seven games, Tim Stützle is playing at a point per game pace.
The German has four goals in that stretch, having scored just once in the Senators' opening 21 games. It's also coincided with the Sens going 4-2-1.
"I think in the first couple of games, the puck just didn't go in and go the way I wanted it to," Stützle said. "But I feel really confident right now and that we won [some] games. I think that really helps me too."
In 28 games this year, Stützle has five goals and 15 points. His speed was on display on his goal Saturday as after some great work up the right wing boards by Connor Brown and Alex Formenton, Stützle flew past Rasmus Ristolainen and beat Martin Jones from below the left circle.
"It was a great play by Brownie, then Formy read the play really well and went to the wall, he made a great play to me and I just tried to get the puck on net," Stützle said.
Sens bury another shorty
Speaking of Formenton, he was up to his old tricks again Saturday.
The speedster scored his second, and Ottawa's second, short-handed goal of the season shortly after Stützle's goal to get the Sens back level at 2-2 3:22 into the middle frame.
"On the penalty kill especially, he is really really good," Stützle said. "I don't think [Keith] Yandle even saw him coming and he just stole it off of him."
After the Sens cleared the puck out of the its own zone, Yandle retrieved it at centre ice but was caught out by a pressing Formenton who stole the puck from the veteran defenceman and skated in to beat Jones five-hole.
"Penalty kill gets a shorty and does a great job again," Smith said.
The unit killed off a pair of Philadelphia power plays and have given up just one power goal in its last six games.
With his second shorty of the season, Formenton is tied for the NHL lead in that category. The Barrie, Ont., native has five points in his last five games and on Saturday had his third multi-point effort of the season.
