Canucks vs Sens Recap

For the first time this season and the only time at Canadian Tire Centre, the Senators are taking on the Vancouver Canucks in a cross-country Canadian clash!

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Brush up on what each side brings to the ice tonight with the head-to-head stats below:

It was a gametime decision right up until warm up but Artem Zub is back in the line up tonight!

With Joonas Korpisalo getting the start last night in Toronto, Anton Forsberg is set to start between the pipes tonight at Canadian Tire Centre.

With his first shift tonight Mathieu Joseph skates in his 300th NHL game.

Goal: At the first whistle the refs reviewed Vancouver's opening shot on net from Brock Boeser and determined that it was a goal. 1-0 Vancouver and reset the clock to 19:45.

Goal: With 17:00 to play in the first Ilya Mikheyev gets free in front of the net and puts one past Forsberg to double the lead, 2-0 Vancouver.

Power play: With 13:39 to play Jakob Chychrun weaves through the Canucks defence and is tripped up drawing the first Senators power play of the game.

Drake Batherson gets a good look on goal with a nifty backhand but just misses as the Senators come up empty on the power play.

Anton Forsberg stops a one-on-one chance with 9:16 left in the first to keep it a two goal game.

Power play: With 5:46 left in the period the Senators get their second chance on the power play after Connor Garland is called for tripping.

Goal: Drake Batherson gets tricky on the breakaway and pops one over the glove of Casey DeSmith to make it a one-goal game again. 2-1 Vancouver.

Roby Jarventie is called for a slashing penalty on Brock Boeser with just under one minute to play in the period. The Senators get out of the period without Vancouver scoring to keep it 2-1. One minute to kill on the penalty kill to start the third.

Ottawa kills off the remainder of Jarventie's penalty to kick off the start of the second.

Goal: In his first game back Artem Zub blasts a shot from deep and ties the game 2-2!

Josh Norris called for an interference penalty at the 13:36 mark in the second period.

Goal: J.T. Miller converts at the 18:08 mark to regain a one-goal lead for Vancouver.

Goal: Ilya Mikheyev pots his second of the game at the 10:37 mark to give Vancouver a 4-2 lead.

Jakob Chychrun is called for a high stick with 6:34 to play in the third period.

Goal: Vancouver wins the first draw after the penalty and feeds it to Elias Pettersson who scores his seventh of ths season to make it 5-2.