nhl Game Recap
Senators Fall 3-2 Against Carolina - Game Recap
Carolina earned a 3-2 victory over Ottawa on Thursday, but needed a shootout to do it at Canadian Tire Centre.
The Hurricanes were a -224 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Derek Stepan, and Nino Niederreiter each scored for the Hurricanes in the victory. Stepan opened the scoring for Carolina.
Frederik Andersen turned in a 37-save effort for the Hurricanes.
Ottawa got goals from Alex Formenton, and Nick Paul in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Matt Murray stopped 27 of 29 shots for the Senators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Carolina scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Ottawa went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Ottawa outshot Carolina 39-29 in the game.
Carolina heads into a battle against the Devils. Ottawa, meanwhile, will have their next action against Anaheim.