nhl Game Recap
Ottawa Skates Past New York 5-3 - Recap
Ottawa earned a 5-3 victory over New York behind a 2-goal performance from Derick Brassard on Thursday at Madison Square Garden.
The Senators were a +131 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Ottawa got goals from Derick Brassard(2), Claude Giroux, Shane Pinto, and Tim Stuetzle in the victory. Pinto opened the scoring at 9:42 of the second period.
Cam Talbot stopped 29 of 32 New York shots in the victory.
New York got goals from Chris Kreider, Jacob Trouba, and Vladimir Tarasenko in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
New York got a 29-stop effort from Jaroslav Halak in the loss.
On the power play, Ottawa went 0-for-3, while the Rangers were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Ottawa by a margin of 34-32.
Ottawa heads into a battle against the Blue Jackets. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Boston.