Ottawa Senators fall 4-1 to Nashville in home opener

CBC News

· Posted: Oct 13, 2025 5:43 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 13

Juuse Saros made 31 saves to pb the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 triumph implicit the Ottawa Senators connected Monday.

Ryan O'Reilly's third-period extremity held up arsenic the winner.

O'Reilly made it 2-0 with 5:22 remaining successful regulation. Steven Stamkos had his changeable effort blocked and the puck bounced close to O'Reilly for his 2nd of the season.

Ridly Greig scored a power-play extremity with 2:03 remaining to chopped the pb successful half, but Jonathan Marchessault and Cole Smith each added empty-net goals successful the last infinitesimal to unafraid the win.

Marchessault opened the scoring astatine 12:11 of the 2nd play tucking the puck five-hole connected Linus Ullmark, who stopped 22 shots, to capitalize connected a turnover wrong the bluish line.

Jake Sanderson appeared to unfastened the scoring for the Senators astatine the six-minute people of the second, but the extremity was overturned aft a lengthy reappraisal owed to goaltender interference from Tim Stutzle.

People bent retired successful a brew plot astatine the Canadian Tire Centre connected Monday earlier the puck dropped astatine the Ottawa Senators' location opener. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)

Seven insignificant penalties successful the archetypal play made it hard for either squad to get successful a rhythm.

After giving up 5 power-play goals done their archetypal 2 games, the Senators were fortunate the Predators powerfulness play was ineffective, going 0 for 6.

Ottawa made lineup changes with Tyler Kleven returning from wounded and Jordan Spence and Olle Lycksell making their Senators debut. Drake Batherson missed his 3rd consecutive game.

Up next

Senators: Visit the Buffalo Sabres connected Wednesday night.

Predators: Visit the Toronto Maple Leafs connected Tuesday night.