National Hockey League
Ottawa 4, Nashville 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, December 17, 2018
Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Kory Nagy
Attendance: 14492

Thomas Chabot scored his 10th goal of the season just 21 seconds into overtime, and the Ottawa Senators defeated the visiting Nashville Predators 4-3 Monday night.

The Predators turned the puck over at their own blue line, Ryan Dzingel got the puck to Chabot, and the defenseman scored on a hard wrist shot to the top left corner.

Ottawa led 3-0 after the first period, but Nashville got one goal back in the second period and added two in the third to force overtime.

Maxime Lajoie, Brady Tkachuk and Dzingel also scored for the Senators. Mark Stone added two assists.

Roman Josi scored twice and had an assist, and Craig Smith scored once for Nashville. Ryan Johansen was credited with three assists.

Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne, who allowed three goals on 11 shots in the first period, was replaced by Juuse Saros to begin the second period. Saros allowed one goal on 12 shots.

Craig Anderson made 31 saves for Ottawa.

Lajoie scored his seventh goal this season on a power play at 2:25 of the first period. His seemingly harmless wrist shot from the left circle trickled past Rinne. Josi had been penalized for high-sticking.

Tkachuk scored his 10th goal this season -- and first in 10 games -- at 5:22 of the first, flicking in Stone's flubbed pass into the crease.

Dzingel fought off Josi on a break up the middle for his 13th goal at 19:48 on Stone's stretch pass from the Ottawa zone.

Josi scored on a power play at 5:37 of the second period. The defenseman scored from the right circle on a rebound with Justin Falk off for interference.

Lajoie took a tripping penalty nine seconds into the third period, and Smith soon notched his 10th goal this season, shooting through a screen from the right circle at 0:46.

Josi scored his seventh of the season when his shot from the left circle deflected off Dzingel's stick to tie the game at 6:56 of the third.

Ottawa twice had goals disallowed -- one in the first period and another in the second -- because the pucks were put in by high sticks.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Nashville   Ottawa
Roman Josi 3 Points Ryan Dzingel 2
Roman Josi 2 Goals Ryan Dzingel 1
Ryan Johansen 3 Assists Mark Stone 2
Roman Josi 1 Power Play Goals Maxime Lajoie 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Juuse Saros .917 Save Percentage Craig Anderson .912
Juuse Saros 11 Saves Craig Anderson 31
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Nashville 34 3 2-5 2-3 11 34
Ottawa 23 4 1-3 3-5 15 30
Upcoming Games
  • Ottawa will play their next game on the road against New Jersey. The Senators have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Nashville will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Predators have a W/L % of .652 after a win and .636 after a loss.