The Carolina Hurricanes won a tight battle with the Ottawa Senators, 4-3 on Tuesday night at the Lenovo Center.
Goaltender, Brandon Bussi earned the win and continued with his magical season by improving his overall record this season to 22-3-1.
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While Bussi allowed three goals on the 25 shots he faced, many of his saves were off “high-danger” chances. The goaltender has now won six games in a row and his record is 15-1-0 on home ice.
After falling behind 1-0 early in the first period, Sebastian Aho was credited with his 20th goal of the season when his shot bounced in the net after Seth Jarvis crashed the net. The puck hit a Senator, so Aho got the credit for the score.
Aho now has 10 straight years of 20 goal seasons.
In the second period, Jarvis got on the scoreboard twice within a three minute time frame.
First, he blasted in a one-timer off a nice pass by Andrei Svechnikov during a powerplay chance.
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Shortly after, he took a pass from Aho and made a pretty move to beat goalie, James Reimer to give the Canes a 3-1 lead. It was the 25th goal of the season for Jarvis.
The Senators took control of the game for awhile, especially in the third period. They tied the score and were looking to take the lead back, but Jordan Staal had other ideas.
During what looked like a bad line change by Ottawa, the Captain had a couple of steps on the opposition and roofed a perfect shot past Reimer which would eventually be the game-winner.
Nikolaj Ehlers made a beautiful pass to spring him.
The Hurricanes now have earned points in nine straight games. They are 7-1-2 in their last 10 and have an eight point lead over second place Pittsburgh in the Metropolitan Division, (76-68).
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Staal also led the team with six hits. William Carrier was next with five.
The Hurricanes have one more game before the Olympic break which will be in New York against the Rangers on Thursday night.
Game Summary – https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20252026/GS020890.HTM
Event Summary – https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20252026/ES020890.HTM
Interviews – https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/xdq1h97o50t99jn5ggadc/AE3Xua01bW77otuxLjYKwNs?rlkey=xqt5z7jiu95pukhuf08g5a065&e=1&st=mi83chc1&dl=0
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