The only potential downside was what appeared to be a shoulder injury to centre Josh Norris in the third period of the game.
The three straight wins at home are the first time the Senators have accomplished that feat since the start of the 2016-17 campaign. Captain Brady Tkachuk had a two-goal effort, while Josh Norris, Mark Kastelic, Tyler Motte and Shane Pinto also chipped in with goals.“It was a good one for us,” said Pinto, who scored his fourth goal in as many games. “I say it all the time, but we stuck to our game plan. We just outworked them and we got rewarded.
“We kind of had a vanilla second period. We were kind of run-and-gun, there were penalties, and we wanted to hunker down, get on their and just get back to our game plan. I thought we did that and we had a great effort in the third.” Tkachuk opened up a 3-1 lead for Ottawa at 3:47 of the second period, by beating Vejmelka with a shot from down low. Clayton Keller had pulled Arizona to within a goal only 22 seconds into the period, while Dylan Guenther’s first National Hockey League goal at 1:40 got the Coyotes on the board.Article content
Senators centre Tim Stutzle is stopped by Coyotes goaltender Karel Vejmelka on a scoring attempt in the first period.After falling behind 2-0 to the Washington Capitals in a 5-2 win Thursday, this one had a whole different feel for the Senators.