COLORADO Avalanche vs OTTAWA Senators NBA 16 March 2023. On Thursday night, the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-4 thanks to goals from Mikko Rantanen and Lars Eller as well as an oddly-timed game-winner.
Lars Eller, Valeri Nichushkin, and Evan Rodrigues all scored goals, and Colorado defenseman Cale Makar contributed an assist. Three assists went to Nathan MacKinnon, and Jonas Johansson turned aside 31 shots.
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In the third, they started to put more pressure on us, but I think we played solid defence,” Rodrigues remarked. “Huge faceoffs at the very end, and (Johansson’s) final save was enormous. The two points were ours. What we desired was that.
Brady Tkachuk, Shane Pinto, Travis Hamonic, and Drake Batherson all scored for Ottawa, while Mads Sogaard made 25 saves. Tim Stutzle had three assists. The Senators have dropped four straight games.
“We put everything on the line. You want to be recognised for all your hard work, so it’s annoying,” Tkachuk added. Although we were down three going into the third quarter, I thought this bunch showed tremendous spirit by giving us a chance.
In the second period, the Avalanche scored three times, including Eller’s strange goal, to take a 5-2 advantage.
Eight minutes into the period, Pinto pulled the Senators to within one goal after Rantanen had made it 3-1 for the Avalanche at 4:23. With 4:43 remaining, Rodrigues gave the Avalanche a 4-2 lead, and then strange things started to happen.
The ball rebounded off the end boards and was by Sogaard’s pad in the corner of the crease on what the Senators appeared to assume was an icing against the Avalanche. No whistle signalled the conclusion of the action as Senators defenceman Jake Sanderson stood next to his goaltender. With a few seconds left, Eller rushed in and smashed the puck past a bewildered gathering of Senators.
