OTT 4–5 NYI Final · L
Senators/Schedule/Recap Sat, Oct 18, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Ottawa Senators
OTT · 2-4-0
4–5
FinalL
New York Islanders
NYI · 2-3-0
1ST2ND3RDT OTT 11131605432 NYI 0531127523 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Senators trail the season series 0–1
OTT 2-4-0 · NYI 2-3-0 · First meeting this season — the Senators trail the season series 0–1

Senators fell to the Islanders

The Senators let a 2–0 lead get away: the Islanders came back with five unanswered goals — Palmieri's equalizer — and won 4–5. Linus Ullmark allowed 1.6 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

Chances were close: 3.0 expected goals to 3.4, on 32 and 23 shots on goal.

OTT 3.0 xG · 32 shots NYI 3.4 xG · 23 shots
0
1
2
3
1st 1.0 · 1.0
2nd 1.4 · 1.7
3rd 0.6 · 0.7
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Senators win 44.
OTT 44%NYI 56%

Goals and penalties

9 goals · 6 penalties
← Senators shoot this way Islanders shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
15:04 Emil Heineman· Holding
Perron scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
1
17:01 David Perron PP
Thomas Chabot, Arthur Kaliyev · Power play (Heineman, holding) · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
1–0
PEN
17:58 Nick Cousins· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
18:29 Artem Zub· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
2
05:32 Shane Pinto EXTRA ATTACKER
Drake Batherson, Thomas Chabot · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
2–0
3
Jonathan Drouin, Scott Mayfield · snap shot, a good chance (20%)
2–1
4
09:57 Bo Horvat
Ryan Pulock, Anders Lee · snap shot, a good chance (12%)
2–2
PEN
12:41 Bench· Delaying game bench
Killed
2 min
Bench minor
5
16:46 Tim Stützle
Nick Jensen, Drake Batherson · wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
3–2
6
17:45 Anders Lee
Maxim Shabanov, Matthew Schaefer · deflected shot, a great chance (25%)
3–3
7
18:47 Dylan Cozens
Tim Stützle · wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
4–3
3rd period
PEN
01:59 Fabian Zetterlund· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
02:23 Matthew Schaefer· Ps tripping on breakaway
0 min
Penalty shot
8
Mathew Barzal, Adam Pelech · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
4–4
9
18:57 Anders Lee GWG
Jean-Gabriel Pageau · wrist shot, a good chance (17%)
4–5
Goaltending
−1.6
vs expected
18/23 saves · 5 GA · 3.4 xGA Allowed 1.6 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
−1.0
vs expected
28/32 saves · 4 GA · 3.0 xGA Allowed 1.0 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Team OTTNYI
Shots on goal
32
23
Expected goals
3.0
3.4
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
52%
48%
Power play
1/2
0/3
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Senators went 1-for-2 on the power play and killed all 3 Islanders power plays.