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National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Ottawa 4, Vancouver 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 7, 2014
Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees: Frederic L'Ecuyer, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Brian Mach
Attendance: 16870

Senators 4, Canucks 3 (OT): Mika Zibanejad recorded two goals and two assists, including one on captain Erik Karlsson’s goal 1:21 into overtime as host Ottawa rallied to snap its five-game winless streak.

Zibanejad took a pass from Bobby Ryan and wheeled into the slot before dropping the puck for Karlsson, who whipped it past Eddie Lack for the deciding tally. David Legwand also scored, Ryan finished with three assists and Craig Anderson turned aside 30 shots as the Senators rallied from a 3-0 deficit.

Radim Vrbata recorded a goal and an assist while Brad Richardson and defenseman Kevin Bieksa also scored for the Canucks. Lack made 41 saves as Vancouver lost for the second straight night to drop to 3-3-0 on its seven-game road trip.

Vrbata accepted a long stretch pass from defenseman Ryan Stanton and stopped in the left faceoff circle before stickhandling around Anderson 6:10 into the contest to open the scoring. Bieksa doubled the lead 65 seconds later with a blast from above the slot and Richardson intercepted defenseman Chris Phillips' clearing pass and scored 5:02 into the second session to make it 3-0.

Legwand chipped in a rebound on the power play at 10:53 and Zibanejad circled the net before banking a shot in off both defenseman Yannick Weber and Lack with 5:48 left in the second to close the gap to 3-2. Zibanejad tied the game with 62 seconds to go in the period, pouncing on a loose puck and backhanding it past Lack.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Zibanejad recorded his first multi-goal performance and has scored four times in his last three contests. … Vancouver C Shawn Matthias, who collected six points in his previous six games, sat out after taking an elbow to the head from Toronto D Stephane Robidas in Saturday’s contest. … Ottawa LW Milan Michalek missed the game with an upper-body injury and D Marc Methot was scratched after returning from injured reserve to play his first two games of the season earlier in the week.
Top Game Performances
 
Vancouver   Ottawa
Radim Vrbata 2 Points Mika Zibanejad 4
Radim Vrbata 1 Goals Mika Zibanejad 2
Radim Vrbata 1 Assists Bobby Ryan 3
N/A Power Play Goals David Legwand 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Eddie Lack .911 Save Percentage Craig Anderson .909
Eddie Lack 41 Saves Craig Anderson 30
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Vancouver 33 3 0-3 6-7 29 33
Ottawa 45 4 1-7 3-3 21 30
Upcoming Games
  • Ottawa will play their next game at home against Los Angeles. The Senators have a W/L % of .364 after a win and .438 after a loss.
  • Vancouver will play their next game on the road against Montreal. The Canucks have a W/L % of .579 after a win and .778 after a loss.