Ottawa Senators Win 4-3 Shootout Over Vegas Golden Knights

The Ottawa Senators earned a gritty 4-3 shootout victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, snapping a long losing streak at the venue and improving their record on the current seven-game road trip to 3-1-0.

The win came two days after a 2-1 defeat to the Los Angeles Kings on Monday at Crypto.com Arena, where the Senators tied the game late but fell to a power-play goal in the third period. Ottawa, sixth in the Eastern Conference with 26 points, has shown resilience on the trip, following earlier victories over the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks. The team now heads to St. Louis for a Friday matchup against the Blues, marking the first meeting between the clubs this season.

In the Vegas game, Shane Pinto delivered the decisive shootout goal, beating Golden Knights goaltender Akira Schmid after a regulation tie. Pinto also scored Ottawa's first goal just 51 seconds in, firing from a sharp angle that deflected off Schmid's skate. Drake Batherson and Jake Sanderson added goals in the opening period, with Sanderson's power-play blast from the point extending the lead to 3-1 at 13:04. Vegas rallied in the third, outshooting Ottawa 11-5,...