Ottawa Senators vs Carolina Hurricanes — Match Details

25 April 2026 at 19:00

2 – 4

Full Time

P1: 0–0P2: 1–1P3: 1–3

NHL · Season 2025

Match Summary

Carolina Hurricanes defeated Ottawa Senators 4:2. The match was played in NHL 2025. Goals were scored by T. Hall 15′, D. Batherson 17′, L. Stankoven 9′, S. Aho 17′, D. Cozens 18′, S. Aho 18′. League standings: Ottawa Senators #6, Carolina Hurricanes #1. Score by period: P1: 0–0, P2: 1–1, P3: 1–3.

Match Context

Eastern Conference First Round, Game 4

2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, best-of-seven first round

Pre-Match Analysis

Ottawa Senators Form

Senators dropped three straight; their power play was 1-for-21 entering Game 4

Carolina Hurricanes Form

Hurricanes, the East's top seed, never trailed in the series

Head to Head

Fourth meeting of the series — Carolina had won the previous three

Match Report

A scoreless first period featured plenty of penalties but no breakthrough. Taylor Hall opened the scoring at 15:15 of the second on a Mark Jankowski-Eric Robinson feed. Drake Batherson answered on the power play at 17 of the second, set up by Tim Stützle and Carter Yakemchuk. Logan Stankoven scored what became the winner at 9:10 of the third on the man-advantage — a K'Andre Miller shot from the right point banked off the end boards to Stankoven, who finished from a sharp angle for his fourth goal of the series. Sebastian Aho hit the empty net at 17:38, Dylan Cozens replied at 18:09 from a Batherson-Giroux feed, but Aho added a second empty-netter at 18:45 to make it 4-2.

Turning Point

Stankoven's third-period power-play strike — his fourth goal in four games — sealed the result and exposed Ottawa's series-long power-play struggles (1-for-21).

Carolina sweeps the Senators 4-0 and advances to face the winner of Pittsburgh-Philadelphia. For the East's top seed, it's a clean exit with the bench full of rest. For Ottawa, it's a painful end after never leading the series.

Match Events

Key match events between Ottawa Senators and Carolina Hurricanes — 6 goals and 17 cards recorded during the match.

Ottawa Senators

Carolina Hurricanes

Period 1

N. Matinpalo

Delay of game

6′

7′

S. Walker

Hooking

8′

S. Aho

Hooking

D. Batherson

Hooking

14′

Period 2

4′

A. Svechnikov

Roughing

T. Kleven

Roughing

4′

R. Greig

Interference

6′

9′

N. Deslauriers

Roughing

B. Tkachuk

Roughing

9′

N. Deslauriers

Unsportsmanlike conduct

10′

J. Staal

Tripping

🏒

15′

T. Hall

E. Robinson

16′

S. Walker

High sticking

D. Batherson

C. Yakemchuk

17′

🏒

18′

S. Walker

Boarding

19′

E. Robinson

High sticking

Period 3

T. Chabot

Slashing

4′

T. Kleven

Holding

8′

🏒

9′

L. Stankoven

T. Hall

13′

Unknown

Too many men on the ice

🏒

17′

S. Aho

Empty net

D. Cozens

C. Giroux

18′

🏒

18′

S. Aho

J. Chatfield

Ottawa Senators vs Carolina Hurricanes Head to Head Results

Ottawa Senators and Carolina Hurricanes have met 58 times — Ottawa Senators won 21, Carolina Hurricanes won 37, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Carolina Hurricanes leads the head-to-head with 37 victories from 58 meetings. A combined 310 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.34 per match (131 for the home side, 179 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 51 matches (88%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 56 games (97%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Carolina Hurricanes are currently unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 7–5 in 2025.

Ottawa Senators

Drawn

Carolina Hurricanes

Goals: 131Goals: 179

Recent Meetings (58)

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5 Apr 2026Ottawa Senators6 – 3Carolina HurricanesNHL

4 Feb 2026Carolina Hurricanes4 – 3Ottawa SenatorsNHL

25 Jan 2026Ottawa Senators1 – 4Carolina HurricanesNHL

17 Apr 2025Ottawa Senators7 – 5Carolina HurricanesNHL

14 Dec 2024Carolina Hurricanes0 – 3Ottawa SenatorsNHL

17 Nov 2024Carolina Hurricanes4 – 0Ottawa SenatorsNHL

17 Mar 2024Ottawa Senators2 – 7Carolina HurricanesNHL

More results

Standings

Ottawa Senators sit #6 and Carolina Hurricanes are #1 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Western Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Colorado Avalanche	82	48	16	121
2Dallas Stars	82	38	20	112
3Minnesota Wild	82	31	24	104
4Vegas Golden Knights	82	30	26	95
5Edmonton Oilers	82	32	30	93
6Utah Mammoth	82	33	33	92
7Anaheim Ducks	82	26	33	92
8Los Angeles Kings	82	22	27	90
9San Jose Sharks	82	27	35	86
10St. Louis Blues	82	33	33	86
11Nashville Predators	82	28	34	86
12Winnipeg Jets	82	28	35	82
13Seattle Kraken	82	26	37	79
14Calgary Flames	82	27	39	77
15Chicago Blackhawks	82	22	39	72
16Vancouver Canucks	82	15	49	58

Eastern Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Carolina Hurricanes	82	39	22	113
2Buffalo Sabres	82	42	23	109
3Tampa Bay Lightning	82	40	26	106
4Montreal Canadiens	82	34	24	106
5Boston Bruins	82	33	27	100
6Ottawa Senators	82	38	27	99
7Pittsburgh Penguins	82	34	25	98
8Philadelphia Flyers	82	27	27	98
9Washington Capitals	82	37	30	95
10Detroit Red Wings	82	30	31	92
11Columbus Blue Jackets	82	28	30	92
12New York Islanders	82	29	34	91
13New Jersey Devils	82	29	37	87
14Florida Panthers	82	32	38	84
15Toronto Maple Leafs	82	23	36	78
16New York Rangers	82	25	39	77

Atlantic Division

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Buffalo Sabres	82	42	23	109
2Tampa Bay Lightning	82	40	26	106
3Montreal Canadiens	82	34	24	106
4Boston Bruins	82	33	27	100
5Ottawa Senators	82	38	27	99
6Detroit Red Wings	82	30	31	92
7Florida Panthers	82	32	38	84
8Toronto Maple Leafs	82	23	36	78

Central Division

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Colorado Avalanche	82	48	16	121
2Dallas Stars	82	38	20	112
3Minnesota Wild	82	31	24	104
4Utah Mammoth	82	33	33	92
5St. Louis Blues	82	33	33	86
6Nashville Predators	82	28	34	86
7Winnipeg Jets	82	28	35	82
8Chicago Blackhawks	82	22	39	72

Pacific Division

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Vegas Golden Knights	82	30	26	95
2Edmonton Oilers	82	32	30	93
3Anaheim Ducks	82	26	33	92
4Los Angeles Kings	82	22	27	90
5San Jose Sharks	82	27	35	86
6Seattle Kraken	82	26	37	79
7Calgary Flames	82	27	39	77
8Vancouver Canucks	82	15	49	58

Metropolitan Division

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Carolina Hurricanes	82	39	22	113
2Pittsburgh Penguins	82	34	25	98
3Philadelphia Flyers	82	27	27	98
4Washington Capitals	82	37	30	95
5Columbus Blue Jackets	82	28	30	92
6New York Islanders	82	29	34	91
7New Jersey Devils	82	29	37	87
8New York Rangers	82	25	39	77

Match Analysis AI

Stankoven seals it as Hurricanes sweep Senators 4-0

The Carolina Hurricanes completed a first-round sweep of the Ottawa Senators with a 4-2 win in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday. Logan Stankoven scored his fourth goal in four games — a third-period power-play tally — and Sebastian Aho added two empty-netters as the East's top seed advanced.

Hurricanes 4, Senators 2 | Periods: 0-0, 1-1, 1-3 | Goalies: Andersen (CAR) 25 saves, Ullmark (OTT) 26 saves | Series: CAR wins 4-0

Scoreless first sets a physical tone

Five penalties in the first period — including matching infractions on Brent Tkachuk and Sebastian Aho's brother that emptied the benches briefly — produced no goals. Andersen and Ullmark traded saves, and Carolina's structure suffocated Ottawa's transition rush.

Hall opens, Batherson answers on the power play

Taylor Hall broke the deadlock at 15:15 of the second period, finishing a Mark Jankowski feed from the left hash marks. Ottawa pushed back at 17 with Drake Batherson burying a power-play one-timer set up by Tim Stützle and Carter Yakemchuk to make it 1-1.

Stankoven seals it on the man advantage

Carolina capitalized at 9:10 of the third when K'Andre Miller's right-point shot caromed off the end boards to Stankoven at the left post. The 22-year-old finished from a sharp angle for his fourth goal of the series, putting Carolina up 2-1. "I think tonight was a good challenge for us," Stankoven said. "Just be there for each other."

Aho's empty-net brace closes the door

With Ullmark pulled, Aho fired into the empty net from his own end at 17:38. Cozens pulled one back at 18:09 off a Batherson-Giroux setup, but Aho found the empty cage again at 18:45 to make it 4-2 and end Ottawa's season. "We executed really well," Aho said. "We gave them no room."

Why it matters

Brind'Amour praised his veteran goalie: "Can't understate it. It's probably the best hockey he's played for us." Carolina's structure held all four games — they never trailed in the series. Senators captain Brady Tkachuk summed up the locker room: "It's heartbreaking. Give credit to them. They're a great team." Ottawa exits with a 1-for-21 power-play stat that defined the series. The Hurricanes wait, fully rested, for the Pittsburgh-Philadelphia winner.

Player Ratings

9.5

Logan Stankoven (Carolina Hurricanes)

Game-winning power-play goal, fourth-straight game with a goal in the series

9.0

Sebastian Aho (Carolina Hurricanes)

Two empty-net goals in the final 2:22 to put the series away

8.5

Frederik Andersen (Carolina Hurricanes)

25 saves; Brind'Amour called it 'probably the best hockey he's played for us'

7.5

Drake Batherson (Ottawa Senators)

Second-period power-play tying goal plus an assist on Cozens' late goal

Match Videos

Hurricanes vs. Senators | NHL Playoff Highlights | Game 4 | April 25, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the final score of Senators vs Hurricanes on April 25, 2026?

Carolina won 4-2 to sweep Ottawa 4-0 in the Eastern Conference First Round.

Who scored for Carolina?

Taylor Hall, Logan Stankoven (PPG) and Sebastian Aho (twice into the empty net).

Who advances to the second round?

The Carolina Hurricanes, the East's top seed; they will face the winner of Pittsburgh-Philadelphia.

Who were the goaltenders?

Linus Ullmark started for Ottawa; Frederik Andersen made 25 saves for Carolina.

How did Ottawa's power play perform in the series?

Senators went 1-for-21 on the man-advantage across the four games — among the worst in recent playoff memory.

Where was Game 4 played?

Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa.

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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