Greig's Third-Line Strike Lifts Senators Past the Islanders
Ottawa 2, NYI 1. The Islanders fired more pucks, but the Senators had the better looks, and their third line delivered the goal that mattered.
Ridly Greig scored from the third line, with Warren Foegele and Artem Zub assisting. It came from depth, making this a real depth-scoring night. Matias Maccelli answered for New York off the Islanders' top line, while their depth went quiet.
New York outshot Ottawa 21-19, but shot totals hid the gap in quality. By expected goals, a measure of how dangerous each team's chances were, the Senators led 3.27 to 2.02.
Ottawa should have had more. Drake Batherson hit the post twice. Fourth-liner Shane Pinto hit it once, and his chances were among Ottawa's best of the night. The posts denied the Senators a wider margin.
Ottawa improves to 5-2-0, second in the Atlantic.