Pinto Scores Twice as Senators Edge Avalanche in Overtime
Colorado got the better of the run of play in Ottawa and still went home with only a single point. The Senators won 4-3 in overtime because they finished what they got, while the Avalanche's goalie could not match them.
The Avalanche directed more pucks toward the net, outattempting Ottawa 64-52. Their chances were also slightly more dangerous: worth 2.64 expected goals (how many goals those chances would usually produce) to Ottawa's 2.39. That edge was thin, though, and Ottawa scored four.
That gap lands on Scott Wedgewood, who stopped 22 of 26. At the other end, Linus Ullmark made 25 saves on 28 shots. That is not spectacular, but it was enough.
Shane Pinto led Ottawa with two goals and an assist, playing alongside Drake Batherson and Philip Tomasino. Batherson led the Senators with six shots and rang one off the post. Nathan MacKinnon hit a post for Colorado too, so the bounces were split evenly.
Colorado went 2 for 5 on the power play while Ottawa went 0 for 5, and the Avalanche still lost. That says plenty about the night in the crease. The win keeps Ottawa in the first wild-card spot in the East.
