Ottawa beats Utah 4-0 to secure its first road win of the season

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Anton Forsberg made 31 saves, Drake Batherson scored his third goal in two games and the Ottawa Senators won their first road game of the season with a 4-0 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night.

Batherson, Claude Giroux, Ridly Greig and Brady Tkachuk all scored in the first period as the Senators posted their first road shutout since 2021. It was Utah's first home loss.

Utah's Connor Ingram made five saves in the first period before being replaced in net by Karel Vejmelka, who made 14 stops.

Batherson and Giroux scored less than 90 seconds apart for a 2-0 lead. Both were supported by Nick Jensen.

Greig added a goal of his own on the power play. Tkachuk slid the puck around Ingram's side to give the Senators a 4-0 lead.

Takeaways

Senators: A strong defense and efficient offense allowed Ottawa to punish a porous, breakdown-prone Utah defense.

Utah: Taking advantage of scoring opportunities was a huge problem in the end. Utah attacked relentlessly and beat Ottawa 31-22, but still came away empty-handed.

Key moment

After Ottawa had a single shot on goal in the first 11 minutes, Batherson and Giroux scored four goals to help the Senators take control.

Key statistics

Utah had gone 8-for-8 on penalties in the last two games before Greig allowed a goal on the power play. Ottawa is 9-for-22 on power plays this season after going 1-for-1 on Tuesday night.

Next

Ottawa continues its three-game road trip Friday night in Las Vegas, while Utah hosts Colorado on Thursday night.

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