There were no high\u002Dfives for the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
Trying to sweep a five-game homestand for the first time in franchise history, the Senators came up just short in a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild in front of 13,870 at the Canadian Tire Centre.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
Through 40 minutes, the Wild had control of this one. Not only were they ahead 3-1 on the scoreboard, the had outshot the Senators 30-18, including a 17-8 advantage for Minnesota in the second frame alone. The Wild pulled out to a 3-1 lead when Ryan Hartman scored his first of the season only 4:25 into the second. He moved to the slot after the faceoff and fired it by Forsberg stick side.
This one got off to a fast start and it was also a little nasty. There were two fights and two goals in the first eight minutes. Tkachuk immediately dropped the gloves with Dumba and scored the takedown at 5:38. Only eight seconds into the game off the opening faceoff, rugged winger Austin Watson took down Minny’s Brandon Duhaime.
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