Ottawa Senators vs St. Louis Blues

Preseason · Thursday, October 2, 2025 · Enterprise Center

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37–26

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Game summary

The St. Louis Blues beat the Ottawa Senators 7–1 on Thursday, October 2, 2025 at Enterprise Center. The Senators outshot the Blues 37–26.

Philip Broberg scored twice. Mathieu Joseph, Oskar Sundqvist, Robert Thomas, Pavel Buchnevich, Fabian Zetterlund and Dylan Holloway also scored.

Jordan Binnington made 36 saves on 37 shots for the win; Leevi Meriläinen stopped 13 of 19.

Goals
OTT	0	0	1	1	37
STL	3	3	1	7	26

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Mathieu Joseph (1)Brayden Schenn (1), Nick Bjugstad (1)0–103:53 STL
Oskar Sundqvist (1)Nathan Walker (1), Philip Broberg (1)0–205:59 STL
Robert Thomas (1)Jimmy Snuggerud (1), Justin Faulk (1)0–307:37 STL

2nd period

Pavel Buchnevich (1)Logan Mailloux (2), Robert Thomas (1)Spence 1:15 into shift0–401:15 STL
Philip Broberg (2)Robert Thomas (2)Donovan 1:15 into shift0–516:32 STL
Philip Broberg (3)Pavel Buchnevich (1), Jimmy Snuggerud (2)0–616:59 STL

3rd period

Fabian Zetterlund (2)Lassi Thomson (1), Brady Tkachuk (2)1–600:45 OTT
Dylan Holloway (3)Nick Bjugstad (2), Pius Suter (2)Matinpalo 1:36 into shift1–719:14 STL

Tired legs

When each goal went in, how long every skater on the ice had been out there. Each bar is one player: the taller the bar, the longer he’d been on. In 2025–26 the average NHL shift lasted about 48 seconds, and goals go in more often against players who’ve been out longer.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:36

1–7 · 3rd 19:14 · Holloway. Matinpalo had been on the ice for 1:36 when it went in.

GoalOTT STL

0–1 STL

1st 3:53 · Joseph

Lycksell 0:46

NormalLycksell 0:46

0–2 STL

1st 5:59 · Sundqvist

Greig 0:46

NormalGreig 0:46

0–3 STL

1st 7:37 · Thomas

Yakemchuk 0:55

NormalYakemchuk 0:55

0–4 STL

2nd 1:15 · Buchnevich

Long shift: Spence 1:15

Long shiftSpence 1:15

0–5 STL

2nd 16:32 · Broberg

Long shift: Donovan 1:15

Long shiftDonovan 1:15

0–6 STL

2nd 16:59 · Broberg

MacEwen 0:27

Fresh legsMacEwen 0:27

1–6 OTT

3rd 0:45 · Zetterlund

Kyrou 0:09

Fresh legsKyrou 0:09

1–7 STL

3rd 19:14 · Holloway

Stuck out there: Matinpalo 1:36

Stuck out thereMatinpalo 1:36

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league in 2025–26. How often a shot went in, by how long the defending team’s longest-on player had been on the ice. Counts 5-on-5 shots on goal and misses, not blocked shots.

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

When a defending player has been out 80 seconds or more, shots go in 1.9 times as often as when every defending player has been out under 20 seconds: about 1 in 14 against about 1 in 26.

30%

of 5-on-5 goals were scored while a defending player had been on the ice 60 seconds or more.

Team stats

OTTSTL

3726

45%55%

0/20/2

3726

1313

610

Penalties

4:13 into the second periodRidly Greig · interference2 min
3:51 into the third periodStephen Halliday · holding2 min
7:21 into the third periodDylan Holloway · hooking2 min
9:40 into the third periodMilan Lucic · hooking2 min

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters

7Brady TkachukL	0	1	1	−2	6	5	0	0	83	2	0	22	18:44
20Fabian ZetterlundL	1	0	1	−2	1	4	2	0	33	0	0	21	16:06
60Lassi ThomsonD	0	1	1	0	1	3	1	0	–	0	1	27	22:15
14Jan JenikC	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	19	14:41
15Olle LycksellR	0	0	0	−2	4	0	2	0	–	0	0	25	17:34
17Zack MacEwenR	0	0	0	−1	3	1	2	0	–	0	0	19	11:53
18Tim StützleC	0	0	0	−1	3	2	0	0	57	1	0	22	18:25
34Arthur KaliyevR	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	–	0	0	19	15:48
52Keean WashkurakC	0	0	0	−1	1	2	1	0	–	0	0	18	11:32
54Tyler BoucherR	0	0	0	−1	1	3	2	0	–	0	0	16	12:35
63Oskar PetterssonR	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	62	0	1	20	10:52
71Ridly GreigC	0	0	0	−3	1	2	0	2	25	0	0	24	15:32
83Stephen HallidayC	0	0	0	−4	2	3	1	2	50	1	1	23	13:59
10Jordan SpenceD	0	0	0	−3	0	0	1	0	–	1	0	26	20:58
33Nikolas MatinpaloD	0	0	0	−3	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	23	17:45
37Donovan SebrangoD	0	0	0	−3	0	2	0	0	–	1	0	25	18:44
56Jorian DonovanD	0	0	0	−3	2	6	0	0	–	0	0	21	17:09
58Carter YakemchukD	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	–	0	0	24	21:28

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie
1Leevi MeriläinenG	L	19	13	6	.684	36:59
40Mads SogaardG		7	6	1	.857	23:01

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues skaters

18Robert ThomasC	1	2	3	+4	3	0	1	0	44	1	17	14:25
6Philip BrobergD	2	1	3	+4	2	0	0	0	–	0	24	18:43
21Jimmy SnuggerudR	0	2	2	+4	0	0	0	0	–	0	15	12:41
77Nick BjugstadC	0	2	2	+2	1	4	0	0	71	0	20	15:06
89Pavel BuchnevichL	1	1	2	+4	1	0	0	0	–	0	17	14:30
10Brayden SchennC	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	30	0	20	14:09
22Pius SuterC	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	58	0	18	15:57
26Nathan WalkerL	0	1	1	+1	2	7	1	0	100	0	17	17:56
70Oskar SundqvistC	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	0	62	1	17	15:06
71Mathieu JosephR	1	0	1	+1	1	2	1	0	–	1	18	14:02
81Dylan HollowayL	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	–	2	19	15:50
23Logan MaillouxD	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	0	–	1	22	22:50
72Justin FaulkD	0	1	1	+4	4	0	1	0	–	2	21	15:34
12Milan LucicL	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	–	0	18	15:55
25Jordan KyrouR	0	0	0	−1	5	0	0	0	–	1	17	14:14
17Cam FowlerD	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	0	23	18:33
55Colton ParaykoD	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	–	0	24	19:48
75Tyler TuckerD	0	0	0	+2	0	5	4	0	–	1	22	20:41

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie
35Colten EllisG		0	0	0	.000	00:00
50Jordan BinningtonG	W	37	36	1	.973	60:00