OTTAWA — Shane Pinto scored the shootout winner as the Ottawa Senators snapped their three-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday.
Dylan Cozens scored with 1:46 remaining in regulation for Ottawa to tie the game 3-3, beating Philipp Grubauer, who made 21 saves, low glove side.
Chandler Stephenson scored a power-play goal early in the third, his second of the game, to give the Kraken a 3-2 lead.
Ottawa (2-3-0), playing the first of a four-game homestand, gave up the first goal for the fifth straight game. Shane Wright was able to get his own rebound and backhand it past Linus Ullmark, who stopped 30 shots, early in the first period.
Pinto tied the game when he picked up a rebound in the slot and fired it past Grubauer for his sixth of the season. Ottawa took the lead midway through the first on a David Perron power-play goal.
Seattle (2-0-2) took advantage of a Fabian Zetterlund turnover with Jaden Schwartz feeding Stephenson, who buried a shot from the slot to make it 2-2.
The Senators announced captain Brady Tkachuk underwent surgery on his right thumb and recovery is expected to take six to eight weeks. Ottawa is also dealing with the loss of defenceman Donovan Sebrango, who was picked up off waivers by the Florida Panthers Wednesday.
Takeaways
Senators: Ottawa’s penalty kill was better, but gave up the go-ahead goal in the third period to finish 1-for-3.
Kraken: After being shut out in their last two games in Ottawa, the Kraken were able to get to Ullmark early and relieve some of the pressure.
Key moment
Ullmark made a huge save on Wright midway through the third to keep it a one-goal game.
Key stat
The Senators have now allowed a league-high nine power-play goals.
Up next
Senators: Host the New York Islanders on Saturday.
Kraken: Head to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs on Saturday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2025.
Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press
