Matt Duchene held scoreless, but Mark Stone scores in OT as Senators beat Avalanche in Sweden

Jim Cerny

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Matt Duchene held scoreless, but Mark Stone scores in OT as Senators beat Avalanche in Sweden image

Matt Duchene was held off the scoresheet in his debut with the Ottawa Senators Friday night, but his new team beat his former club as the Sens skated to a 4-3 overtime victory over the Colorado Avalanche at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden.

Mark Stone scored the game-winner just 59 seconds into OT after the Senators let a third-period lead slip away. It was his second goal of the game, and team-high 11th on the season.

Erik Karlsson, the Swedish-born captain of the Senators, had two assists and Stockholm native Fredrik Claesson also scored for the Sens.

Gabriel Landeskog, the Swedish-born captain of Colorado, picked up an assist while rookie Alex Kerfoot had a goal and an assist to lead the Avs.

Duchene logged 16:44 worth of ice time in his first game since being traded from Colorado to Ottawa last Sunday. He was a minus one and recorded two shots on goal while attempting five shots total.

NHL GAME CENTER: Senators vs. Avalanche

The Senators are now 2-5 in seven overtime games this season, while the Avalanche are 1-1. Ottawa won for only the second time in its last five contests, while Colorado lost its second straight after a three-game winning streak.

The two teams will meet again Saturday in Stockholm as part of the NHL Global Series.

Here's a complete recap of the Senators exciting win, Duchene's debut and the rest of the hoopla surrounding an NHL regular season game played in Sweden.

Senators vs. Avalanche score, highlights

Overtime

4:52 Mark Stone wins it, scores 59 seconds into overtime. Great feed from Derick Brassard. Erik Karlsson earns his second assist of the night.  Senators win 4-3 .

 

Third Period

4:48 Senators heading to overtime again, the seventh time (1-5) in 15 games this season. Avs have played once in OT (1-0). After 60 minutes in regulation, Senators and Avalanche tied 3-3 .

4:46 Claesson on the wraparound, great move, but Varlamov makes another clutch save. Tied 3-3 with a minute to play in regulation.

4:40 Duchene was on for the last two Avs goals and is now minus one tonight in Sens debut in Sweden.

4:36 Nate MacKinnon scores and Avs tie it up at 12:53, his fifth of the season, assisted by Rantanen and Landeskog. Game Tied 3-3 .

 

 

4:31 Duchene's best scoring chance of the game. With Smith cutting to net, wicked Duchene wrist shot is denied by Varlamov. Second shot on goal for Duchene, both here in third period. Sens still up one with 9:16 remaining in regulation.

4:28 Pageau with the steal and the breakaway...but Varlamov makes the clutch pad save at 7:56

4:25 Sweden's own ABBA -- "Dancing Queen" -- blared on sound system. Yup, this game is played in Stockholm, for sure!

4:14 Period is underway. Ottawa is 5-0-2 when leading after two periods. When trailing after two, Colorado is 0-6-0.

Second Period

4:10 Erik Johnson with a whopping 20:35 worth of ice-time for Avs. Karlsson leads Sens at 15:19. Stone a game-high four shots on goal.

4:00 Duchene is third among Sens forward in ice-time at 11:24 over 15 shifts. He now has won seven of 12 face offs.

3:57 Ottawa owned the puck in second period, and outshot Colorado 12-3. Sens now with 50 attempted shots in the game. Duchene has attempted two, but yet to record shot on goal. Here's the difference in the game:

 

 

3:56 Second period is complete with Senators leading 3-2, now up 21-14 in shot department. Senators lead Avalanche 3-2 .

3:53 Nieto shoots high and wide of net -- perhaps Anderson got a glove on the shot. Either way penalty shot is denied. Sens still up a goal.

3:53 Penalty shot awarded to Colorado's Matt Nieto, who scooted past Karlsson and then hooked on breakaway by Wideman.

3:50 Right back to the power play for Ottawa as Gabriel Bourque is off 2 minutes for tripping Duchene at 16:56.

3:45 Now Sens head to first power play, at 14:19. Colorado's J.T. Compher 2 minutes for roughing. Duchene on first power play unit for Sens.

3:43 Varlamov can not handle rebound of Phaneuf shot and DiDomenico bangs loose puck into the cage. His third goal, at 13:21, give Sens the lead again. Senators lead 3-2 .

3:34 Defenseman Samuel Girard, acquired in the three-team Matt Duchene trade, picks up secondary assist on Kerfoot's goal in his Avs debut.

 

 

3:33  Avs Alex Kerfoot beats Anderson on a tip in front, blocker side, the rookie's sixth goal of the season -- and second point tonight -- at 9:41. Game tied 2-2 .

 

 

3:26 Karlsson wheeling and dealing on last shift, beat Varlamov glove side, but missed the net, then set up Stone with hard pass, tipped wide. So close twice.

3:20 Duchene sends DiDomenico in with a crisp pass, but rookie sails shot wide of net.

3:18 Back underway in Stockholm

First Period

3:07 Erik Johnson leads all skaters with 9:17 time on ice. Cody Ceci paces the Sens at 8:01. Mark Stone a game-high 3 shots on goal. 26 shot attempts for the Avs in period number one -- 10 recorded on goal, 11 missed, five blocked by Sens.

3:00

 

 

2:57 First period ends with Senators holding 2-1 lead over Avalanche . Shots are 10-9 Colorado. Craig Anderson extremely sharp between pipes for Ottawa. Matt Duchene 8 shifts, 5:23 ice time, zero shots, +1, lost three of five face offs.

2:48 Mark Stone deflects Johnny Oduya's shot past Varlamov at 15:10. That is Stone's team-high tenth goal. Sens lead 2-1

2:46 Duchene now centering Smith and Pageau. 

2:41 You think Claesson was telling Landeskog he would score in his Stockholm homecoming tonight?

 

 

2:38 Erik Karlsson and Mike Hoffman assist on Claesson's goal. Matt Duchene no point, but on ice and is a +1.

2:36 Senators tie it on Stockholm native Freddy Claesson's first of the season at 8:36, twenty seconds after Yakupov goal. Game Tied 1-1 .

2:34 Nail Yakupov with a power play goal and Avs take 1-0 lead at 8:16 of first period. His first of the season. Avs lead 1-0 .

2:26 Scoreless in Sweden, but Avs with best opportunities, so far. Landeskog, the Swede, with a pair of prime chances already, including a post. Nearly six minutes in, Avs up 5-2 in shots.

2:20 On game's second shift, No. 95 on the ice for the Sens. Matt Duchene with a hit, clears puck out of danger before Mike Hoffman flips puck over glass. Avs to the power play.

2:18 Puck dropped, we are underway!

2:16

Everyone standing to salute Peter Forsberg, former Avs great, ambassador for tonight's game, set to drop puck between captains Erik Karlsson and Gabriel Landeskog.

Daniel Alfredsson will be ambassador for Saturday's rematch between these teams at Ericsson Globe.

 

 

2:11

On-ice pregame festivities taking place at Ericsson Globe. National Anthems shortly. Then ceremonial puck drop. Then Game Time!

2:05

Senators start Anderson in goal, Karlsson and Ceci on defense, and Thompson, Pyatt and Burrows up front.

Avalanche start Varlamov in goal, Barrie and Girard (in his Avs debut) on defense, and Landeskog, MacKinnon and Rantanen up front.

 

 

Senators vs. Avalanche pregame

2:03

 

 

1:58

 

 

1:50

Matt Duchene not the only player debuting for his new club today. Defenseman Samuel Girard, who came to the Avalcnhe via the Nashville Predators as part of Sunday's blockbuster Duchene deal, is expected to debut alongside veteran Erik Johnson on the Avs blue line today.

The 19-year-old Girard had a goal and two assists in five games with the Preds this season.

A second-round pick in 2016, Girard will wear sweater No. 49 with the Avs.

1:25

Speaking off Swedes..and captains...Gabriel Landeskog is tied for the Avs team lead with five goals this season, while Erik Karlsson of the Sens enters play riding a five-game point streak. Despite missing the first five games of the season, Karlsson has a team-high 12 assists in nine games and is tied for second with 13 points. 

1:10

Here's something fun before warmups take place at Ericsson Globe:

 

 

12:35

The Ericsson Globe hosted its first NHL regular season game on Oct. 4, 2008. Tyler Kennedy scored late in overtime as the Penguins edged the Senators, 4-3.

All told, eight regular season NHL games have been contested in Stockholm at Ericsson Globe, most recently the Rangers losing a 2-1 shootout decision to the Ducks on Oct. 8, 2011, one night after the Rangers lost 3-2 in overtime to the Kings in the same building.

The Senators played two games in Stockholm back in 2008 -- splitting the pair against the Penguins --while this is the first-ever regular season appearance in Europe for the Avalanche.

12:00

Make no mistake, the NHL's first regular season games in Europe in more than six years are a major event, not just another two games on the schedule:

 

 

11:00

 

 

10:30

While most of the attention Friday is on Matt Duchene, debuting for his new club against his old one, and on Swedish superstar Erik Karlsson of the Senators, there's another fun side story to keep an eye on. Childhood friends Gabriel Landeskog of the Avs and Frederik Claesson of the Sens going head-to-head in their hometown with family and friends galore in attendence. 

10:10

 

 

10am

 

 

 

Relevant story links

Top 5 Swedish players in Senators history

NHL Rumors: Matt Duchene traded, so now who's next?

Matt Duchene trade: Common goal unites star player and Sens GM in trade

Matt Duchene trade: Newest Senator explains why he chose sweater No. 95

Matt Duchene trade: Winners, losers from three-team mega trade

Matt Duchene Trade: Senators land star center in three-team trade

Claesson family excited for Senators trip to Sweden

Contract impasse paves way for Turris to join Predators in big trade

 

 

Jim Cerny