Flyers vs. Senators Recap: Ottawa Wins on Late Power-Play Goal

The Senators beat the Flyers 2-1 in regulation. Nick Cousins tipped in the opener at 10:14 of the 1st, Matvei Michkov tied it on a power-play backhand at 7:46 of the 2nd, and Carter Yakemchuk won it with a power-play slap shot at 13:01 of the 3rd. Philadelphia outshot Ottawa 29-26, but Linus Ullmark stopped 28 of them. Each team scored once on the power play. Two DARIMARKET plays cashed on this game.

What cashed

Tyson Foerster under 0.5 points (-160 at DraftKings): CASHED - Our read: Foerster had 1 point in 4 games, and Philadelphia had scored 5 goals total, so a blank night looked like the likelier outcome. - What happened: Foerster finished with 0 goals and 0 assists in 16:33, including 3:34 on the power play. He put 3 shots on goal and drew two Ottawa penalties, one of them the hooking call that set up the Michkov power-play goal, but he did not get a point on it. The only Flyers goal went to Michkov, assisted by Trevor Zegras and Travis Konecny. - Worth watching: Foerster is getting real minutes and power-play time, so this angle depends on the Flyers' scoring staying thin. At -160 it sat right at our pass mark, so the price is the first thing to check.

Flyers under 2.5 team goals (-105 at DraftKings): CASHED - Our read: Philadelphia had 5 goals in 4 games and was averaging 19.2 shots on goal. This was a longer shot that landed. - What happened: The Flyers scored 1 goal, 1.5 under the line, and it came on the power play. They had more volume than usual with 29 shots on goal, but Ullmark made 28 saves and Philadelphia did not score at even strength. Nothing went past regulation, so the overtime grading note on this team total never came into play. - Worth watching: The shot count was up from the Flyers' average, which is worth tracking. If the volume holds, team-total unders get thinner, so we would want the price near even money again.

How the game played out

It was 1-1 through two periods, with Ottawa scoring at even strength and Philadelphia answering on the man advantage. Philadelphia had 11 shots on goal in each of the first two periods, then 7 in the 3rd. The winner came on Ottawa's power play at 13:01 of the 3rd, about two minutes after a Flyers hooking penalty at 11:09. Ullmark finished with a .966 save percentage.

Trends to watch

• Special teams decided it. Ottawa had five power plays and Philadelphia had four, and each side scored once.
• Foerster drew two penalties, a hooking call in the 2nd and a high-sticking call in the 3rd, on 16:33 of ice time. He is involved even on nights the points do not come.
• Ullmark faced 29 shots and allowed only the power-play goal. Philadelphia's shot total of 29 was well above its 19.2 average coming in.

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