Ottawa Senators Face Elimination in Playoff Series

0:00On April 24th, Ottawa Senators are staring down a sweep, trailing Carolina 0-3 in their first round playoff series. Captain Brady Ticketchuck has zero points through three games. The first time all season he's gone pointless that long. Teammate Tim Stutzel, who topped the team with 83 points this year, is shut out too, and together they're costing 16.5 million in salary with nothing to show. Their power play is ice cold at 0-12, including a wasted 5 on 3 chance in game 3 that flipped momentum to Carolina. It's a tight defensive grind, with just 10 total goals in 3 games, favoring the hurricanes who were stingy all regular season. Coach Travis Green is calling it straight, saying his stars need to rise above average and these battles where space is scarce. Ticketchuck admitted the power play cost them game 3, but insisted the team never quits. Fans and pundits see the frustration as Ottawa gets stuck on the outside, avoiding the gritty areas. A few Senators like Drake Beatherson with two goals, and Dylan Cozen's with one, have

1:04chipped in, but not enough against Carolina's hot hands, including Logan Stankhoven scoring every game. Game 4 hits Saturday night, and history says it's possible. Ottawa clawed back from 0-3 last year against Toronto when Ticketchuck and Stutzel exploded. If they spark now, this series lives, otherwise, it's curtains for the sins. That's the story for today, NHL News Today, driven by AI.