Ottawa 4, Carolina 3
First Period
1. Ottawa, Tkachuk 13 (Stuetzle, Holden) 1:11.
2. Ottawa, Formenton 10 (Brown, Paul) 8:27.
Penalties — DeAngelo Car (delay of game) 8:48; Trocheck Car (tripping) 12:01; Kastelic Ott (cross-checking) 16:43; Niederreiter Car (hooking) 17:28; Niederreiter Car, Chabot Ott (holding) 19:44.
Second Period
3. Ottawa, Tkachuk 14 (Stuetzle, Holden) 0:40 (pp).
4. Ottawa, Tierney 6 (unassisted) 2:54.
Penalties — DeAngelo Car (unsportsmanlike conduct) 0:40; Brannstrom Ott (cross-checking) 4:30; Formenton Ott (high-sticking) 12:13.
Third Period
5. Carolina, Svechnikov 17 (Aho, Slavin) 2:07.
6. Carolina, Smith 3 (Niederreiter, Staal) 13:54.
7. Carolina, Trocheck 12 (DeAngelo) 18:48.
Penalties — Stepan Car (hooking) 4:03; Holden Ott (holding) 7:55.
Shots on goal by
Carolina | 14 | 15 | 16 | _ | 45 |
Ottawa | 12 | 12 | 7 | _ | 31 |
Goal — Carolina: Raanta (L, 6-3-1). Ottawa: Forsberg (W, 8-8-1).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Carolina: 0-4; Ottawa: 1-5.
Referees — Graham Skilliter, Pierre Lambert. Linesmen — Julien Fournier, Brandon Gawryletz.
Attendance — 500 at Ottawa.
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