Ottawa Stuns Vegas on Home Ice!

Sens Pull Off Upset, Take Game 1 in Sin City

Sens captain Brady Tkachuk sets franchise record with 4-point performance

The Ottawa Senators shocked the Vegas Golden Knights in the opening game of the second round.

Tkachuk scored a goal and added three assists as the Senators won 4-1 and took home-ice advantage in the series.

Vegas was a -350 favorite coming into the game and was thought to be a lock for a Game 1 victory. However, Ottawa controlled the play for the majority of the game and never trailed on the scoreboard.

The Senators opened the scoring just 1:30 into the game when Tkachuk found Connor Brown in the slot for an easy tap-in goal.

Ottawa made it 2-0 midway through the first period when Tim Stützle scored on a breakaway after stealing the puck from Shea Theodore.

The Golden Knights finally got on the board in the second period when Mark Stone scored on a power play. But the Senators answered right back when Tkachuk scored his first goal of the game just 1:30 later.

The Senators added an empty-net goal in the final minute to seal the victory.

Matt Murray was excellent in goal for Ottawa, stopping 32 of 33 shots.

Marc-André Fleury allowed three goals on 19 shots for Vegas.

The two teams will meet again in Game 2 on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.