Instead, it rang off the left post. Despite some more chances — like breakaways from Shane Pinto and Tim Stützle — the Senators would ultimately not score until Dylan Cozens banked a pass off Ridly Greig’s skate down two goals, with Linus Ullmark pulled for an extra attacker in the dying minutes of the game.

The Ottawa Senators will be without star forward and captain Brady Tkachuk for at least four weeks. This follows an awkward check into the boards from Roman Josi in the Senators home opening loss against Nashville.

Preview the Oct. 13 matchup between the Ottawa Senators and Nashville Predators with betting odds over/under, game spread, moneyline, prediction, TV channel and more.

The Nashville Predators (1-0-1) open a four-game Canadian road trip on Monday afternoon when they take on the Ottawa Senators (1-1-0)

Let’s face it – the Ottawa Senators have a scoring problem. Last season, they ranked 31st in the league in 5-on-5 scoring. They ranked 19th in total goals scored, and nobody on the roster was among the NHL’s top 20 goal-scorers.

When Josh Norris was traded from the Ottawa Senators to the Buffalo Sabres at last year’s trade deadline, it felt like an immediate win for the Sens. The deal was basically Norris for Dylan Cozens - both former first-rounders,

Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the season and the Nashville Predators beat the host Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Monday afternoon.