“I thought for two periods we played pretty good, but I think when they got the second goal, for sure, we needed to make some adjustment,” Martin said. “[We can’t] spend as much time in our zone.”
Kesselring’s game-winning shot from the right circle deflected off Ottawa defenseman Travis Hamonic’s skate at the left post and into the net. Korpisalo previously stopped two shots during a flurry around the net.
“We had pucks on net, traffic at the net, all the stuff we talk about,” Tourigny said.
Arizona led 12-6 in shots in the third period.
“They're a really good team and, at the end, we’ve just got to make smarter plays. We knew they we going to come at us and, yeah, it was a lucky bounce, but we gave them too many good looks,” Senators forward Tim Stützle said.
Crookshank, playing his second NHL game, gave Ottawa a 1-0 lead at 4:09 of the first period by redirecting Artem Zub’s shot from the blue line. He made his NHL debut Sunday against the Vegas Golden Knights.
“It’s a pretty special moment. I’m still kind of trying to find a way to digest it,” Crookshank said. “It was cool. I saw my parents jump up right away, which was something I won't ever forget.”