Blues cool off hot Senators with 7-2 road win

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On Tuesday night in Ottawa, the St. Louis Blues defeated the Ottawa Senators with a score of 7-2. Pius Suter, Jake Neighbours, and Mason McTavish each scored twice for the Blues, who improved to a record of 3-2-1. The Senators, despite scoring goals from Claude Giroux and Fabian Zetterlund, dropped their first game in five after winning three straight. Samuel Ersson faced 19 shots but suffered his second consecutive loss.
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The St. Louis Blues defeated the Ottawa Senators 7-2 on October 14, 2026, in a game that marked the start of a three-game road trip for the Blues. Pius Suter, Jake Neighbours, and Mason McTavish each scored two goals for St. Louis, while Adam Jiricek added one for his first career goal. For Ottawa, Claude Giroux and Fabian Zetterlund each had one goal. Samuel Ersson of the Senators stopped 19 shots but faced a tough night, dropping to an 0-2 record after this loss. The win halted Ottawa's three-game winning streak and came despite the Senators playing back-to-back games following Monday’s victory against the New Jersey Devils.

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Digital, G. (2026, October 14). Blues cool off hot Senators with 7-2 road win. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12101655/blues-cool-off-hot-senators-with-7-2-road-win/

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St. Louis took a 2-0 lead midway through the second when Neighbours stepped in with a shot from the top of the slot and wristed a shot through traffic to beat Ersson glove side.
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Pius Suter, Jake Neighbours and Mason McTavish each had a pair of goals Tuesday night to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 7-2 win over the Ottawa Senators. asserted
Suter → have → Senators
Adam Jiricek also scored for the Blues (3-2-1), while Joel Hofer stopped 15 shots. asserted
Hofer → score → shots
Claude Giroux and Fabian Zetterlund scored for the Senators (5-2-0). asserted
Giroux → score → Senators
Samuel Ersson, making his second start for Ottawa, made 19 saves. asserted
Ersson → make → saves
He’s now 0-2. asserted
He → ’ → ?
Ottawa was playing the back half of a back-to-back coming off a 4-1 win against the New Jersey Devils on Monday. asserted
Ottawa → play → Monday
The loss halted the Senators three-game win streak. asserted
loss → halt → streak
The game marked the start of a three-game road trip for the Blues. asserted
game → mark → Blues
The Blues took a 4-1 lead midway through the third when Suter beat Ersson short side from a sharp angle. asserted
Suter → take → angle
Neighbours scored his second off a snap shot, McTavish scored on the power play, and Jiricek scored his first career goal to round out the scoring. asserted
Jiricek → score → scoring
Get breaking National news Zetterlund added a late power-play goal to make it 7-2. asserted
it → get → goal
St. Louis took a 2-0 lead midway through the second when Neighbours stepped in with a shot from the top of the slot and wristed a shot through traffic to beat Ersson glove side. asserted
Neighbours → take → Ersson
Giroux cut the lead in half with 2:08 remaining in the second on a beautiful feed from Tim Stutzle, but the Blues responded 33 seconds later. asserted
Blues → cut → Stutzle
Some poor defensive zone coverage allowed McTavish to get a shot past Ersson from the top of the crease. asserted
McTavish → allow → crease
The Blues stifled the Senators for much of the second and outshot Ottawa 12-4. asserted
Blues → stifle → Ottawa
The Blues opened the scoring at 14:28 of the first period with a short-handed goal. asserted
Blues → open → goal
Colton Parayko won a battle along the boards and found Suter with some open space and he beat Ersson blocker side. asserted
he → win → Ersson
With another hit to the blue line Jorian Donovan will slot in for Nikolas Matinpalo who was injured Monday against the Devils. asserted
who → slot → Devils
Dylan Peterson made his NHL debut with the Blues Tuesday. asserted
Peterson → make → Blues
With his second-period goal, Giroux recorded his 1,170th career point, tying Bobby Hull for 59th on the NHL’s all-time scoring list. asserted
Giroux → record → list
Blues: Visit the Minnesota Wild on Thursday. asserted
Blues → visit → Thursday
Senators: Host the New York Islanders on Thursday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 13, 2026. asserted
report → host → Press
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