A costly night in Vegas: Senators roll snake-eyes in loss to Knights, lose winger Warren Foegele

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Sticking with Jo-Jo

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This was the first time Johansson had faced the Golden Knights in his career.

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Johansson made his second straight start after making 24 stops in a 7-4 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday. The decision to start him ahead of backup Samuel Ersson raised eyebrows.

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You have to give Johansson credit because he gave the club a chance to win. He needed more offensive support.

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There wasn’t much he could do on Raphael Lavoie’s first NHL goal at 8:01 of the third period, which gave the Knights a 2-1 lead and stood up as the winner.

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Thirty-four seconds into the third, Pinto tied the game 1-1 on the power play with his third goal of the season. He took a perfect pass from Drake Batherson and beat Hill low.

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But, the power play couldn’t convert when it needed to tie it up 2-2 in the third with a chance when Foegele left the game. That’s why it’s ranked No. 29.

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Adin Hill of the Vegas Golden Knights makes a save as Tim Stutzle of the Ottawa Senators looks for a rebound in the first period at T-Mobile Arena on October 27, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Ethan Miller /Getty Images

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Vegas takes a late lead

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Through 40 minutes, the Senators had chances, but the Knights made a strong push in the second period and grabbed a 1-0 lead on the power play with only nine seconds left.

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Moments after Hill came out of his net to stop Ridly Greig on what would have been a shorthanded breakaway, Braeden Bowman opened the scoring with only nine seconds left in the period.

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Ivan Barbashev fired a shot that found its way through Johansson’s five-hole, and Bowman was there to knock it home.

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Vegas pushed the pace in the second, and the Senators had to do a better job of handling the puck.

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Early in the second, Hill made a huge diving stop on Tim Stutzle during an Ottawa power play. He reached across to get his arm on a one-timer that looked destined for the net.

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Scoreless start

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The Senators did everything but score in the first.

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“I thought our team played well. I loved our first period,” said Green. “Vegas pushed back in the second, like a good team will do. We had so many looks tonight that we didn’t capitalize on.

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“Hill played fantastic and I thought both goalies played well. It was one of those games that was just going to be decided by a bounce here or there and we were on the wrong side of it tonight.”

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Green couldn’t be more correct in his assessment.

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They not only outshot the Knights 11-4, but were first on most pucks and dominated physically. Ottawa registered 10 straight shots on Hill and generated a couple of good chances.

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Dylan Cozens had a glorious opportunity with five minutes left in the first to give the club the lead. He couldn’t sweep a loose puck behind Hill into the net, and Hill was able to cover it up.

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Instead, Cozens, who has been snakebitten, swept the puck back underneath Hill.

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Fabian Zetterlund couldn’t get his stick on a loose puck down low with a wide-open net. The Senators had every reason to be pleased with their opening period because they didn’t give the Knights much.

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“I thought we played really solid,” Batherson said. “Their goalie made some big saves. It could have (gone) any way tonight. Last game, we got a few bounces, and tonight we don’t.”

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