Chabot scores twice as the Senators hand the Jets their 9th straight loss, 4-2

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ottawa defenseman Thomas Chabot scored twice and the Senators beat Winnipeg 4-2 on Saturday night, handing the Jets their ninth straight loss.

Late in the second period after his second goal, Chabot took a puck to the face on Tanner Pearson’s clearing attempt. Chabot immediately sprinted off the ice, then returned for the third wearing a full bubble.

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Ottawa Senators’ Thomas Chabot (72), Winnipeg Jets’ Nino Niederreiter (62), Senators’ Brady Tkachuk (7) and Jets’ Morgan Barron (36) battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) makes a save on a shot by Ottawa Senators’ Dylan Cozens (24) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Winnipeg Jets’ Dylan DeMelo (2) and Ottawa Senators’ Claude Giroux (28) battle in front of the net during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ottawa Senators’ Thomas Chabot, right, celebrates his goal with teammates Tim Stutzle, center, and Dylan Cozens (24) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets in Ottawa, Ontario, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ottawa Senators’ Thomas Chabot, center, and Winnipeg Jets’ Morgan Barron (36) battle for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Drake Batherson and Claude Giroux also scored, and Leevi Merilainen made 20 saves in his third straight start. Ottawa improved to 20-15-5.

Adam Lowry and Kyle Connor scored for the Jets, and Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves. They are 0-6-3 on the skid to drop to 15-21-4.

Ottawa took a 3-1 lead into the third period.

Chabot scored his second of the game early in the second after grabbing a blocked shot and raising it over an outstretched Hellebuyck.

Logan Stanley earned the ire of Ottawa’s Brady Tkachuk after the two tangled at the Winnipeg bench. Stanley pulled off Tkachuk’s helmet and sucker-punched him. Stanley received a double minor, and Tkachuk a a 10-minute misconduct.

With 17 seconds remaining in the penalty Batherson converted on a nice feed from Tim Stutzle, who extended his points streak to 12 games.

Jets: Host Vegas on Tuesday night to open a five-game homestand.

Senators: Host Detroit on Monday night to finish a four-game homestand.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Matthew Schaefer scored twice, including at 4:11 of overtime, and the New York Islanders beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Saturday night.

Adam Pelech and Emil Heineman also scored, and Jonathan Drouin and Mathew Barzal each had two assists for the Islanders, who won for the second time in three games. David Rittich had 18 saves in his seventh straight start, with Ilya Sorokin dressing as the backup for the first time since Dec. 19.

Auston Matthews two goals for the Maple leafs, setting the franchise career record with 421. Nicholas Robertson also scored and Joseph Woll finished with 21 saves.

In the extra period, Barzal found Schaefer all alone in the high slot and the 18-year-old rookie defenseman wired a shot past Woll for the win.

Matthews scored twice in the second period to move past Hall-of-Famer Mats Sundin for the franchise mark. His first tied Sundin at 420 when he beat Rittich at 9:30. He broke the record with his 20th of the season with 2:41 left in the period on a one-timer to give Toronto a 2-1 lead.

After Schaefer tied the score with 8:50 left in the third, Nicholas Roy set up Robertson for a go-ahead goal 1:02 later after a turnover by Heineman in the Islanders’ defensive zone.

The Swedish forward redeemed himself with the tying goal on a power play with 2:45 remaining in regulation, scoring on a one-timer off a feed from Barzal.

Pelech opened the scoring for the Islanders at 1:10 of the second period.

With the milestone, Matthews became the first United States-born player to lead a Canadian franchise in career goals and joined Mike Modano as one of the only U.S.-born players to hold a franchise goal-scoring record with a minimum of 50 goals.

Maple Leafs: Host Florida on Tuesday night.

Islanders: Host New Jersey on Tuesday night.

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