March 5, 2026; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Ottawa Senators goalie Linus Ullmark (35) makes a save against Calgary Flames left wing Joel Farabee (86) in the first period at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-Imagn Image Dylan Cozens broke a third period tie and helped the Ottawa Senators earn a decisive 4-1 comeback win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday.
Lars Eller, Tim Stutzle and Shane Pinto also scored for the Senators, who are 7-1-2 and remain in the playoffs.
Ottawa goalie Linus Ullmark made 19 saves. He continues his personal streak of 8-0-3.
Ottawa is four points behind the Boston Bruins for the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.
Martin Pospisil has a record for the Flames, who have lost four straight games (0-3-1) and have just three wins in 13 games (3-7-3), leaving them 12 points out of a Western Conference playoff position.
Goalkeeper Devin Cooley stopped 33 shots in a gritty performance that gave the hosts a chance to win.
Cozens broke the 1-1 deadlock at 6:33 of the final frame. He was left alone in the slot during Ottawa’s power play, took a pass from Brady Tkachuk and fired a high shot home.
Stutzle and Pinto sealed the win with empty net goals.
Stutzle is on an 11-game scoring streak with seven goals and eight assists.
Calgary, which fell behind 14-4 after four games, actually opened the scoring.
Pospisil, who missed the first half with a concussion, scored his first goal since February 25, 2025. Rookie Matvey Gridin opened the scoring at the 17:04 mark of the first period by stealing the puck in the Ottawa zone and putting Pospisil in the slot.
Eller tied the score just before the midway point of the second quarter. After a Calgary turnover at the blue line, Ridley Greig fired a cross-ice pass to Eller in the high slot, who immediately put down a one-timer to snap a 34-game goal drought. Coincidentally, Eller’s last goal was also scored against Calgary on October 30, 2025.
The Senators made several trades before the game, including acquiring Warren Vogele from the Los Angeles Kings and sending the injured David Perron to the Detroit Red Wings.
New Flames defenseman Olli Maatta, acquired in the trade that sent MacKenzie Weegar to the Utah Mammoth, did not respond.
–Field level media
