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After a long weekend where the Ottawa Senators looked out of sorts, out of energy and out of answers in easily being pushed aside by the Vancouver Canucks ...

It’s back to back games of outcomes that you don’t want.” It just can’t happen. It was another example of the sloppy overall play that has hurt the Senators throughout the trip. It’s just…we’re not sharing pucks, we’re not breaking the puck out, we’re turning pucks over when we shouldn’t, and it ends up in the back of the net.” Sunday’s game turned quickly when the Flames’ Rasmus Andersson opened the scoring on a power play breakdown. “The power play has won us so many games and these are the guys, this is the motor of our team, the pulse. In consecutive games, the Senators have allowed shorthanded goals, sucking the life out of what has been the source of so much success. Overall, the Senators have given up 10 shorthanded goals, the most in the NHL. “But I’ve got all the trust in the world in the leadership of these guys. The Senators will be doing all that with a pair of 22-year-old goaltenders, Mads Sogaard and Kevin Mandolese, who have played a combined 14 NHL games. After that, the Senators will return home to face the defending champion Colorado Avalanche Thursday and the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday. Article content

Elias Lindholm scored the game-winner and added an assist and Jacob Markstrom made 30 saves to lead the Flames to a 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators.

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Rasmus Andersson, Elias Lindholm and Jonathan Huberdeau all collected one goal and one assist to lead the host Calgary Flames to a 5-1 win over the Ottawa ...

Markstrom and Backlund crossed their wires, and the puck bounced right to Stutzle with a gaping net for his 32nd goal of the campaign. Backlund's cross-ice pass set up Lindholm for a tap-in tally to notch his 19th of the season and 200th in his career. He joined a rush, and Backlund's feed as he reached the slot left Andersson a golden opportunity to bury his ninth goal of the season.

Sunday night's 5-1 loss in Calgary added an unenthusiastic punctuation mark to an abysmal week.

Followed by [Nathan MacKinnon](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/nathan-mackinnon-B7ZhabkPk8EZMJkj/) and [Cale Makar](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/cale-makar-s7lDTym3O1a4ZI1O/). [Nikita Kucherov](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/nikita-kucherov-tOo34mMLhGf3kGH2/) and [Steven Stamkos](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/steven-stamkos-LAne1Qw4slgxuwn2/). [Sidney Crosby](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/sidney-crosby-deXXidb2XqBmHfff/) and [Evgeni Malkin](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/evgeni-malkin-TYdfcevPtXlaQ4xO/). [Elias Lindholm](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/elias-lindholm-b6AdnBYqyd7gXYXP/) short-handed goal. [David Pastrnak](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/david-pastrnak-MIW1ygq33LnpwzQs/) and [Brad Marchand](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/brad-marchand-ed1JA64S2pA4wegp/). [Connor McDavid](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/connor-mcdavid-YjAiBpZTVfUGkPFn/) and [Leon Draisaitl](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/leon-draisaitl-XwZ93jCIukNyeI24/). [I wrote about the unabashed optimism and enthusiasm that had gripped the marketplace](https://theathletic.com/4277525/2023/03/06/jakob-chychrun-senators-playoffs/). [Thomas Chabot](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/thomas-chabot-85FV3zNRBL6JuepG/) and [Mathieu Joseph](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/mathieu-joseph-xBI2y5PrdB99kUlU/) left Sunday night’s game in Calgary with injuries, that path got even more difficult. The Senators had landed their white whale in [Jakob Chychrun](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/jakob-chychrun-mOpOXSetlCmRJ5tG/). Maybe none of these goalies would be a significant upgrade on the Sogaard/Mandolese duo. Goaltending has hardly been the main culprit in any of these losses for Ottawa, but it seems a touch unfair to place any playoff expectations on the shoulders of a pair of unproven, 22-year-old goalies. Smith did not provide a postgame update on either player Sunday, but the manner in which both players left the ice certainly leaves their status for Tuesday’s game in Edmonton in doubt.)

Elias Lindholm, Jonathan Huberdeau and Rasmus Andersson each had a goal and an assist, and the Calgary Flames beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 Sunday night.

[Flames](/topics/calgary-flames/) to get the [Senators](/topics/ottawa-senators/) on the board at 5:55 of the second. [Huberdeau](/topics/jonathan-huberdeau/) redirected a pass from [Kadri](/topics/nazem-kadri/) in the air over Mandolese’s shoulder to restore the [Flames](/topics/calgary-flames/)‘ two-goal lead 1:08 later. I’m glad it looked good.” [Sutter](/topics/darryl-sutter/) added: “That’s a big play in the game.” [Hanafin](/topics/noah-hanafin/) made it 4-1 as he got a pass from [Kadri](/topics/nazem-kadri/) and beat Mandolese from the left circle for his fifth with 6:52 left in the middle period. [Trevor Lewis](/topics/trevor-lewis/) and [Noah Hanafin](/topics/noah-hanafin/) also scored, and [Nazem Kadri](/topics/nazem-kadri/) and Mikael Backlund each had two assists as the [Flames](/topics/calgary-flames/) won for the third time in four games. [Senators](/topics/ottawa-senators/) have lost three of four after winning five straight. [Elias Lindholm](/topics/elias-lindholm/), [Jonathan Huberdeau](/topics/jonathan-huberdeau/) and Rasmus Andersson each had a goal and an assist, and the [Calgary Flames](/topics/calgary-flames/) beat the [Ottawa Senators](/topics/ottawa-senators/) 5-1 Sunday night.