OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Drake Batherson and Tim Stutzle scored in the shootout and the Ottawa Senators beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 on Thursday night. Ottawa’s Jake Sanderson redeemed himself for an earlier mistake by tying the game 3-all with 2:49 remaining with a shot from the top of the faceoff circle.

The Calgary Flames are 2-7-1 on the year, ranking 25th in goals-against per game, while the Toronto Maple Leafs rank 27th, giving up 3.67 per contest. That’s a combined average of 7.17 goals allowed, which far surpasses the 5.5 mark.

Foerster had a shot that appeared to hit him in his left ankle during Saturday's loss to Toronto, though he played through the injury. “We’ll re-evaluate in 3 to 4 days," coach Rick Tocchet said.

Nazem Kadri, Kevin Bahl and Yegor Sharangovich also scored for the Flames, who scored more than three goals for the first time this season and got their second win in 10 games (2-7-1). Mikael Backlund had two assists and Dustin Wolf made 29 saves.

Michigan Wolverines defenceman and Calgary Flames prospect Henry Mews will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season after sustaining an injury in Saturday’s game against Notre Dame.

The Calgary Flames are in the NHL basement, and they head to the Canadian Tire Centre to face the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, October 30. My Flames vs. Senators predictions and best NHL picks are calling for Ottawa to take care of business and winger Drake Batherson to leave his mark on the game sheet tonight.

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