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The Flames, who got a goal from Milan Lucic,
have just one victory in their past six outings (1-4-1).
The teams will meet again Saturday afternoon, the second of four
consecutive clashes between them.
The Senators wisely jumped all over a lethargic Flames team that
lost an overtime game in Toronto the night, scoring a pair of
goals 102 seconds apart before the midway point of the opening
period.
Batherson scored for the fourth consecutive game, burying a
rebound after Tim Stutzle's shot was stopped during an odd-man
rush at the 7:45 mark.
Soon after, Gudbranson doubled the lead. After a poor turnover
by Calgary's defenders, the puck came to Gudbranson in the slot,
and his wrist shot from the top of the circle found the mark.
Lucic gave the Flames a bit of life when he scored his fifth
goal of the season 101 seconds into the second period, but the
Senators kept the pedal down and pulled away.
Brown restored the two-goal edge less than three minutes later
when he intercepted a Lucic pass, drove the net and converted a
backhand shot.
Brannstrom made it a 4-1 lead when he sent a shot from outside
the blue line that somehow eluded Flames starting goaltender
David Rittich at 7:24 of the middle frame.
Soon after, Rittich -- the victim of four goals on 20 shots
against -- was pulled in favor of Artyom Zagidulin, a
25-year-old Russian who made his NHL debut. Zagidulin, who
finished with nine saves on 11 shots, received no more support
than the starter at either end of the ice.
White produced a couple of third-period goals to round out the
scoring. He netted his first five minutes into the final period
when he joined a rush and gained the puck deep in the zone
before slipping a shot under the sprawling goalie.
With 5:14 remaining, White was left alone in the slot and made
no mistake with the golden chance that came, netting his fourth
goal of the season.
--Field Level Media
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