The Golden Knights get past the Senators late in the 3rd and remain undefeated at home

Giroux made it 2-0 at 12:15 with a deflection that went between the legs of Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb and then through Hill's five-hole.

Nicolas Roy made it 2-1 at 17:23, and Nicolas Hague made it 2-2 21 seconds later when he shot the puck toward the net and it flew off the skate of Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson at 17:44.

Batherson then gave Ottawa a 3-2 lead again at 18:34 with a shot from high position, but Barbashev tied it at 6:40 of the second period with a shot from Pietrangelo to make it 3-3.

Gaudette's second goal of the game gave the Senators a 4-3 power play lead at 17:44. He scored with a wrist shot to the glove side from the top of the slot.

“It was a wake-up call for us. “We didn’t give our best today,” Barbashev said. “We let them run for about 50 minutes of the game. We all know we have to get better.”

NOTES: Giroux has seven points (three goals, four assists) in a five-game point streak. … Senators forward Brady Tkachuk had his season-opening streak of six points and three goals come to an end. … Reinhardt played his second NHL game and first since April 7, 2022. … Ottawa forward Michael Amadio was in his first game against Vegas since signing a three-year, $7.8 million (2.6 Dollar) in 14:22 minutes on ice at minus 2 He played for the Golden Knights for the last three seasons. … Pietrangelo had three assists for the second straight game after doing so in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings.