Batherson ties it late, Senators beat Predators in shootout

Drake Batherson's deflection with 1:23 left in regulation brought Ottawa level, and the Senators completed a comeback from two goals down to beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 in a shootout at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday.

Batherson redirected Shane Pinto's shot past Matt Murray at 18:37 of the third period. Tim Stützle and Pinto then scored in the shootout; Linus Ullmark stopped Steven Stamkos on Nashville's final attempt.

Ross Colton opened the scoring at 8:50 of the first period, and Jonathan Marchessault made it 2-0 on the power play at 13:10. Stützle pulled Ottawa within one with a power-play goal at 9:29 of the second period, finishing a pass from Dylan Cozens.

Stützle had a goal and an assist in regulation. Ullmark made 16 saves, while Murray stopped 18 shots for Nashville.

Ottawa improved to 4-1-0 with its second straight win. Nashville moved to 2-2-1.