Ottawa Senators vs. Carolina Hurricanes - News - October 11, 2023 | FOX Sports

Alex Formenton - Re-signs in Switzerland Formenton signed with Ambri-Piotta of the Swiss League on Thursday, Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun reports.

Impact Formenton signed until Christmas and can get out of his contract at any time if he signs with Ottawa or another NHL team. Formenton spent last season with Ambri-Piotta after he and the Senators were unable to agree on a contract by the Dec. 1 deadline. Formenton had 18 goals and 32 points in 79 games with the Senators in 2021-22.

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Teuvo Teravainen - Scores in win Teravainen scored a goal on his lone shot in Wednesday's 5-3 win over Ottawa.

Impact Teravainen put Carolina ahead 2-1 late in the second period, sliding a wrister under the pad of Joonas Korpisalo. The 29-year-old Teravainen tallied 12 goals and 37 points last season, as he was limited to 68 games by injuries. He opened the 2023-24 campaign on the Hurricanes' second line with Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Martin Necas.

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Tim Stutzle - Scores in opener Stutzle scored a goal on three shots and logged four penalty minutes in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Hurricanes.

Impact Stutzle beat Frederik Andersen with a wrist shot off a rush in the third period, tying the game 3-3. The 21-year-old forward is coming off a breakout 2022-23 campaign, where he tallied 39 goals and 90 points in 78 games. He's poised for another big year while skating on Ottawa's top line alongside Brady Tkachuk and Claude Giroux.

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Michael Bunting - Scores in Canes debut Bunting tallied a goal on four shots in Wednesday's 5-3 win over Ottawa.

Impact Bunting got the Hurricanes on the board early in the second period with a power-play marker, tying the game 1-1. The 28-year-old winger made a solid first impression in Carolina -- he signed a three-year deal with the Canes in the offseason after posting 23 goals and 49 points in 82 games last year with Toronto. Bunting opened the 2023-24 campaign on the first line alongside Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis while seeing time on the top power-play unit.

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Jordan Staal - Goal, assist in opening win Staal tallied a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Senators.

Impact Staal extended Carolina's lead to 3-1 with a goal 20 seconds into the third period before adding an assist on Brady Skjei's tally later in the frame. The 35-year-old Staal resigned with the Hurricanes in the offseason after posting 17 goals and 34 points in 81 games last year. He'll be relied on again to provide secondary scoring this season while typically skating in a bottom-six role.

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Mathieu Joseph - Two points in opener Joseph tallied a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Hurricanes.

Impact Joseph opened the scoring in the first period Wednesday, deflecting an Artem Zub shot past Frederik Andersen, before adding an assist on Parker Kelly's short-handed tally in the third. It's an encouraging start to the season for the 26-year-old Joseph, who scored just three goals with 15 assists in 56 games last year. He's expected to skate on Ottawa's second line alongside Ridly Greig and Drake Batherson.

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Photos: Carolina Hurricanes open 2023-24 season against Ottawa Senators Check out photos of the Carolina Hurricanes 2023-24 season home opener against Ottawa

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