Drake Batherson hat trick highlights Senators win over Rangers

Fantasy hockey: Batherson's four-point night matches his established level as a point-per-game threat on Ottawa's top line. Fantasy impact.

By Fantasy Roundup Staff · October 25, 2026

Drake Batherson scored three goals and added one assist in Ottawa's 7-4 win over the Rangers on Saturday, October 24. The right winger recorded three shots, four hits, two blocks and a plus-2 rating in 15:30 of ice time.

The big line matches Batherson's established value as a point-per-game forward in Ottawa's top six. His recent averages of 0.88 points per game already priced in this kind of production, making the performance a normal night for his level rather than an upgrade.

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Drake Batherson

Batherson's four points on Saturday, October 24 came against the Rangers in a 7-4 Senators victory, where he recorded three goals and one assist on three shots in 15:30. He added four hits, two blocks and a plus-2 rating. The hat trick represents the kind of ceiling game a winger averaging 0.88 points per game can deliver, with recent averages of 0.39 goals and 0.50 assists per game alongside 2.2 shots and 0.38 power-play points per game.

His underlying play grades 79 out of 100 among forwards in shots, scoring chances and ice time, a measure of how sustainable his scoring is. Batherson averages 17:11 a night with 3:01 of power-play time per game, ranking fifth among all Ottawa skaters in power-play minutes. The Senators play three more times this week, on Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday.

What to do

• Keep Batherson rostered and active as a point-per-game winger with three games left this week.

• Count on his 17:11 average ice time and first-unit power-play role to produce points across Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday.

• Treat the hat trick as a strong but expected ceiling from a winger whose scoring averages were already near a point per game before this performance.

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