Goaltender Linus Ullmark turned aside 29 shots to lead the Ottawa Senators past the New Jersey Devils 4-1 at Prudential Center on Monday.
Ottawa broke the scoreless tie nine seconds into the second period when Shane Pinto scored his first goal of the season on a wrist shot off passes from Michael Amadio and Claude Giroux. Stephen Halliday doubled the advantage at 8:40 of the middle frame, converting a wrist shot on the power play with assists from Tim Stützle and Dylan Cozens.
Stützle widened the lead to 3-0 at 11:10 of the third period by tipping in a shot set up by Thomas Chabot and Jordan Spence. New Jersey responded at 14:59 when Arseny Gritsyuk scored his first goal of the season on a wrist shot assisted by Jack Hughes. Tyler Kleven secured the victory with an unassisted empty-net wrist shot at 17:53 for his first goal of the campaign.
Ullmark earned the win with 29 saves on 30 shots, while New Jersey netminder Nico Daws took the loss after stopping 16 of 19 shots. Ottawa went 1-for-5 on the power play and killed off both of New Jersey's opportunities. The Senators also blocked 30 shots compared to 10 by the Devils.
The victory extended Ottawa's winning streak to three games and brought its regular-season record to 5-1-0. New Jersey fell to 2-3-0 with the loss.
Both teams continue their schedules after an extended break. New Jersey will host the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, October 20, while Ottawa will host the Florida Panthers on Wednesday, October 21.
