By EVERETT MERRILL
NEWARK — David Perron scored a power-play aim to cap Ottawa’s three-goal second interval, and the Ottawa Senators held on to beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Saturday evening.
Brady Tkachuk and Drake Batherson additionally scored to assist the Senators win for the seventh time of their final 9 video games. Linus Ullmark completed with 25 saves.
Nico Hischier and Erik Haula scored for the Devils, who’ve misplaced three of 4. Jake Allen had 16 saves.
Tkachuk gave Ottawa a 1-0 lead together with his twenty eighth at 4:05 of the second, and Batherson doubled the lead together with his twentieth at 4:38.
Hischier’s energy play aim at 7:13 obtained the Devils on the scoreboard. It was his thirtieth and prolonged his level streak to 6 video games.
Nonetheless, Perron prolonged the result in 3-1 together with his sixth 1:31 later.
Haula pulled the Devils again inside one together with his eighth with 23 seconds left within the third.
New Jersey had a number of prime probabilities within the closing 20 seconds, trying to tie it, however Ullmark made a number of stops and Sanderson clearing the puck close to the goalmouth.
TAKEAWAYS
Ottawa: The Senators maintain the primary wild card spot within the Japanese Convention, and pulled one level behind the Devils for third place within the Metropolitan Division. Ottawa has performed two fewer video games.
New Jersey: The Devils have misplaced six of their final 10 video games, and are in peril of falling right into a wild card spot.
KEY MOMENT
Stutzle and Sanderson scored 33 seconds aside early within the second interval to offer the Senators a 2-0 lead.
KEY STAT
Jesper Bratt obtained his 61st help of the season on Hischier’s aim, passing Scott Stevens (60 in 1993-94) for the franchise document.
UP NEXT
Ottawa visits Buffalo on Tuesday, whereas Devils host Vancouver on Monday to complete a three-game homestand.
