Linus Ullmark stopped 37 out of 38 shots on Saturday night, helping the Ottawa Senators secure a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators, who have now lost seven games in a row.
Jacob Bernard-Docker, Claude Giroux, and Nick Cousins scored for the Senators, with Tim Stutzle earning two assists.
Fedor Svechkov broke up Ullmark’s shutout, scoring for the Predators with just 1:57 left in the game. Juuse Saros made 27 saves for Nashville.
The best chance to score in the scoreless first period came at 13:06, when Ottawa’s Brady Tkachuk made a clever chip pass to Josh Norris, but Norris couldn’t get the puck past Saros.
Bernard-Docker scored his first goal of the season early in the second period, thanks to a pass from Stutzle. He fired the puck into the top corner to give Ottawa the lead.
Giroux doubled the Senators’ advantage with 3:08 left in the second period. His attempted pass deflected off Nashville defenseman Steven Stamkos’ skate and went into the net.
Late in the second, Ullmark stopped Tommy Novak’s 2-on-1 chance and then got some help from the post when Roman Josi’s shot hit the iron.
The Predators tried to bring some energy to their struggling offense by playing physically. Zack Ostapchuk fought Cole Smith with less than 30 seconds left in the second period.
Cousins sealed the win for Ottawa with a breakaway goal at 7:23 in the third period, making it 3-0.
Nashville’s Alexandre Carrier left the game after taking a big hit from Tkachuk less than two minutes into the third period.
