Linus Ullmark stopped 37 of 38 shots on Saturday night, leading the Ottawa Senators to a 3-1 victory over the Nashville Predators, who are now on a seven-game losing streak.
Jacob Bernard-Docker, Claude Giroux, and Nick Cousins scored for the Senators, with Tim Stutzle providing two assists.
Fedor Svechkov broke Ullmark’s shutout by scoring for Nashville with just 1:57 remaining in the game. Juuse Saros made 27 saves for the Predators.
The best scoring opportunity in a scoreless first period came at 13:06, when Ottawa’s Brady Tkachuk made a clever pass to Josh Norris, but Norris couldn’t get the puck past Saros.
Bernard-Docker opened the scoring early in the second period, netting his first goal of the season off a pass from Stutzle. He fired the puck into the top corner, giving Ottawa the lead.
Giroux extended the Senators’ advantage with 3:08 left in the second period, as his pass attempt deflected off Nashville defenseman Steven Stamkos’ skate and into the net.
Late in the second, Ullmark denied Tommy Novak’s 2-on-1 chance and received some help from the post when Roman Josi’s shot hit the iron.
In an effort to spark their struggling offense, the Predators played more physically, with Zack Ostapchuk fighting Cole Smith with under 30 seconds remaining in the second period.
Cousins sealed the victory for Ottawa with a breakaway goal at 7:23 of the third period, making it 3-0.
Nashville’s Alexandre Carrier was forced to leave the game after taking a big hit from Tkachuk less than two minutes into the third period.
