Overview
- Cody Glass netted the tiebreaking wrist shot with 7:36 left in the third period at Canadian Tire Centre.
- Jakob Markstrom stopped 35 shots, making several key saves in the closing minutes to preserve the win.
- The Gritsyuk–Glass–Brown line combined for eight points, with Arseny Gritsyuk posting a 1-2-3 night as Simon Nemec and Paul Cotter also scored.
- Ottawa went 3-for-3 on the power play, led by Drake Batherson’s two goals with the man advantage and a tally from Tim Stützle, while Linus Ullmark made 28 saves.
- New Jersey improved to 17-12-1 and returns home to face Tampa Bay on Thursday; Ottawa fell to 13-12-4 and visits Columbus next.