Overview
- The Senators improved to 5-1 after a 4-1 road win over the New Jersey Devils on Monday, paced by a goal and an assist from Tim Stützle and 29 saves by Linus Ullmark.
- Shane Pinto and Stephen Halliday scored in the second period to break a scoreless game and give Ottawa a lead it did not relinquish.
- Nikolas Matinpalo was boarded by Anthony Mantha in the first period, received on-ice medical attention, did not return and was later ruled out with an upper-body injury.
- Ottawa was already short on defense with Jake Sanderson and Artem Zub sidelined and forward William Eklund out long term, leaving the blue line unusually thin.
- The game featured heavy penalties including a five-minute major for the boarding, and New Jersey managed only a late third-period goal from Arseny Gritsyuk before an empty-netter sealed the win.