OTTAWA, Ontario — Akira Schmid Made 25 saves and the New Jersey Devils Beat the Ottawa Senators Their 12th straight win was achieved by 5-1 on Saturday
Erik Haula, Nathan Bastian, Jesper Boqvist, Yegor Sharangovich And Michael McLeod Scored for New Jersey (15-3-0).
Ottawa (6-10-1), which had won only twice in its 11 previous games (2-8-1), continued to struggle. There was a faint chant from “Fire D.J.” late in the match. D.J. Smith is the coach.
Derick Brassard Scored for the Senators. Anton Forsberg The game started but the team was pulled in the second half after the third goal was scored on 18 shots. Cam Talbot One goal was scored on 17 shots, which is the final score.
Haula opened the scoring early in the second period with a power-play goal, his first of the year. Bastian, who jumped on a rebound from the front, made it 2-0 in second period.
The Devils weren’t slowing down. It was 3-0 early in second. Boqvist was then able to get a puck to the front and put an end to Forsberg’s afternoon.
Brassard put the Senators on board late in period but the Devils responded immediately, scoring a shorthanded goal in 34 seconds.
Ottawa pulled the goalie in the final minute of the third. But the Devils made it pay with McLeod scoring an empty net goal.
Notes
Ottawa D Artem Zub After missing the eight previous games with an upper-body injury, he was back in the lineup. … This season, the Devils have a perfect record of 7-0-0 against Canadian counterparts. Saturday’s matchup will be the second against the Senators. … Devils captain Nico Hischier He has 12 points (6 assists, 6 goals) in his last 10 games.
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