nhl Game Recap
Ottawa Ices Dallas 3-2 - Recap
The Senators beat Dallas 3-2 on Sunday, earning a victory backstopped by Leevi Merilainen's 24 saves.
Ottawa was an underdog by +138 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Ottawa got goals from Matthew Highmore, Tim Stuetzle, and Josh Norris in the victory. Norris opened the scoring at 3:14 of the second period.
Leevi Merilainen stopped 24 of 26 Dallas shots in the victory.
Evgenii Dadonov, and Jason Robertson scored for the Stars, finding the net behind Leevi Merilainen.
Casey DeSmith stopped 25 of 28 shots for the Stars, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Ottawa scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Dallas went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Ottawa outshot Dallas 28-26 in the game.
Ottawa heads into a battle against the Islanders. Dallas, meanwhile, will have their next action against Toronto.