nhl Game Recap
Ottawa Skates Past New York 2-0 - Recap
Ottawa's defense, led by netminder Leevi Merilainen, shut down New York 2-0 at UBS Arena on on Tuesday.
The Senators were a -104 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Ottawa got goals from Artem Zub, and Adam Gaudette in the victory. Gaudette opened the scoring at 8:42 of the second period.
Leevi Merilainen stopped 23 of 23 New York shots in the victory.
Marcus Hogberg stopped 25 of 26 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Ottawa scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Ottawa outshot New York 27-23 in the game.
Ottawa heads into a battle against the Capitals. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Philadelphia.