In Ottawa Saturday, the Senators put a blemish on the New York Islanders recent run under Doug Weight with a 3-0 whitewash.
Craig Anderson returned to the Senators net and made 33 saves in his first action since early December.
“Felt great. Got two points, got the win,” Anderson said. “I think it was an exciting day for myself to get back in the net and just be there for the guys, feel that camaraderie.”
Mark Stone continued his hot play of late with his 20th of the season and Zack Smith and Jean-Gabriel Pageau added markers for Ottawa.
“He’s (Anderson) a world-class goalie,” Stone said. “Any time you can get a guy like him, especially when he’s been off for almost three months … you know what he brings to the table. He calms the game down so easily. He knows when to freeze the puck and keep going.”
The Isles fell to 24-19-10.
“I think [Anderson] saw a lot,” Weight said. “He played well. We weren’t complete. We were missing a couple of pieces on a couple of lines. It wasn’t like we’ve been playing, a lot of confidence. We played hard, but we need everybody pulling the rope every game if we’re going to be successful in this league. It’s a tough place to play. They’ve been confident lately and playing well, and they got a little jolt getting Craig back.
“We put some shots up, had some Grade A [chances]. We just couldn’t bury it and the ice kind of tilted.”
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Thomas Greiss made 21 saves for New York who are 8-2-2 in the last 12 games.
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