Craig Anderson made 29 saves in Newark Tuesday night to help the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Erik Karlsson had a power play goal in win over Devils -file photo by Lewis Bleiman
Kyle Turris and Erik Karlsson scored for Ottawa as they improved to 32-20-6.
“We had different guys doing more then they’re used to and they did a good job at it,” Karlsson said. “Sometimes when you lose people that play a lot of minutes, you know someone else is going to have to fill that spot and I think we really embraced it.
“I don’t think we played our best game of the year but we found a way to stick with it.”
Travis Zajac scored the lone goal for the Devils.
Zajac scored for the Devils early in the third to get the Devils within 2-1 after the Sens had built a 2-0 lead.
“Everyone was on the same page,” Anderson said. “There’s still some skill there but it starts with structure and taking care of the puck and frustrating the other team. When you frustrate the other team it opens up opportunities to make other plays and we did that.”
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Cory Schneider made 21 saves in taking the loss as New Jersey fell back to 25-25-10 on the season and have lost four of their last six games at a time when they can least afford the loss of points in the tight Metropolitan division and Eastern Conference WIld Card race..
“We’re not in the best spot but we have to keep finding a way to win games, compete and keep ourselves relevant in the [Stanley Cup Playoff] race,” Schneider said. “It’s going to take a lot now, but we can’t stop. We have to keep working and just try to pile up points.”
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