Linus Ullmark, Senators shut out Ducks
Linus Ullmark made 23 saves for the Ottawa Senators in a 2-0 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Saturday afternoon.
It's the second shutout of the season for Ullmark and the 14th of his 11-year NHL career.
Michael Amadio and Thomas Chabot scored for the Senators -- who have won four of their past five games -- and Shane Pinto had two assists.
Ville Husso made 27 saves for the Ducks, who have lost three of four and were shut out for the second time in four games.
After a scoreless first period in which the Ducks killed two power plays and were outshot 11-5, the Senators took a 1-0 lead at 3:54 of the second period.
Anaheim turned the puck over coming through the neutral zone, springing a 2-on-1 the other way. Pinto chipped the puck over to Amadio on his right, and Amadio scored from the inside edge of the right circle.
Jackson LaCombe was quarterbacking Anaheim's second power play when Pinto stuck out his stick and deflected his pass, leading to a short-handed rush the other way.
Pinto passed the puck to Chabot trailing through the middle of the ice, and Chabot scored with a snap shot from the left hash marks for a 2-0 lead at 9:21 of the second.
Tim Stutzle had made contact with Husso just before the goal, and the Ducks challenged for goaltender interference, but the goal was upheld and Anaheim was penalized for delay of game.
It was the second straight game the Ducks allowed a short-handed goal.
Stutzle briefly thought he scored on a drive to the net while on a power play with 5:53 to play, but Stutzle crashed into Husso just as the puck crossed the goal line, and the goal was quickly waved off.
The Ducks will travel to Montreal to face the Canadiens on Sunday night in the final game of a four-game Canadian trip.
The Senators will host the San Jose Sharks on Sunday afternoon in the final contest of a three-game homestand.