The Ottawa Senators chalked up their seventh win in a row on Tuesday, blanking the New Jersey Devils 3-0. The goaltender Brian Elliott anchored the shutout, making 24 saves as the Senators (29-21-4) beat the Devils for the first time in 10 meetings dating back to 2007. Ottawa had a streak of eight consecutive wins the same year. The victory gave Elliott his first win over the three-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Martin Brodeur.
"It's not so much against him, it's against the team and they play a patient game and pounce on opportunities when you give them to them," Elliott said. "And we really didn't give them opportunities and I think that was the key to the victory." Brodeur was pulled from the game after allowing three goals on 12 shots, Yann Danis replacing the stand-out goaltender for the start of the third. Alexei Kovalev and Milan Michalek recorded goals in the first period before Jason Spezza provided the knockout blow in the second.
It was Spezza's second goal in as many games since returning on Saturday from a 20-game absence with a knee injury. The Devils (34-16-1) have lost five of their last seven but remain second in the Eastern Conference behind the Washington Capitals, who beat the New York Islanders 7-2 for their seventh win in a row. * Reuters
