Brian Elliott earned his third shutout, Alex Kovalev, Milan Michalek and Jason Spezza scored, and the Ottawa Senators extended their winning streak to seven games with a 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.
Elliott, named the NHL’s First Star of the Week on Monday, made 24 saves to win his fifth straight start. It was his fourth career shutout.
Kovalev and Michalek scored in the first to stake Ottawa to a 2-0 lead. Spezza scored the Senators’ third goal 15:47 into the second. Filip Kuba had two assists.
New Jersey, which has been held to 11 goals while losing five of seven overall, had won nine straight against Ottawa.