nhl Game Recap
New Jersey Devils vs Ottawa Senators Wrap - New Jersey Wins 5-1
The Devils beat Ottawa 5-1 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Akira Schmid's 25 saves.
New Jersey was favored by -123 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Yegor Sharangovich, Michael McLeod, Nathan Bastian, Erik Haula, and Jesper Boqvist each scored for the Devils in the victory. Haula opened the scoring for New Jersey.
Akira Schmid stopped 25 of 26 Ottawa shots in the victory.
Ottawa got a goal from Derick Brassard in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Anton Forsberg stopped 15 of 18 shots for the Senators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
New Jersey scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Ottawa went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New Jersey outshot Ottawa 36-26 in the game.
Next game, New Jersey takes its act home to face Edmonton looking for another win. For Ottawa, they head on the road to face San Jose.