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Ottawa Senators defeat New York Islanders 2-1 in NHL

OTTAWA, ON - MARCH 8: Matt Puempel #26 of the Ottawa Senators
Image: Matt Puempel: Scored for the Ottawa Senators

Matt Puempel and Kyle Turris scored second-period goals and backup keeper Andrew Hammond made 34 saves to help the Ottawa Senators defeat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Friday night.

The win sees Ottawa’s record improve to 9-1-1 in its last 11 games to keep them within touching distance of Boston for the second wild-card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

The Senators trail the Bruins by five points with both teams having 15 games left to play in the regular season.

Hammond made 22 saves in the second period, including a stop with his mask to deny Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk.

Elsewhere in the league, Dallas scored three power-play goals to beat Washington 4-2, Columbus ended a five-game home losing streak with a 5-4 shootout win over Edmonton, Anaheim ended a three-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over Minnesota, and Calgary used a four-goal first period to beat Toronto 6-3.

Dallas' Vernon Fiddler had a goal and an assist, while Shawn Horcoff and Tyler Seguin added man-advantage goals for the Stars.

The three power-play goals are the second most Dallas have scored in a game this season – they netted four in a 5-2 victory over Winnipeg in January.

Columbus' Alexander Wennberg scored the winning goal in the fifth round of the shootout to lift the Blue Jackets.

Wennberg, who scored his first NHL shootout goal on his third try, also chipped in with two assists.

Anaheim's Jakob Silfverberg had the go-ahead goal and an assist and John Gibson stopped 32 shots for the Ducks, who improved to 27-1-7 in one-goal games this season.

Calgary's Sean Monahan scored twice in his first career three-point game to lead the Flames. He has 10 goals in his last 13 games.

The Flames moved into second place in the Pacific Division, one point ahead of Vancouver Canucks, who have one game in hand.

Friday’s NHL results:

NY Islanders 1-2 Ottawa

Washington 2-4 Dallas

Columbus 5-4 Edmonton (SO)

Minnesota 1-2 Anaheim

Calgary 6-3 Toronto

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