Devils vs.Senators

Game Summary

On October 12, 2026, the Ottawa Senators beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 at Prudential Center. The teams played a scoreless first period despite New Jersey absorbing long penalty minutes, including a five-minute major for boarding against Anthony Mantha on Nikolas Matinpalo.

Shane Pinto struck nine seconds into the second period, converting Michael Amadio's pass from the left circle for a 1-0 lead. Stephen Halliday made it 2-0 at 8:40 of the second on the power play after Brett Pesce lost an edge and Tim Stutzle found Halliday open between the circles.

Tim Stutzle deflected Thomas Chabot's point shot past Nico Daws at 11:10 of the third for a 3-0 advantage. The Devils thought Jesper Boqvist had scored at 11:58, but Ottawa won a coach's challenge for goaltender interference and the goal was waved off. Arseny Gritsyuk cut the deficit to 3-1 at 14:59 with a wrist shot from the slot. Tyler Kleven added an empty-netter at 17:53.

Linus Ullmark stopped 29 of 30 shots for Ottawa, which improved to 5-1-0 with its third straight win. Stutzle had a goal and an assist, and Ullmark won his fifth straight start to open the season. Daws made 16 saves for New Jersey, which fell to 2-3-0.