OTTAWA, Ontario — Anders Lee and Jordan Eberle scored, Nick Leddy had two assists and the Islanders continued their hot play Saturday night, beating the Senators 2-1, Ottawa’s sixth loss in a row.
Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves for the Islanders, who have won three straight and six of seven.
“It’s a big win and it would have been nicer with a shutout, but at this point I’ll take any win,” Halak said. “I think we worked hard but there were too many penalties on both sides so it took away any momentum.”
Matt Duchene scored his first goal in his eighth game with Ottawa, and Craig Anderson made 22 saves.
The Islanders thought they had built a 2-0 lead in the third, but a delayed penalty call to Eberle for goaltender interference negated the goal.
The Senators were unsuccessful on the ensuing power play, just as they were with the previous four opportunities in the game.
The Islanders eventually did get that 2-0 cushion when Eberle made good on his miscue at 14:10 and deposited a backhand behind Anderson, who was moving in the other direction after making the initial save.
Duchene scored a power-play goal at 15:39 to pull the Senators to within one.