Craig Anderson earns 25-save shutout as Senators rout Flames 6-0
CALGARY — Ottawa’s power play finally awoke from its slumber.
The Senators man advantage produced two goals on seven chances Friday night and Ottawa used 25 saves from Craig Anderson to shut out the Calgary Flames 6-0.
The absence of all-star defenceman Erik Karlsson, recovering from off-season foot surgery, has hurt the power play, which entered the night 0 for 16. The Sens captain is normally the quarterback on the man advantage.
“Don’t forget our best power-play guy is not playing right now so it’s a little harder for us,” said Derrick Brassard, who had a goal and an assist. “We focused on putting some pucks in and trying to outnumber them and we got rewarded tonight.”