Leevi Merilainen made 24 saves for his second career shutout and Adam Gaudette's second period goal was the only one to beat Marcus Hogberg as the Ottawa Senators snapped the Isles' three-game winning streak with a 2-0 victory before a crowd of 15,101 at UBS Arena.

The Senators can move to .500 on the road with a win at UBS Arena.

The New York Islanders have announced that goaltender Ilya Sorokin will miss Saturday’s game against the Utah Hockey Club due to being sick. Sorokin last played on Thursday in the Islanders’ 4-0 win over the Vegas Golden Knights,

Leevi Merilainen made 24 saves for his second shutout in three games and the Ottawa Senators beat the New York Islanders 2-0 on Tuesday night.

Leevi Merilainen authored his second shutout in three starts Tuesday night, recording 24 saves to lead the visiting Ottawa Senators to a 2-0 win over the New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y.

The New York Islanders began their seven-game home stand on the wrong foot, losing X-X to the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night at UBS Arena to snap a season-long three-game win streak. With it, they squandered their chance to move back to NHL .

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Captain Anders Lee, playing in his 800th career game, scored a goal and Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves as the New ... Dec. 7-8 when they defeated the Carolina Hurricanes and Ottawa Senators. Takeaways Islanders: New York was opportunistic ...

- The Senators are three games above NHL.-500 with a record of 21-18-3. The Sens had a hot December with a record of 9-3-1 and a .731 winning percentage that ranked fourth in the NHL for the month. Ottawa went on a six-game winning streak from Dec. 11-21, immediately following a 4-2 loss to the Isles on Dec. 8.

EAST MEADOW, NY- The New York Islanders (17-18-7) have returned home after sweeping their three-game road trip and officially beginning what could be their final run together in this group for a playoff spot.

NEW YORK — Leevi Merilainen made 24 saves for his second shutout in three games and the Ottawa Senators beat ... opener of a seven-game homestand. Ilya Sorokin was available but didn’t play ...

The Islanders’ cursed homestand continues Monday with the Columbus Blue Jackets, who are having a surprisingly nice season with some young guns joining Zack Werenski and Sean Monahan in stepping up in the aftermath of the Gaudreau brothers tragedy.

In another instalment of 20 Fantasy Thoughts, Michael Amato takes a look at Leevi Merilainen’s spectacular run between the posts for the Ottawa Senators.