Saros stellar again, Predators shut out Senators

OTTAWA -- Juuse Saros made 38 saves for the Nashville Predators in a 3-0 win against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Monday.

It was Saros' first shutout this season and 19th in the NHL.
"I felt good out there, mostly," Saros said. "I had a lot of help today. We had a lot of blocks and our penalty kill was really good. I've got to give some credit to the guys.
"I'm just trying to see the puck and read the plays. Obviously, I've had some puck luck in these [recent] games, as well."
Saros has made 102 saves in his past two games after setting a Predators record with 64 in a 5-3 win at the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.
"We didn't let him have 60-plus [shots] this game, so that made it a little easier on him, and then he stopped all of them," Predators forward Filip Forsberg said. "We've just got to try and keep it around 30 [shots against] and he'll be good."

Roman Josi scored his 150th NHL goal, and Forsberg had a goal and an assist for Nashville (19-14-6), which went 5-for-5 on the penalty kill.
"I thought the penalty killers did a really good job tonight," Predators coach John Hynes said. "Obviously, we got some big saves from [Saros] on the penalty kill, but their power play is threatening. They had a lot of different looks. They attack you at the top, they do a really good job down around the goal line, obviously with [Brady] Tkachuk. That was a big difference in the game. One of the goals was to stay out of the box, and we certainly didn't do that as much, but the penalty kill came through."
The Predators are 5-0-1 in their past six games.
"Even before we started winning, we were playing better hockey," Forsberg said. "And I thought there was a stretch where we didn't get the results, but we were playing better and building our game. And now, obviously the results have been coming. But at the same time, we've got more than half the year left. We've got to keep building our game and keep finding wins."
Cam Talbot made 33 saves for Ottawa (18-19-3), which was shut out for the first time this season.
"Our power play has won us plenty of games," Senators coach D.J. Smith said. "Tonight was a night where we needed them to score, and they didn't, but I have no doubt that they'll get hot."
Josi gave Nashville a 1-0 lead at 14:29 of the first period when he one-timed a pass from Nino Niederreiter on a 2-on-1.
"It's always nicer if you get a win," Josi said of scoring his 150th. "It's pretty cool. I wasn't even aware of it. [Ryan] McDonagh actually told me. It's pretty cool. I've been fortunate to play in this league for a long time, and obviously I'm enjoying the moment, so it's definitely pretty cool."

Jeremy Lauzon made it 2-0 at 15:01 when Tanner Jeannot's wraparound attempt deflected in off him.
Forsberg extended the lead 3-0 at 7:30 of the third, electing to shoot on a 2-on-1 and beating Talbot under his glove. Forsberg has 11 points (seven goals, four assists) in his past seven games.
"I thought there were a lot of guys that played hard, but there were a couple of guys, you turn pucks over and it ends up in the back of your net," Smith said. "You can't. Not in this league. You have to know the time and the place. You can't give up odd-man rushes, and that's what we did, and both of them ended up in the net."
The Senators finished with 15 giveaways compared to six for the Predators.
"We had a few too many turnovers, and they capitalized," Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson said. "As a defenseman, I feel like us [defensemen], we need to a better job getting our shots through. They were blocking a lot of shots, credit to them, but as a [defenseman], you've got to change the angle a little and get it through because we know our forwards are down there waiting for it."
NOTES: Saros' 102 saves in consecutive starts are tied with Byron Dafoe (Los Angeles Kings in 1995-96) for seventh-most in NHL history. Al Rollins (Chicago Black Hawks in 1955-56) owns the record with 111. … Lauzon took four minor penalties. … Senators forward Tim Stutzle's point streak ended at seven games.