National Hockey League
Ottawa 4, Philadelphia 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 21, 2015
Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees: Jean Hebert, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Pierre Racicot
Attendance: 18578

OTTAWA -- Craig Anderson stopped all the pucks that reached him, but he also paid special attention to those that didn't Saturday at Canadian Tire Centre.

In posting his second consecutive shutout, the Ottawa Senators goalie pointed out the 29 blocked shots made by his teammates after a 4-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.

"That's definitely showing we're paying the price to win games," said Anderson, who made 36 saves and is 61 for 61 in his last two games. "We played hard-to-play against hockey for another 60 minutes tonight. From start to finish, we made it really hard on the other team. We really made them frustrated, and it showed. And we were able to capitalize on our chances."

Center Mika Zibanejad ended a 12-game slump with the only goal the Senators would need in the first period. Wingers Mike Hoffman and Milan Michalek scored in the second period, while center Kyle Turris put up the only marker in the third.

Winger Bobby Ryan extended his point scoring streak to eight games (10 points) with two assists, while defenseman Erik Karlsson had a helper in lengthening his to six (10 points).

Flyers goalie Steve Mason made 27 saves, while his teammates extended their goal-less drought 137:34.

"It doesn't start by actually putting the puck in the net," said Flyers center Claude Giroux. "I think it's more of doing the little details to get there. We had our chances tonight. We played a good game. At some time during the game we're making mistakes and those mistakes cost us."

While Anderson couldn't come up with an answer as to which save was his best of the night, he did acknowledge getting a little lucky.

"I'm just seeing the puck well, getting some lucky bounces," Anderson said. "I think Giroux beat me, glove side off the post early in the second, and I was able to keep that out. Sometimes you need bounces your way to keep things going."

The Flyers, who are the lowest scoring team in the NHL, were shut out by San Jose Sharks goalie Martin Jones in a 1-0 overtime loss Thursday.

"(Anderson) played a good game, but that's two games in a row we haven't scored a goal. We've got to get out of this funk," Flyers winger Wayne Simmonds said. "We're getting shots towards the net. Sometimes we have traffic, sometimes we don't. We've got to make it a consistent thing, having traffic 100 percent of the time, not 85 percent of the time.

"First shot, the goalie sees it, he's going to stop it. You don't take his eyes away, it's not going to go in the back of the net."

The Senators win gives them eight of a possible 10 points from a five-game homestand (3-0-2). Coach Dave Cameron said his team is starting to play more physical hockey and "going through pucks" better than it had earlier in the season.

"Physicality gives you emotion and backs the other team up a little bit," Cameron said. "When you go through pucks at least it causes stop, or a pause in the play, and it's harder for teams to attack. We've been better at that. We'll get better too.

"We're getting some momentum, getting some emotion in terms of winning, just overall playing better hockey," added Cameron, whose team is 5-3-4 at Canadian Tire Centre after a 0-2-2 start at home. "You're not going to have any success in this league if you can't win at home. It's a bit of a homer's league, and it's nice to get a little bit of snowball effect rolling."

Flyers coach Dave Hakstol doesn't plan any major changes to get his team going offensively.

"You can't do anything magical," said Hakstol. "We have to keep doing things hard. We've got find a way to finish on some of these plays. We had opportunities tonight. We had some real good opportunities where they were Grade A looks. We had others that were rebound and scramble opportunities. We have to find a way to finish on some of these plays."

NOTES: Senators D Patrick Wiercioch was not in lineup as he was still suffering from the effects of a head-on collision with Blue Jackets C Nick Foligno in Thursday's game. Senators D Jared Cowen took his roster spot. Cowen had missed the previous three games, two with a foot injury and one as a healthy scratch. ... The Senators called up veteran D Michael Kostka as insurance. ... Senators RW Bobby Ryan was in the lineup, which would have surprised those who saw him leave Thursday's game with 4:10 remaining after he was hit into the end boards by Blue Jackets D David Savard. It's believed Ryan suffered a shoulder injury on the play, but he said there was remarkable improvement in the 36 hours since the incident. ... Flyers C Vincent Lecavalier and Flyers D Evgeny Medvedev were healthy scratches. ... Flyers G Steve Mason made his season-high fifth consecutive start in goal. ... The Flyers entered the night with an NHL-worst average of 1.79 goals per game. Stuck on one goal was Flyers RW Jakub Voracek, who finished tied for fourth in league scoring last season with 81 points.
Top Game Performances
 
Philadelphia   Ottawa
N/A Points Mike Hoffman 2
N/A Goals Mike Hoffman 1
N/A Assists Bobby Ryan 2
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Steve Mason .871 Save Percentage Craig Anderson 1.000
Steve Mason 27 Saves Craig Anderson 36
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Philadelphia 36 0 0-4 3-3 33 25
Ottawa 31 4 0-3 4-4 35 38
Upcoming Games
  • Ottawa will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Senators have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Carolina. The Flyers have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .286 after a loss.