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

The Ottawa Senators won their third straight game as they beat the New York Islanders by a score of 2-0 on Long Island.

Also, who else should be considered a trade target for the Senators? And more talk about Travis Hamonic and his usage.

7:15 pm: 44 seconds in, Shane Pinto picked up a rebound and put it ... Arber Xhekaj stepped up in the neutral zone and got Adam Gaudette in the back with a hard hit at centre ice.

Rookie Leevi Merilainen will start for the Senators on Saturday night while Adam Gaudette drops back to fourth line duty in his return to Vancouver. We've all heard the sports cliché a thousand ...

In the second half of the season, the Senators will need more out of Norris, who's on pace for a 44 point season.