OTTAWA -- Juuse Saros made 31 saves for the Nashville Predators in a 4-1 win against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Monday.
Saros made 12 saves in the third period, including a desperation glove save on Tim Stutzle at the edge of the crease to keep it 2-0 at 15:30 of the third period.
Jonathan Marchessault had two goals, and Ryan O’Reilly scored for the Predators (2-0-1).
Ridly Greig scored, and Linus Ullmark made 22 saves for the Senators (1-2-0) in their home opener.
Ottawa was 6-for-6 on the penalty kill after going 3-for-8 in its first two games of the season.
The Senators thought they’d scored when Jake Sanderson beat Saros over the right shoulder with a snap shot at 6:05 of the second period, but the Predators challenged for goaltender interference and the cal