The outcome marked the veteran goalie’s first shutout of the season and the thirty second of his profession, and got here in his first begin since Feb. 5.
Ridly Greig scored halfway by the second interval, gathering a go from Shane Pinto on the backside of the face-off circle, shifting the puck to his forehand and firing a shot in to provide the Senators (32-22-9) the lead.
The Canucks (19-37-8) challenged the play for a missed stoppage, arguing Pinto made a hand go earlier than the objective, however the name was upheld after video assessment.
Brady Tkachuk added an empty-net objective with a minute and 20 seconds left on the sport clock, extending his level streak to seven video games (three objectives, 4 assists).
Kevin Lankinen made 22 saves for Vancouver, which opened an eight-game homestand.
Ottawa now has factors in seven straight video games (5-0-2), and 11 of its final 12 outings (9-1-2).
Canucks: Saved tempo with the Senators, however struggled to create high quality scoring probabilities. … Got here in with the league’s worst penalty kill (70.3 per cent) however withstood all 4 infractions. … Ahead Curtis Douglas made his Canucks debut after Vancouver claimed him off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday.
Senators: Reimer improved to 4-3-1 on the season and earned his first shutout since April 8, 2025, when he was a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 37-year-old goalie signed with Ottawa as a free agent on Jan. 12. … Had been with out defenceman Jake Sanderson, who left Saturday’s 7-4 win over the Seattle Kraken with an upper-body damage. Head coach Travis Inexperienced mentioned earlier on Monday that the 23-year-old is “week to week.”
Vancouver centre Teddy Blueger slipped a go to Max Sasson within the slot, and Sasson glided in, blasting a shot off from the highest of the crease solely to see Reimer take it off the shoulder and glove it down, to maintain the Canucks off the board 6:24 into the second interval.
Senators centre Tim Stutzle assisted on Tkachuk’s objective, stretching his level streak to 13 video games with eight objectives and 9 assists.
Senators: Go to the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday.
Canucks: Host the Nashville Predators on Thursday.
