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NEW YORK — Leevi Merilainen made 24 saves for his second shutout in three games and the Ottawa Senators beat the New York Islanders 2-0. Adam Gaudette and Artem Zub scored as the Senators won their third straight and snapped New York's three-game winning streak. Marcus Hogberg stopped 23 shots in his second consecutive start for New York, which dropped the opener of a seven-game homestand. Ilya Sorokin was available but didn't play due to illness, and Semyon Varlamov is on injured reserve. Gaudette redirected a shot from Tyler Kleven past Hogberg at 8:42 of the first period. Zub scored his first of the season with a slap shot into an empty net in the closing minutes of the third.
