Senators 6, Wild 0

Minnesota 0 0 0 — 0 Ottawa 1 2 3 — 6

First Period: 1, Ottawa, Norris 19 (Sanderson, Zub), 18:01 (sh). Penalties: Ottawa bench, served by Tkachuk (Too Many Men on the Ice), 3:38. Lauko, MIN (High Sticking), 9:48. Ottawa bench, served by Tkachuk (Roughing), 17:48. Ostapchuk, OTT (Roughing), 17:48. Trenin, MIN (Roughing), 17:48. Ohgren, MIN (Interference), 19:06.

Second Period: 2, Ottawa, Stutzle 17 (Tkachuk, Sanderson), 7:38. 3, Ottawa, Amadio 3 (Pinto, Greig), 8:45. Penalties: Stutzle, OTT (Tripping), 0:47. Middleton, MIN (Cross Checking), 3:52. Foligno, MIN (Roughing), 6:12. Zub, OTT (Interference), 6:12. Minnesota bench, served by Zuccarello (Roughing), 13:33. Hartman, MIN (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 13:33. Stutzle, OTT (Slashing), 13:33. Minnesota bench, served by Rossi (Match Penalty), 20:00.

Third Period: 4, Ottawa, Sanderson 4 (Stutzle, Batherson), 0:38 (pp). 5, Ottawa, Tkachuk 20 (Giroux), 1:37 (pp). 6, Ottawa, Batherson 15 (Stutzle, Sanderson), 2:52 (pp). Penalties: Middleton, MIN (Elbowing), 2:20.

Shots on goal: Minnesota 8-4-4: 16. Ottawa 14-21-17: 52.

Power-play opportunities: Minnesota 0 of 3. Ottawa 3 of 8.

Goalies: Minnesota, Gustavsson 20-11-3 (52 shots-46 saves). Ottawa, Merilainen 8-3-1 (16-16).

A: 18,822 (18,572). T: 2:35.

Referees: Michael Markovic, Garrett Rank; Linesmen: Devin Berg, Jonathan Deschamps.