The Sens won their fourth straight game on Saturday afternoon by shutting out the New York Islanders 3-0. It was Linus Ullmark’s third shutout of the season and his third straight win. That boosted their playoff fortunes to a place where either one more point or a loss of any kind by the Detroit Red Wings would clinch a position.
The Red Wings fell 5-3 to the New Jersey Devils just hours later, securing a wild card berth for the Senators.