With the New Jersey Devils defeating the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 later on Saturday, the Senators clinched a berth into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They are tied at 96 points for the first wild-card spot with the Boston Bruins, and hold a 37-31 advantage in the regulation wins tiebreaker.<\/p>\n
\u201cHuge, huge win,\u201d Ridly Greig<\/a>\u00a0said. \u201cYeah, 60 minutes. A gritty win, a gritty road win. Yeah, you love to see it. \u2026 It’s an exciting time, the best time of year. Two months ago, it was maybe a little ugly, but our team is confident. I think we always knew we were going to be in this spot.\u201d<\/p>\n Greig scored short-handed and had an assist, Jake Sanderson<\/a> scored on the power play and Michael Amadio<\/a> had a goal and an assist for the Senators (43-27-10).<\/p>\n It was\u00a0Ullmark\u2019s third shutout of the season for Ottawa, which was a perfect 5-for-5 on the penalty kill, allowing only three shots on goal. Ullmark has started each game during the winning streak.<\/p>\n \u201cThe way that the guys battled in front of me, making sure that they didn’t really have any opportunities to set up a long extension time in our own zone, speaks volumes,\u201d Ullmark said. \u201cThey did a great job on the entries and everything. When we needed the clears, we got the clears.\u201d<\/p>\n