Anderson helps Senators douse Flames
CALGARY, Alberta -- Craig Anderson made 25 saves and posted his 39th career shutout as the Ottawa Senators thumped the Calgary Flames 6-0 on Friday night.
Cody Ceci, Derick Brassard, Mike Hoffman, Mark Stone, Ryan Dzingel and Chris Wideman scored for Ottawa. Kyle Turris had three assists as the Senators broke open the game with a four-goal third period.
With Anderson in net, the Senators have won two straight on their three-game western Canada road trip after dropping their first two games of the season at home in shootouts.
Anderson made his fourth straight start, but coach Guy Boucher said Friday that Mike Condon will make his season debut in Edmonton on Saturday.
The loss stopped Calgary's winning streak at three games.
Mike Smith gave up five goals on 17 shots before being pulled in the third period.
The Senators showed little in the way of offensive threat to start the game -- not registering a shot in the first nine minutes -- but they got rolling when Ceci joined the rush from his defensive spot, took a pass from Tom Pyatt and deked Smith with 45 seconds left in the first period.
Brassard's long wrist shot from the point eluded Smith's glove on the power play with 1:17 left in the second.
Before Brassard scored, Smith made two stellar glove saves on Hoffman and Bobby Ryan earlier in the second period as Calgary battled penalty problems. The Flames took four minors to Ottawa's none in the second and Brassard scored just as Dougie Hamilton was exiting the penalty box.
Hoffman scored on the power play at 1:08 of the third when he one-timed a rocket past Smith with Jaromir Jagr serving a hooking penalty he took late in the second.
Stone batted in a rebound at 5:18 and Dzingel lifted a shot over Smith at 7:29, ending the goalie's night.
Wideman blasted a slap shot past Eddie Lack on the power play with 3:28 remaining.
NOTES: The game marked the home debut for 45-year-old LW Jaromir Jagr, the second leading scorer in NHL history who signed with the Flames at the end of training camp. ... D Johnny Oduya joined the Senators in Calgary on Friday but did not dress. He's expected to play Saturday in Edmonton after missing the three games with a lower body injury. ... Ottawa remained without captain D Erik Karlsson, who hasn't played this season while recovering from ankle surgery. He's expected to play next week, according to coach Guy Boucher ... The Flames have no injuries to report. ... Ottawa's other scratches were C Logan Brown and LW Alex Formenton. Healthy scratches for Calgary were LW Tanner Glass, C Freddie Hamilton and D Brett Kulak.