Senators defeat Devils backed by solid performance from Murray

Matt Murray stopped 32 shots as the Ottawa Senators beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 Monday night.

Monday's game was also the first of a four-game homestand with the Senators still restricted to 500 fans in the Canadian Tire Centre.

The Devils (15-26-5) losing streak now stretches to seven games.

Nico Hischler scored New Jersey's lone goal as Nico Daws made 20 saves in the losing effort.

Brown, who is playing with a broken jaw, returned after missing ten games and scored midway through the third to make it 4-1.

The Devils had ten shots in the third, but just couldn't find a way to beat Murray.

With the game tied 1-1 the Devils got off to a solid start in the second, but couldn't find a way past the Senators' netminder.

Nick Holden gave the Senators the lead as he beat Daws through traffic and seconds later Gaudette skated in off the faceoff and fired the puck shot blocker side to make it 3-1.

The game got off to a slow start, but it was the Devils who opened the scoring at the 11-minute mark with a power-play goal as Hischler deflected a Jesper Bratt shot.

Paul tied things up five minutes later as he took a feed in front and paused a moment to settle the puck, which seemed to throw Daws off.