"Ully" made some huge saves for us. Without him, we wouldn't have won this match. That's the kind of goalkeeper he is and I'm just glad we have him in our team, said forward Pinto, according to NHL's website.
Pinto scored Ottawa's leading goal.
Ottawa has a grip on the first wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference and is chasing its first playoffs in eight years.
The Canadian club stands at 86 points with seven matches left to play in the regular season – five ahead of Montreal, which has the second wildcard spot. Behind them, primarily New York Rangers with 79 points and Columbus with 77 (although with one less match played) are challenging.
