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Ottawa Senators\' Cory Conacher (89) attempts to stay with the puck as New Jersey Devils\' Andrei Loktionov, of Russia, looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Friday, April 12, 2013, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Senators’ Anderson makes 33 saves, sends Devils to 9th straight loss with shutout

NEWARK, N.J. – Craig Anderson made 33 saves in his third shutout of the season, and the Ottawa Senators sent the sliding New Jersey Devils to their ninth straight loss with a 2-0 victory Friday night.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Milan Michalek second-period goals for the Senators, who won for the second straight night, following a five-game skid, to boost their playoff chances.

Ottawa, in sixth place in the Eastern Conference, lead ninth-place Winnipeg by four points. New Jersey is 10th, eight points behind Ottawa and four behind the New York Rangers and the post-season cutoff with seven games to play.

The Senators will finish a season-high, seven-game trip at Boston on Monday. They will then play five of their final six at home, where they are 13-3-3.

New Jersey dropped to 0-5-4 without injured star forward Ilya Kovalchuk.

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