The New Jersey Devils lost 2-1 to the Ottawa Senators on Sunday afternoon at the Prudential Center. A promising start to the game quickly dwindled as the Devils couldn’t finish their chances and eventually stopped generating many chances altogether.

Artem Zub and Zack Ostapchuk each scored a goal and Anton Forsberg stopped 25 shots to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils.

On Sunday against the Senators, the Devils did what coach Sheldon Keefe wanted after their crushing loss to the Flyers on Saturday — for about half of the game. Their offense was energetic — flying around the ice with and without the puck. They were patient in the offensive zone and put more pucks toward the net. All four lines equally contributed.

Curtis Lazar ended a 12-game stretch ... of three meetings between the Devils and Senators this season. New Jersey picked up a 3-1 win in Ottawa on Oct. 17. The teams conclude the season series ...

Tatar tied it at 1-1 just 1:18 after Ostapchuk's goal from Curtis Lazar and Luke Hughes ... combined for seven shots on goal. Ottawa: Brady Tkachuk, the Senators leading goal scorer, was held ...

Ottawa Senators' Nick Cousins ... Tatar tied it at 1-1 just 1:18 after Ostapchuk's goal, with assists from Curtis Lazar and Luke Hughes. It was Tatar’s fourth goal this season.

Lazar accounted for an assist, two shots on goal, two hits and a plus-1 rating in Sunday's 2-1 loss to Ottawa. Lazar set up Tomas Tatar's fourth goal of 2024-25 in the middle frame, tying the score at 1-1.

It was another low-scoring affair between the New Jersey Devils and it's opponent on Sunday afternoon. For an eleventh straight game, the Devils scored three or fewer goals, this time in a loss to the Senators 2-1.

The New Jersey Devils hosted the Ottawa Senators for the second game of a back-to-back. The visitors prevailed, beating the Devils 2-1.

The Ottawa Senators are victors of back to back matchups over the weekend with travel. With those points earned, the Senators have climbed to first in the wild card playoff race and have bumped Boston out.

The New Jersey Devils’ 2-1 loss on Sunday to the Ottawa Senators was coach Sheldon Keefe’s breaking point. Amid a 2-6-3 stretch in which the Devils have scored 20 goals, Keefe has made drastic changes to his lines leading into their game against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday.

As the playoff crunch begins, one thing is certain: the top two lines for the New Jersey Devils cannot be understated. Their top-six forwards are the driving force behind the team.