The James Reimer-led Senators continue their hot stretch by blanking the Canucks.

James Reimer stopped all 16 shots he faced for his 32nd career shutout and Ridley Greig scored midway through the second period. The surging Ottawa Senators earned a 2-0 win over the host Vancouver Canucks on Monday night.

Tim Stutzle assisted on Brady Tkachuk’s empty-netter for the Senators, who are outside a playoff position in the Eastern Conference and extended their point streak to 13 games, but have won their third straight game in a 5-0-2 stretch. As a result, Ottawa finished the road stretch 4-0-1.

Reimer, playing in his eighth game since joining Ottawa last January and his first start since Feb. 5 as Linus Ullmark’s backup, was not seriously tested throughout the evening. But he made a key pad save on Zeev Buium late to maintain the lead for the Senators, who have allowed five or fewer goals in their last seven contests.

Reimer’s previous shutout occurred back on April 8 against Carolina while playing for Buffalo. He was invited to camp with Toronto during the preseason but was released by the club prior to the regular season and is 4-3-1 with a 2.53 goals-against average for the Senators.

Meanwhile, Kevin Lankinen was solid in making 22 saves for the Canucks. But his Vancouver teammates had fewer than 20 shots on goal for the ninth time this season.

Holding a league-low 46 points, the Canucks are stuck in a 4-20-5 rut. They have also lost five straight at home, including the last three games of regulation.

After a first period in which both teams combined for 12 shots and premium scoring opportunities through the first half of the contest, Ottawa finally opened the scoring with 9:49 left in the middle frame. Greig was focused enough to have the puck bouncing in the slot and sent by Lankinen.

Despite star defenseman Jake Sanderson being out of the lineup with an upper-body injury, Ottawa was solid defensively all night and regularly limited Vancouver’s scoring opportunities.

–Field level media