D Filip Kuba had two assists for the second consecutive game. The 31-year-old was traded with Alexandre Picard from Tampa Bay to Ottawa for Andrej Meszaros. ... D Chris Phillips had a team-high four penalty minutes on Saturday. ... LW Antoine Vermette and C Jason Spezza had a team-high four shots apiece. Vermette scored with 4:10 remaining in the third period. ... Playing in place of G Martin Gerber, G Alex Auld stopped his first 30 shots before allowing a goal to Alex Goligoski with two seconds remaining.
