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Curtis McElhinney makes 34 saves in Ottawa debut, Senators beat Lightning 2-1

The Ottawa Senators are playing spoiler with their two new goalies.Curtis McElhinney made 34 saves in his debut for last-place Ottawa, helping the Senators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Friday night.McElhinney was claimed off waivers from the Lightning on Feb. 28. He never played for Tampa Bay, which obtained him four days earlier in a trade with Anaheim."It was such a short stay here, and I was on a plane right away after one skate," McElhinney said. "Those things happen, but it was a great thing that happened."Craig Anderson sat out for the first time since being obtained in a trade with Colorado on Feb. 18. He is 6-3 with a .956 save percentage in the Ottawa net."He's being playing phenomenal for a while, but for me to get a chance to jump in there and contribute felt great," McElhinney said. "To go out and put up a good performance and the guys score a few goals, it felt good."Jason Spezza opened the scoring for Ottawa midway through the first period on a power play, backhand...

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