ELMONT, N.Y. -- Linus Ullmark made 23 saves, and the Ottawa Senators moved five points ahead of the New York Islanders in the Eastern Conference wild-card race with their fourth straight win, 3-0 at UBS Arena on Saturday.

A pair of Eastern Conference squads square off when the seventh-place Ottawa Senators (42-27-10) visit the 10th-place New York Islanders (43-31-5) at UBS Arena on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET. Ottawa won 5-1 at home its last time out on April 9 against the Florida Panthers.

Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves in a 4-2 winning effort for the New York Islanders against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night, one day after stopping 28 in a win over the Carolina Hurricanes.

Special teams were the difference on Saturday afternoon, as the New York Islanders were shut out 3-0 by the Ottawa Senators at UBS Arena. Ridly Greig’s shorthanded goal, Jake Sanderson’s power-play goal and Michael Amadio’s empty net goal accounted for the Sens offense.

Ridly Greig and Michael Amadio each had a goal and an assist, Jake Sanderson scored, Artem Zub played some of the best shutdown defence of the season, and Linus Ullmark made 23 saves for the Ottawa Senators in a 3-0 win.

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk might be dealing with a serious issue, according to a renowned medical expert.