Senators snap 4-game losing streak as Canucks' skid rolls on

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Artem Zub and Jordan Spence each scored within a 15-second span in the first period and the Ottawa Senators held on for a 2-1 home win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.

The victory ended Ottawa's season-high four-game (0-4-0) losing streak and moved the Senators out of last place in the Eastern Conference.

Leevi Merilainen stopped 19 of 20 shots to ear