Uniondale, N.Y. • Erik Karlsson and Jason Spezza each scored twice, Craig Anderson made 28 saves and the Ottawa Senators beat the New York Islanders 6-0 on Monday for their third straight win.

The Senators (31-22-8) moved within two points of first-place Boston in the Northeast Division and one point behind Pittsburgh and Philadelphia for fifth place in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

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Karlsson opening the scoring 1:08 into the first period with his 11th of the season on a sharp-angle shot from the corner to the left of Islanders goaltender Kevin Poulin. Spezza, who has seven goals and eight assists in his past six games, made it 2-0 just 27 seconds later.

Islanders coach Jack Capuano then yanked Poulin for Al Montoya, but Ottawa kept pouring it on.

Karlsson made it 3-0 at 14:03 of the first with a low shot from the slot.

Chris Phillips added a power-play goal at 9:37 of the second and Brian Lee became the third Senators defenseman to score with his first of the season at 9:49 of the third. Spezza completed the scoring at 10:57 with a power-play score for his team-leading 27th season goal.

Karlsson also had assists on the final two goals. The Swedish defenseman leads the Senators with 45 assists.

It was the third shutout of the season for Anderson (28-19-6), who joined Ottawa in a trade with Colorado a year ago. The 30-year-old Anderson also moved into a tie for fourth place in goalie wins this season.

The Associated Press