Merilainen makes 24 saves, Senators end Stars' winning streak at 7 with 3-2 victory


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OTTAWA, Ontario — Leevi Merilainen made 24 saves in his Ottawa home debut and the Senators ended the Dallas Stars' seven-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory Sunday night. Merilainen was coming off his first NHL shutout Saturday in a 5-0 victory in Pittsburgh. The 22-year-old Finn's five previous starts this season were on the road. Josh Norris, Tim Stutzle and Matthew Highmore scored for Ottawa. Evgenii Dadonov and Jason Robertson scored for Dallas. Casey DeSmith made 25 saves. The Stars also played Saturday, winning 2-1 in a shootout in Montreal.

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