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NHL: New Jersey 1, Ottawa 0

OTTAWA, March 20 (UPI) -- Johan Hedberg recorded his fourth shutout of the season with 34 saves Tuesday and the New Jersey Devils helped their playoff seeding with a 1-0 win over Ottawa.

Ilya Kovalchuk's 400th career goal accounted for all the scoring in the game.

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New Jersey strengthened its hold on the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, moving five points ahead of the Senators and pulling to within three of fifth-seeded Philadelphia, which lost to Florida Tuesday.

Ottawa dropped its fourth in five games despite 33 saves from Ben Bishop.

Hedberg stopped 12 shots in the third period.

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