OTTAWA (Interstat) — Shane Pinto scored the shootout winner to give the Ottawa Senators a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night at Canadian Tire Centre. Tim Stutzle and Drake Batherson scored in regulation for Ottawa, with Batherson tying the game with 2:23 left in the third period. Stutzle also had an assist and 4 shots on goal, while Dylan Cozens and Thomas Chabot each added an assist. Linus Ullmark made 16 saves for the Senators, who improved to 4-1-0. Jonathan Marchessault and Ross Colton scored first-period goals for Nashville, which fell to 2-3-0. Marchessault had 3 shots on goal, and Colton recorded 2 hits. Vitali Pinchuk assisted on Colton’s goal. Ryan O’Reilly scored in the shootout for the Predators, but Stutzle and Pinto answered for Ottawa. Attendance was 15,025. Ottawa’s Shane Pinto also had an assist in regulation. The Senators return to action Monday at New Jersey, while Nashville hosts Vegas on Tuesday.