OTTAWA (Interstat) — Carter Yakemchuk scored on a power play with 6:59 left, and the Ottawa Senators held on to beat the winless Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on Oct. 8 at Canadian Tire Centre. Nick Cousins tipped in the opening goal midway through the first period, with assists from Tyler Kleven and Warren Foegele. Matvei Michkov tied it on a power play at 7:46 of the second, assisted by Trevor Zegras and Travis Konecny. Shane Pinto and Claude Giroux assisted on Yakemchuk’s winner. Linus Ullmark made 28 saves on 29 shots for Ottawa and was the top star. Cousins had one goal and two shots, while Yakemchuk added one goal and two shots. Pinto recorded an assist, two shots and one hit. Michkov scored for Philadelphia. Sean Couturier had four shots. Ottawa killed off a late Philadelphia push after Yakemchuk’s goal. Attendance was 17,501. Philadelphia fell to 0-5, and Ottawa improved to 3-1.