Zub picked up an assist while adding six blocked shots, one shot on net and a plus-1 rating in Thursday's 2-1 shootout win over the Islanders.
Making his season debut after he needed a little extra time to complete his recovery from a knee injury he suffered in the first round of last season's playoffs, Zub was a key part of a Senators penalty kill that went a perfect 3-for-3 on the night, including a big one in OT. The veteran blueliner also started the play that produced the tying goal in the second period, finding Warren Foegele on a long stretch pass out of his own zone to create a scoring chance that Ridly Greig cashed in. Zub didn't see his usual 20-plus minutes as he got eased into action, but his workload should ramp up quickly enough while Ottawa waits for jake Sanderson (lower body) to get healthy as well.