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				<title><![CDATA[Senators surge past Sabres 5-3]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[OTTAWA(AP) -- Brian Elliott found a way to keep the Senators on
their winning streak.

The Senators' backup goalie replaced injured starter Pascal
Leclaire to start the third period and made 16 saves to pick up
the win and Ottawa topped the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Saturday
night.

"I don't know how fast my heart was going when I got in there,"
Elliott said. "The guys played really well in front of me. I
felt I played pretty good and obviously they spotted me that
lead and that helped as well."

Daniel Alfredsson had two goals and an assist and Filip Kuba had
a goal and three assists to lead the Senators.

Chris Kelly and Milan Michalek also scored for the Senators, who
have won three straight.

The Senators have scored 14 goals during the streak.

"I think it's confidence and a little bit of luck," Alfredsson
said. "We're playing with more confidence and you can feel it in
the locker room. When you score five like tonight, you've got to
be happy."

Thomas Vanek, Patrick Kaleta and Jason Pominville scored for the
Sabres. Former Senators goalie Patrick Lalime faced 26 shots in
just his third start of the season and took the loss.

Elliott started the third for the Senators after Leclaire left
the game with a lower-body injury as a result of a collision in
the second with Jochen Hecht. Hecht fell over Leclaire and
afterward the goalie seemed to favor his left leg. He finished
with 24 saves.

Senators coach Cory Clouston said Leclaire would be evaluated on
Sunday.

Vanek opened the scoring with a power-play goal in the first
period. Parked at the side of the net, Vanek picked up a rebound
and beat Leclaire shortside.

The Senators responded with a power-play goal in the opening
minute of the second period as Kuba fired a shot from the
blueline.

"I thought we came out real solid in the second period,"
Clouston said. "The first 12 to 13 minutes we played really
well. We did a lot of good things defensively and that created
offensive opportunities."

Ottawa took the lead at 8:14 of the second when Alfredsson
scored his seventh of the season on a quick wrist shot that beat
Lalime.

Ottawa made it 3-1 early in the third as Kelly tipped Matt
Carkner's point shot and Michalek picked up his 10th goal of the
season scoring on an odd-man rush.

"I don't think we even need to focus on goaltending," Sabres
coach Lindy Ruff said. "I think the focus has to fall on our
5-on-5 play. That 4-on-3 that they scored against was just a
fact that two of our forwards didn't get back."

After Alfredsson made it 5-1, Kaleta and Pominville scored less
than two minutes apart to pull Buffalo within two with just over
nine minutes remaining.

Notes: The Senators were without RW Alex Kovalev (personal), RW
Shean Donovan (knee), D Anton Volchenkov (elbow). ... The Sabres
RW Drew Stafford and D Nathan Paetsch were healthy
scratches.]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[By MATT BEARDMORE
STATS Writer

Buffalo (12-5-1) at Ottawa (10-6-3), 7:00 p.m. EDT

Fresh off a dominating effort versus the defending Stanley Cup
champions, the Ottawa Senators get their first shot against
Northeast Division rival Buffalo this season.

The Senators, though, will have to adjust their lineup Saturday
night.

Ottawa looks for its fifth straight victory over the
division-leading Sabres, who are trying to avoid their first
three-game losing streak of 2009-10.

The Senators (10-6-3) won their second in a row Thursday with a
6-2 victory over Pittsburgh. Playing in his 800th NHL game,
defenseman Chris Phillips scored two goals for the third time in
his career, and first since November, 22, 2001, against Calgary.

"I'm not expected to (score), for sure," said Phillips, the
first overall pick by the Senators in the 1996 draft, who has 54
career goals. "It feels good to do it and it felt like one of
those high energy games, for us anyways, and it's nice."

Ottawa, which has won three straight at home against Buffalo and
four in a row in the series overall, will be without Alex
Kovalev and Shean Donovan on Saturday.

Kovalev, who has five assists in his last seven games, returned
to Russia following Thursday's win due to the death of his
mother-in-law. He is not expected back until at least Monday.

Donovan will likely be out much longer after injuring his right
knee against the Penguins.

"We should know by (Saturday) whether it's real long term or
(just) long term," Senators coach Cory Clouston told the team's
official Web site.

Without Kovalev and Donovan, Peter Regin and Ryan Shannon are
expected to return to the lineup after both were healthy
scratches in the last two games.

"They should maybe be a little bit hungrier," said Clouston.
"Both of them have been talked to and they know what they have
to do."

Senators center Jason Spezza knows he has to score, but that
hasn't happened much in 2009-10. With just one goal this season
after totaling 100 in the previous three campaigns, Spezza looks
to snap a six-game drought without a point Saturday.

He had five goals and five assists as Ottawa went 5-1-0 against
the Sabres in 2008-09.

Buffalo (12-5-2), trying to avoid its first three-game skid
since March 17-21, looks to get back on track following Friday's
2-1 overtime loss at home to Boston.

Center Paul Gaustad scored a power-play goal 4:20 into the game
- his second tally in three games - but the Sabres lost their
second straight after Bruins center Patrice Bergeron tipped in a
shot past Ryan Miller 47 seconds into overtime.

"We got as many shots as we could," Gaustad said after Buffalo
outshot the Bruins 15-6 in the third but failed to score. "Some
of them didn't go in."

Sabres forward Drew Stafford, who is tied for the team lead with
six goals, suffered a lower-body bone bruise against Boston and
will not play Saturday.

Miller is 7-10-1 with a 2.99 goals-against average in 19 career
starts against Ottawa.

First-year Senators goaltender Pascal Leclaire, 3-1-0 with a
2.94 GAA in his last four games, is 2-0-0 with a 0.50 GAA in two
career starts versus Buffalo.

The Sabres' last victory over Ottawa was a 4-2 win in Buffalo on
Jan. 6.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Phillips leads Senators past Penguins]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[OTTAWA(AP) -- Chris Phillips waited a long time to reveal his
offensive skills.

Phillips scored twice in his 800th regular-season game, and
Pascal Leclaire made 25 saves, leading the Ottawa Senators to a
6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.

Phillips, who entered with one goal in 18 games, scored goals
2:03 apart in the third to put Ottawa up 5-1 and chase
Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.

"I'm not expected to, for sure," Phillips said. "It feels good
to do it and it felt like one of those high energy games, for us
anyways, and it's nice."

Milan Michalek got his 100th career goal and Matt Carkner, Chris
Kelly and Jonathan Cheechoo also scored for Ottawa, which won
its second in a row. Mike Fisher had three assists for the
Senators.

"Philly had to wait until his 800th to get two in a row but that
was pretty sweet," Carkner said. "He played really well tonight
for us, a solid game and just that he got those two goals was
huge for us. We're very proud of him."

Jordan Staal scored early in the first, and Evgeni Malking had a
power-play goal late in the third for Pittsburgh, which gave up
six straight goals after taking a 1-0 lead 1:09 in.

Fleury, who made 19 saves, left 7:12 into the third after
allowing five goals. Brent Johnson stopped six of seven shots
the rest of the way.

Maxime Talbot made his season debut for Pittsburgh and Sergei
Gonchar returned to the Penguins' injury-depleted defense corps.

Talbot, who had surgery on his left shoulder in July, played for
the first time since scoring both goals in Pittsburgh's 2-1 win
over Detroit last spring in the seventh game of the Stanley Cup
final.

"It definitely feels good to be back," said Talbot, who was
called for tripping on his first shift and played a total of
13:17. "Obviously you want to come back in a winning situation
but personally I think I was lucky enough to have a couple of
good shifts and I had ice time so it's good to be back out
there."

Gonchar, who missed 12 games after he broke his left wrist on
Oct. 20, played 25:30, the most ice time of any player on either
team.

"I think good additions back in our lineup," coach Dan Bylsma
said. "It was our first game for Max in a long, long time and he
brought his energy and he was effective, he was effective in the
offensive zone and I liked that. Sergei, we asked him to play a
lot of minutes tonight. It's tough for him to get back in there
but definitely our power play's a bit more dangerous with him
out there."

Jay McKee - sidelined by an infected finger following Monday
night's 5-2 win over Anaheim - became the latest Pittsburgh
blue-line loss, joining Kris Letang, Brooks Orpik and Alex
Goligoski.

Carkner got his second goal of the season 12:16 in on a slap
shot past Fleury to tie it at 1 after Staal deflected Pascal
Dupuis' pass beyond Leclaire to give Pittsburgh an early lead.

Michalek reached his milestone to give Ottawa a 2-1 lead on a
power play 2:31 into the second. He deflected Daniel
Alfredsson's slap shot past Fleury for his ninth goal of the
season.

Kelly, who was sent off for tripping with 49 seconds left in the
second, scored his first goal of the season on a breakaway 1:29
into the third after coming out of the penalty box to put Ottawa
up 3-1.

"Right after the power play's over within a 30-second span we're
down 3-1 and they had the momentum at that point," Bylsma said.

Phillips drove a slap shot past Fleury at 5:09 and scored again
at 7:12 for his first multigoal game since Nov. 22, 2001.

Cheechoo beat Johnson with an unassisted effort for his second
goal at 13:06.

Malkin scored his fifth on a power play at 17:19.

NOTES: Gonchar had two goals and six assists in nine games when
he suffered his injury. ... Phillips, chosen first overall by
Ottawa in the 1996 entry draft, has 54 goals and 155 assists
since joining the Senators in 1997-98. ... Michalek, who
appeared in his 336th regular-season game, scored 91 goals with
San Jose from 2003-09.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Penguins-Senators Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By ANTHONY GIORNALISTA
STATS Senior Writer

Pittsburgh (14-7-0) at Ottawa (9-6-3), 7:30 p.m. EDT

The Pittsburgh Penguins have found a way to end their scoring
slump, but they could certainly use Sergei Gonchar back for
their struggling power play.

Hampered by injuries, the Penguins may get some good news on
that front with Gonchar possibly set to return in a matchup with
the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

Pittsburgh (14-7-0) has scored 11 goals in winning its last two
games after being held to three during a four-game losing
streak.

A 5-2 win over Anaheim on Monday was costly, though. Jay McKee
has an infected finger after being hurt in that game and will
miss two to four weeks.

McKee is the fifth of Pittsburgh's top six defensemen to be
sidelined since late October. The Penguins are playing with
three defensemen that have been called up from
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, but they may not need another.

Gonchar may be ready to play after missing 12 games with a
broken left wrist. He missed 56 last season due to a dislocated
left shoulder.

Gonchar, who has two goals and six assists in nine games, is one
of the point men on the power play. The Penguins had gone eight
straight games without a power-play goal before Bill Guerin
scored in the first period versus the Ducks.

Guerin snapped a streak of 30 consecutive unsuccessful
Pittsburgh power plays that began in a 4-3 shootout win at
Columbus on Oct. 30.

Guerin, 39, has scored in two straight games after going without
a goal in his previous 11.

"I'm handling the ups and downs better as you get older," he
said. "When you're younger, you feel like the world is crashing
in on you because you haven't scored in a few games. You learn
how to roll with it, as long as the team's winning."

Guerin has seven assists while finding the back of the net five
times, scoring once in a 4-1 win at Ottawa (9-6-3) on Oct. 12.
The Penguins prevailed even though Sidney Crosby and Evgeni
Malkin were held off the scoresheet.

Crosby hasn't scored a goal in six regular-season games in
Ottawa but has four in five playoff contests there. He has one
goal in his last nine games overall.

Crosby will be facing a Senators team that has struggled
defensively at times without Anton Volchenkov (elbow).

Ottawa had given up seven goals in consecutive losses before
beating Toronto 3-2 on Tuesday night. The Senators also bounced
back offensively after scoring one goal in each of their
previous two games.

Mike Fisher scored twice for Ottawa, including the tiebreaking
goal in the second period, to give him nine on the season. The
veteran center didn't score his ninth goal last season until the
Senators' 60th game.

Fisher has helped the Senators overcome Jason Spezza's slow
start. Spezza has been held without a point in five straight
games and has one goal in 16 after scoring at least 32 in each
of his last three seasons.

Spezza has 10 goals and 17 assists in his last 16 games versus
the Penguins.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fisher scores twice, Senators beat Maple Leafs 3-2]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[OTTAWA(AP) -- Although the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs
are both struggling, their rivalry is still strong.

Mike Fisher scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal in the
second period, to lead the Senators to a 3-2 win over the Maple
Leafs on Tuesday night.

"A lot of hard hits and fights. It was a physical game, back and
forth and some good battles out there," said Fisher, who beat
Toronto goalie Vesa Toskala with a high shot with 5:50 left in
the second period.

The Senators have dominated the season series in recent years,
improving to 20-9-3 against the Maple Leafs since 2005-06 -
including an 11-3-2 mark at home. Six of the last eight meetings
have been decided by one goal.

"Obviously, it was still the Battle of Ontario," Toronto center
Matt Stajan said.

There were three fights in the opening 20 minutes. Ottawa's
Jesse Winchester and Toronto's Jeff Finger got things started
early, dropping the gloves less than 3 minutes in. Senators
defenseman Matt Carkner and Leafs winger Colton Orr squared off
midway through the period, with Orr catching Carkner with a
punch that dropped the big blue-liner. About a minute later,
Ottawa's Chris Neil went at it with Toronto's Luke Schenn.

"It was a fairly exciting hockey game," Toronto defenseman Ian
White said. "A couple of fights, a close game a a lot of
aggression and guys battling. It was good."

Milan Michalek also scored for the Senators (9-6-3), who earned
their first win in three games. Alex Kovalev, Alexandre Picard
and Chris Campoli added two assists each.

Pascal Leclaire stopped 30 shots, including 15 in the third
period when the Maple Leafs pressed for the tying goal.

"It's tough. We're definitely working hard and getting chances,
but, at the end of the day, we've got to find a way to score one
more than the other team," Stajan said.

Phil Kessel and Niklas Hagman scored for the Leafs (3-11-5), who
lost their fourth straight. Kessel extended his point-scoring
streak to six games, during which he has five goals and three
assists.

Rookie defenseman Carl Gunnarsson picked up an assist on
Kessel's goal for his first NHL point. Toskala, still looking
for his first win of the season, made 18 saves and fell to
0-4-2.

Fisher pounced on a loose puck in the slot and slipped a shot
past Toskala to make it 1-0 at 8:08 of the first. It was the
17th time in 19 games that the Leafs have given up the opening
goal.

However, the Leafs tied it 62 seconds later when Kessel crossed
the Senators' blueline and wristed a shot past Leclaire.

Hagman put the Leafs into the lead when he beat a screened
Leclaire less than 5 minutes into the second, but the Senators
responded when Michalek scored on a deflection with at 11:03
with Hagman in the penalty box for hooking.

Fisher got the tiebreaking goal a little more than three minutes
later. Toronto pressed in the third, but Leclaire and the
Senators held on.

"We liked our first 50 minutes of the game," Ottawa coach Cory
Clouston said. "We played our last 10 not to lose. You can't
have success like that, but we got the two points. We needed
(Leclaire) and he was at his best."

Leclaire was at his best in the third when made a great save to
reach his stick back and steer the puck out of the crease after
a fluke bounce almost got past him. He survived another close
call when Leafs forward Lee Stempniak struck the post with a
shot from in close.

NOTES: Carkner leads the NHL in fighting majors with nine. Orr
has seven. ... The game drew a crowd of 17,406 to Scotiabank
Place, almost 2,000 fewer than capacity.]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[By CHRIS ALTRUDA
STATS Editor

Toronto (3-10-5) at Ottawa (8-6-3), 7:30 p.m. EDT

While the Ottawa Senators have had trouble closing games
recently, their problems pale in comparison to the season-long
early game struggles of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The slumping provincial and Northeast Division rivals meet at
Ottawa on Tuesday hoping to find some solutions to their woes.

The Senators (8-6-3) went 1-2-1 in their last four games,
getting outscored 6-1 in the third period during that span and
blowing leads in three of those contests. Ottawa squandered a
1-0 second-period lead in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the New York
Rangers and wasted a power play for the final 1:23 of overtime,
then was stymied by Henrik Lundqvist in a seven-round shootout.

"It's frustrating. We need the two points," captain Daniel
Alfredsson said. "We take a couple of penalties down the stretch
that tire us out and we didn't have the push we wanted to in
overtime. We had our chances in the shootout, but it's a bit
frustrating we can't win this game."

Brian Elliott made 27 saves and may have earned another start
for Ottawa since No. 1 goaltender Pascal Leclaire went 2-3-1
with a 3.55 goals-against average in his last seven games.
Leclaire, though, turned aside 26 shots in a 2-1 victory at
Toronto on Oct. 6, his first win in three lifetime starts versus
the Maple Leafs.

Last-place Toronto (3-10-5) has lost three straight, and a
common theme during its brutal start has been the inability to
grab a 1-0 lead. The Leafs have been outscored 23-9 in the first
period, allowed the first goal in 16 of 18 games and fallen
behind at least 2-0 on 10 occasions - eight times in the opening
20 minutes.

Jonas Gustavsson allowed two goals in the first 1:37 of a 5-2
loss to Calgary on Saturday, and coach Ron Wilson pulled the
rookie after he allowed a third goal 9:54 into the game while
making just two saves.

"I don't have one," Wilson said when asked for a reason why
Toronto has struggled early in games. "I'm sorry."

Vesa Toskala stopped 17 of 19 shots in relief and likely will
start Tuesday, in part because of his 6-1-1 mark, 2.23 GAA and
two shutouts in his last eight starts against Ottawa. Gustavsson
faced the Senators in his first NHL start in the Oct. 6 loss,
making 26 saves, and is 3-4-3 with a 3.06 GAA overall.

Maple Leafs right wing Phil Kessel had a three-game goal streak
end Saturday, but did extend his point streak to five games with
an assist. The 21-year-old, acquired in an offseason deal with
Boston, has four goals and three assists in six games after
missing the first 12 following shoulder surgery.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Parenteau gives Rangers shootout win]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[OTTAWA(AP) -- John Tortorella started looking down his bench as
the New York Rangers began going deeper and deeper into a
shootout standoff. Fresh from the minors, Pierre-Alexandre
Parenteau was ready to step up and deliver.

Parenteau scored the deciding goal in the seventh round of the
shootout to give New York a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators
on Saturday.

Parenteau, who missed a shot at an open net late in regulation,
put a shot into the top right corner on the Rangers' seventh
attempt against Brian Elliott.

"It's a good feeling," said Parenteau, who was recalled from
Hartford of the AHL on Friday. "Torts asked me if I was doing
well in the minors in the shootout and I said, 'I do pretty
well, decent,' so he gave me a shot. I think I pretty much
redeemed myself for the goal I missed with a minute left so I'm
pretty happy right now. I've got a lot of family and friends in
town so it's a good moment for me."

Henrik Lundqvist stopped five Ottawa shooters, including Milan
Michalek on the Senators' seventh and final attempt.

Vinny Prospal scored a short-handed goal midway through the
second for New York, which had lost two in a row.

Brian Lee opened the scoring with his second of the season
earlier in the middle period for Ottawa. The Senators have lost
two straight and five of seven.

The Rangers finished the extra period short-handed after Ales
Kotalik was sent off for tripping Milan Michalek 3:37 into
overtime.

New York's Ryan Callahan blocked consecutive point shots by
Daniel Alfredsson during the ensuing 4-on-3 power-play.

"You know, he's one of our key guys when it comes to the PK,"
Lundqvist said. "He's been there for a couple of years and the
big part is reading the game, to be in the right lane when they
pass the puck."

Faced with an opportunity at an open net moments later, the
Ottawa captain fanned on a swipe at a bouncing puck off the end
boards.

"I thought I had it for sure and it just took a wicked bounce
straight over my stick," Alfredsson said. "I saw it coming and I
thought I timed it pretty good but it just took off and I didn't
get a piece of it."

Lundqvist made 35 saves in his second straight start after
missing two games because of a lower body injury.

"It's tough to get a 4-on-3 at the end of the game but the guys
were unbelievable, blocking big shots and it was tough to see
the puck," Lundqvist said. "That's what you need. We were ready
to pay the price and we did a lot of great things out there,
especially on the PK."

Elliott stopped 27 shots in his first appearance in six games.

Rangers captain Chris Drury missed his second game in a row.
Drury sustained a concussion one week earlier on a hit to the
head by Curtis Glencross in a 3-1 loss in Calgary that went
unpenalized in the game, but drew the Flames forward a
three-game suspension from the league on Monday.

After a scoreless opening period, Ottawa outshot New York 17-7
in the second, yet remained in a 1-1 tie after the two teams
each scored once in the middle period.

Lee finished off a nice passing play with Chris Kelly and Jarkko
Ruutu for his second goal 4:29 into the second.

Kelly carried the puck into Rangers' zone and dished off to
Ruutu on the left side. The pesky Finn fed a return pass to the
slot where Lee was left alone to drive a slap shot under
Lundqvist's right pad.

"It was a great pass from (Ruutu) and (Kelly) took away the
goalie's eyes so I think you guys could have put that one in,"
Lee said.

Prospal teamed up with Marian Gaborik to draw the Rangers even
at 1 with a short-handed goal 10:58 into the second. Prospal
finished off a 2-on-1 when he redirected Gaborik's centering
pass beyond Elliott into an open left side, ending a personal
seven-game goal drought.

Both teams survived close calls late in regulation. Chris
Higgins hit the post and Parenteau put a shot over an open net
on a Rangers power play after the Senators were called for too
many men 14:51 into the third.

"I'd just made one save and I guess it bounced across to
(Parenteau) and I just dove," Elliott said. "I don't know what
happened, whether somebody got a stick on it or a glove, but he
missed the net and we got that big point."

Lundqvist stopped Ottawa's Chris Neil from in close with less
than 1 minute remaining after Rangers defenseman Marc Staal
turned over the puck behind his own net.

NOTES: Parenteau had a two-game stint earlier this season and
scored in his Rangers debut in a 3-1 road loss to the New York
Islanders on Oct. 28. ... Kotalik and Prospal also scored for
New York in the shootout. Alfredsson and Jason Spezza scored for
Ottawa. ... Prospal's goal was the Rangers' third short-handed
effort of the season and their first since Oct. 11, when Dan
Girardi scored short-handed in a 3-0 win over Anaheim. ...
Senators G Pacal Leclaire is 2-3-1 with a 3.55 goals-against
average in his last seven starts, including Thursday's 5-1 loss
in Philadelphia.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rangers-Senators Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By BRETT HUSTON
STATS Writer

New York (10-8-1) at Ottawa (8-6-2), 2:00 p.m. EDT

There were concerns about Marian Gaborik's injury history and
ability to perform on a big stage when the New York Rangers
signed him this summer, but he's looked every bit like an
All-Star so far.

Lately, though, his teammates haven't given him much help.

The Rangers try to break out of their offensive slump Saturday
afternoon as they visit the Ottawa Senators looking to avoid a
sixth loss in eight games.

Gaborik has bounced back from an injury-plagued 2008-09 with
Minnesota, recording 13 goals and 11 assists in 12 games during
a successful early stint with the Rangers. His presence seemed
to energize his new team, as New York led the NHL with 46 goals
as of Oct. 26, but it has since returned to the offensively
challenged ways that resulted in the club ranking 29th in goals
last season.

The Rangers (10-8-1) managed 13 goals over the last seven games,
with a 5-3 loss to Atlanta on Thursday the fifth defeat in that
stretch.

Brian Boyle pulled New York within one 6:18 into the third
period, but the Rangers didn't score against despite outshooting
the Thrashers 18-5 in the final 20 minutes.

"We are not getting the results right now," said forward Vinny
Prospal, who has four assists but no goals in the past seven
contests. "The third period really showed how effective we can
be playing 5-on-5."

Gaborik had three goals and three assists in his past five
games, but two of New York's other top forwards are banged up.
Brandon Dubinsky will miss the next month after breaking his
hand in a loss to Calgary last week, while Chris Drury suffered
a concussion in that same game.

Drury's status for Saturday's game is unclear.

Dubinsky had two goals - one an empty-netter - in the Rangers'
5-2 win over Ottawa (8-6-2) on Oct. 3 at Madison Square Garden.
Former Senator Prospal also scored, along with Gaborik.

The Senators' Pascal Leclaire gave up four goals that night, and
had another rough outing against an Atlantic Division team
Thursday. He stopped 22 shots in a 5-1 loss at Philadelphia,
giving up three goals in the final period.

Coach Cory Clouston, though, wasn't discouraged by Ottawa's
fourth loss in six games, saying the team "played very well" for
the first 40 minutes.

"I don't know if we can play much better on the road than that,"
Clouston said.

The struggling Leclaire went 2-3-1 with a 3.55 goals-against
average in his last seven starts. As a result, Brian Elliott
(2-1-1, 3.20 GAA) is expected to start Saturday.

Elliott made 25 saves in a 2-0 home loss against the Rangers on
Jan. 10, his only career start versus New York.

Henrik Lundqvist didn't play well Thursday, his first game back
after missing two with a lower-body injury, but could be much
better Saturday. He went 4-2-0 with a 1.66 GAA in his last six
starts versus Ottawa.

Senators leading scorer Daniel Alfredsson scored three goals in
his last five contests against the Rangers.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Emery leads Flyers past Senators]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA(AP) -- Ray Emery admitted that it was a special night
- and that he was relieved when it was over.

Emery made 22 saves in his first start against his former team,
and Danny Briere scored two goals to help the Philadelphia
Flyers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Thursday night for their
fifth straight victory.

"These are fun ones to play. Definitely nerves are going," Emery
said. "It's a little bit special, a different situation but it's
two good teams and a little personal story for myself. I'm just
happy that we won."

Blair Betts, James Van Riemsdyk and Darroll Powe also scored for
the Flyers. Jeff Carter, Kimmo Timonen, and Chris Pronger each
added two assists.

Mike Fisher scored for Ottawa. The Senators have lost two
straight and four of their last six games.

Emery was with Ottawa for five seasons (three as a regular), but
was cut loose after the 2007-08 season, the year after he led
the Senators to the Stanley Cup finals. He played in Russia last
season.

"I've never really played on a bad team," said Emery, 10-3-1
this season. "With this team I know we are going to get our
goals and I just have to do my part and play solid."

Briere said that the Flyers realized that it would be a special
night for Emery to face his former team for the first time.

"Definitely we're happy for him," Briere said. "He's been
playing well and he's been a great teammate for us so far this
year."

Flyers coach John Stevens said that he senses that the team
believes in their new goaltender.

"I really think there is a fondness or affection, and when he
gets in a situation like he did tonight, I think there's a
little more urgency in their play, Stevens said/

"Everyone's happy to see him (Emery) back in the league,"
Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson said about his former
teammate. "He played OK. We weren't able to test him too much
when we needed a couple of goals in the third period."

Ottawa's Pascal Leclaire also stopped 22 shots.

Betts, who signed as a free agent before the season and later
missed seven games with a shoulder injury, scored his first goal
to put Philadelphia ahead on a power play at 9:34 of the second
period. He poked the puck into the net after a dump-in by Claude
Giroux took a strange bounce off the boards.

Ottawa tied it on a power play at 14:49 on Mike Fisher's
one-timer off a backhand, cross-ice pass from Alex Kovalev.

Van Riemsdyk, who went into the game tied for the NHL rookie
points lead, made it 2-1 on another power play at 16:23, scoring
from inside the left circle.

Briere increased the lead with a spectacular rebound goal at
6:56 of the third period, batting Carter's shot out of the air.
Powe made it 4-1 with a wrist shot at 11:47, and Briere scored
on a slap shot 1:52 later.

Ottawa coach Cory Clouston said that he thought the Senators
"played very well" for the first 40 minutes.

"I don't know if we can play much better on the road than
that,"he added.

NOTES: The Flyers' winning streak is their longest since they
won five straight in December 2008. Philadelphia has outscored
its opponents 23-7 in regulation during the streak. ...
Philadelphia has four shots on goal in the first period, a
season low for a period. ... Flyers C Briere returned after
missing four games (groin and flu).]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Senators-Flyers Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By KATE HEDLIN
STATS Writer

Ottawa (8-5-2) at Philadelphia (9-4-1), 7:00 p.m. EDT

Ray Emery's career with the Ottawa Senators was memorable, but
not always for the right reasons.

Now with Philadelphia, Emery faces his former team for the first
time and the Flyers seek their fifth straight win on Thursday
night when they host the Senators.

Philadelphia (9-4-1) signed Emery to a one-year deal in June,
giving the goaltender another shot at the NHL after he played in
Russia following an acrimonious split with Ottawa (8-5-2) at the
end of the 2007-08 season.

Emery led the Senators on their run to the 2007 Stanley Cup
finals, but frustrated teammates and management with his
attitude and off-ice problems. He won 71 games and appeared in
30 playoff contests over five seasons with the Senators.

"He created a little bit of it himself, but it also snowballed
and people seemed like they wanted to run him out of town
towards the end there," said former teammate Jason Spezza, who
remains a close friend of Emery. "Maybe he got a little bit more
attention that he wouldn't have got if he was somewhere else."

Emery, who went through eight weeks of behavior counseling
before signing with the KHL, seems to have put his problems
behind him. He is 9-3-1 with a 2.27 goals-against average and
has been in net for each the Flyers' last four wins, giving up
just six goals.

He recorded 30 saves through overtime and three more in the
shootout of a 2-1 victory over St. Louis on Saturday.

Emery admitted it will be a little easier having his first game
against his former teammates come in Philadelphia. The Flyers
don't visit Ottawa until Jan. 3.

"I had really good times there," Emery said of his time in the
Canadian capital. "Made a lot of friends but that being said,
that's done. ... It's another game, but it's important for the
team and myself."

Emery will be looking to help the Flyers win five straight for
the first time since Dec. 6-16.

His former team, meanwhile, is trying to get back on track.
After losing three of four, the Senators won 4-3 in a shootout
against Edmonton on Tuesday as Spezza scored the deciding goal.

The Senators trailed 2-1 at the end of the first period, then
failed to protect a 3-2 lead in the third when Pascal Leclaire
gave up a goal with 4:43 left.

"We made it exciting and we were pretty disciplined," said
Leclaire, who stopped 31 shots through regulation and two more
in the shootout. "There was the little breakdown by myself at
the end but the guys came back and we were able to get the win,
so it's a little easier to forget about."

Jonathan Cheechoo recorded his first goal of the season in the
first period. Cheechoo, who was part of the deal that sent Dany
Heatley to San Jose, scored 12 goals last season with the Sharks
and has been a disappointment since leading the league with 56
in 2005-06.

He came in with two assists in 14 games.

"If we expect him to be a 50-goal scorer, that's not realistic,"
coach Cory Clouston told the Senators' official Web site. "But
we do need him to contribute more offensively."

Cheechoo has four goals and three assists in six career games
versus Philadelphia.

Ottawa won three of four against the Flyers last season,
splitting two games at the Wachovia Center.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sens' Spezza scores winning goal in SO vs. Oilers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[OTTAWA(AP) -- Jason Spezza scored the deciding goal in the
shootout, but Pascal Leclaire won the game for the Ottawa
Senators.

Leclaire made 31 saves, and the Senators twice came from behind
for a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.

With the game tied 2-2 midway through the third period, Leclaire
stopped Andrew Cogliano on a breakaway and then thwarted Denis
Grebeshkov moments later with a toe save in close to keep the
game tied.

"I just tried to follow them as much as I could," Leclaire said.
"These guys are pretty skilled and have a lot of offensive
ability. You have to be patient with them."

Chris Neil scored his third goal of the season with just under 7
minutes left in regulation to give the Senators a 3-2 lead, but
Gilbert Brule tied the game less than 2 minutes later with a
hard shot from the slot that trickled past Leclaire.

"We made it exciting and we were pretty disciplined," Leclaire
said. "There was the little breakdown by myself at the end but
the guys came back and we were able to get the win, so it's a
little easier to forget about."

Jonathan Cheechoo and Nick Foligno also scored for the Senators.

Dustin Penner and Ethan Moreau had first-period goals for the
Oilers, and Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers stopped 22 shots.

Down 2-1 after 20 minutes, the Senators scored the only goal of
the second period. Foligno took a behind-the-back pass from Ryan
Shannon and put a backhand shot past Drouin-Deslauriers to tie
it.

The Oilers sandwiched first-period goals around Cheechoo's first
with the Senators. The first goal was originally credited to
Steve Staios, which would have been the defenseman's first of
the season. The goal was changed to Penner after replays showed
the puck hitting Penner before Leclaire knocked it into his own
net with the shaft of his stick.

Less than 3 minutes after Cheechoo scored, Moreau gave the
Oilers their second lead of the night. He took advantage of
miscommunication in the corner between Peter Regin and Alex
Picard, stealing the puck and stuffing it past Leclaire.

After five straight road losses, the Oilers earned a win in
Colorado on Sunday night. Edmonton coach Pat Quinn was upset
with the latest loss, but happy that his team put together a
good performance.

"It was probably our best three periods in a long time, and we
maybe (could have) had a better result but we didn't," he said.
"And in the shootout we couldn't score.

"I don't like the goals that went in on us again, and I have a
problem with how the (Neil) one went in for sure. It was
interference on our goaltender and offside as well. I guess
you've got to live with that, but it makes it hard. But overall,
thinking in terms of improvement, we were a little better in
Colorado than we have been and this was a better effort.
Hopefully that will continue."

NOTES: Ryan O'Marra made his NHL debut with the Oilers. He was
selected 15th overall in 2005 by the New York Islanders and was
traded to the Oilers as part of the Ryan Smyth deal. ...
Senators captain Daniel Aldredsson had his nine-game point
streak halted. It was only the second time this season he has
been held off the score sheet. ... Senators D Anton Volchenkov
missed his fifth straight game because of an elbow injury.]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[By JEFF MEZYDLO
STATS Senior Writer

Edmonton (8-8-1) at Ottawa (7-5-2), 7:30 p.m. EDT

A resurgent power play helped Edmonton snap a three-game losing
streak. The Oilers might have a chance for more success with the
man advantage in their next contest.

The Oilers look for a second consecutive victory when they visit
the struggling Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.

After going 2 for 18 on the power play in its previous six
games, Edmonton (8-8-1) scored four times on seven chances with
the man advantage in a 5-3 win at Colorado on Sunday.

"The two things we did were simple," Edmonton center Ryan
Potulny said. "We simplified our game and got puck at the net."

The victory snapped a 1-6-0 stretch for the Oilers, who despite
their recent struggles on the power play, rank near the top of
the NHL with a 23.5 percent conversion rate with the man
advantage.

Potulny and Dustin Penner each had a power-play goal and an
assist against the Avalanche in the opener of a five-game road
trip.

"We probably paid attention a little bit, we moved the puck
around," coach Pat Quinn said of his team's improved power play.

Penner's team-leading 10th goal and 11th assist were his first
points in four games since a four-point effort in a 6-5 shootout
win over Detroit on Oct. 29.

Though Edmonton is 2-5-0 on the road this season and 0-3-1
against the Senators since beating them 3-1 on March 14, 2004,
opponents have converted 33.3 percent (7 of 21) of their
power-play chances against Ottawa in its last four games.
Ottawa's averaging an NHL-high 20.2 penalty minutes per contest.

"We've just got to find a way to stay out of the box," Senators
coach Cory Clouston said. "Whatever it may be, whether we feel
we're getting the short end of the stick, we've got to find a
way to stay out of the box."

The Senators (7-5-2) allowed three power-play goals Saturday
while losing for the third time in four games, 3-2 to New
Jersey.

Edmonton's Mike Comrie added his second goal in as many games by
scoring on the power play Sunday. Comrie is making his first
appearance in Ottawa since posting three goals and four assists
in 22 games for the Senators last season.

Nikolai Khabibulin made 34 saves against Colorado to improve to
7-7-1 with a 3.18 goals-against average in his first season with
the Oilers. The veteran goaltender is 5-8-0 with two ties and a
3.31 GAA versus the Senators.

Ottawa's Pascal Leclaire made 22 saves against the Devils while
falling to 5-4-1 with a 2.70 GAA this season. Leclaire wasn't
happy with his play, but bouncing back might not be easy against
the Oilers. He's 1-2-2 with a 3.44 GAA in his career against
Edmonton.

For the sixth time in seven games, Milan Michalek recorded a
point by scoring Saturday for Ottawa, which blew a 2-0 lead and
dropped to 1-2-0 on a four-game homestand.

"We played a great start of the game and then took too many
penalties again," forward Jason Spezza said after the Senators
had 10 penalties versus New Jersey. "It cost us, so it was a
frustrating loss."

Michalek has a team-leading seven goals in his first season with
the Senators, but only three assists in his last 11 games
against Edmonton.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Devils improve to 8-0 road with win over Ottawa]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[OTTAWA(AP) -- Though it wasn't a textbook performance, the New
Jersey Devils played well enough to earn their eighth straight
road win.

Zach Parise and David Clarkson each had a goal and an assist on
the power play, and the Devils won again away from home with a
3-2 comeback victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.

"It seems we find ways to win," Devils goalie Martin Brodeur
said. "We stuck with it. It wasn't a really pretty game on our
part, but we came through."

The Devils (11-4) are riding the second-longest road winning
streak to open an NHL season. The Buffalo Sabres started the
2006-07 season with a 10-game road run.

New Jersey trailed 2-1 heading into the third but scored two
power-play goals in the third to pull out the victory.

"This is our team," Devils coach Jacques Lemaire said. "They
believe they can come back. It's all tight games that we're
getting, but they never let down and they always feel they have
a chance to come back."

The Senators (7-5-2) continued their trend of letting games and
points slip away because of their mistakes.

"We've just got to find a way to stay out of the box," Senators
coach Cory Clouston said. "Whatever it may be, whether we feel
we're getting the short end of the stick, we've got to find a
way to stay out of the box."

Senators goalie Pascal Leclaire, celebrating his 27th birthday,
was angered by his play.

"I'm mad at myself," he said. "I made a mistake on that second
goal and then I was screened on the last one. It was
frustrating."

The Senators got off to a strong start, but just couldn't hold
it together in the final period.

Milan Michalek and Brian Lee scored for Ottawa. Parise, Clarkson
and Andy Greene had New Jersey's power-play goals. Brodeur faced
21 shots.

Leclaire got off to a solid start making a big pad save on Jamie
Langenbrunner and robbing Niclas Bergfors with a glove stop.

The Senators opened the scoring at 14:00 of the first after
creating a flurry of great chances. Daniel Alfredsson found
Michalek, who beat Brodeur shortside.

Ottawa made it 2-0 midway through the second on Lee's first goal
of the season. Lee carried the puck from his own end and let a
wrist shot go that just slipped under Brodeur's left leg.
Brodeur sprawled to grab the puck, but it had already trickled
across the line.

"Those goals will happen," Brodeur said. "This one was pretty
bad, but you've just got to focus on the next one."

The Devils cut the lead in half with a power-play goal as Parise
was able to pick the puck out of traffic in front and raise it
over Leclaire.

With Jarkko Ruutu serving a holding penalty, the Devils tied it
as Clarkson beat Leclaire through the legs from a sharp angle.

"I thought the second goal was the turning point for them,"
Clouston said. "Obviously it was one that Pascal would have
liked to have back, but they were just better positionally than
we were. When they got the lead they just shut it down."

Greene scored the eventual winner on a screened shot.

"We played a great start of the game and then took too many
penalties again," Ottawa forward Jason Spezza said. "It cost us
so it was a frustrating loss."

Senators center Jesse Winchester played his first game of the
season after missing the first 13 because of a knee injury.

NOTES: The Senators have not beaten the Devils since Oct. 27,
2007. ... The Senators were without D Anton Volchenkov (elbow,
2-3 weeks). ... The Devils were missing D Johnny Oduya (lower
body, indefinite), C Rob Niedermayer (upper body, indefinite), D
Paul Martin, (forearm fracture, four weeks), LW Jay Pandolfo
(shoulder, four weeks). ... New Jersey's Patrik Elias was a
healthy scratch. Elias returned to the Devils lineup for
Friday's home win over the Islanders after missing the first 13
games following groin surgery. He was held out from playing
consecutive games for precautionary reasons.]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[By MATT BEARDMORE
STATS Writer

New Jersey (9-4-0) at Ottawa (7-4-2), 7:00 p.m. EDT

It's been more than seven months since the New Jersey Devils
have lost on the road.

They haven't dropped a game to the Ottawa Senators in more than
two years.

The surging Devils look to set the NHL's second-longest road
winning streak to open a season Saturday night, when they try to
win their seventh straight over Ottawa.

Following Friday's 2-1 win over the visiting New York Islanders
- New Jersey's fourth straight victory and 10th in 12 games -
the Devils (10-4-0) hit the road, where they've won nine
straight since a 6-1 loss to Pittsburgh on April 1.

With Saturday's 2-1 shootout victory over Tampa Bay, New Jersey
tied three other teams for second all-time with its seventh
consecutive road win to open the season.

Buffalo won a league-record 10 in a row on the road to begin
2006-07.

The Devils could inch closer to that mark at Scotiabank Place,
where they've won three straight.

In its last visit there April 9, New Jersey won 3-2 in a
shootout to snap the Senators' franchise-record nine-game home
winning streak.

Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur made 28 saves through overtime
before denying Mike Fisher and Jason Spezza in the shootout, as
New Jersey won its sixth straight in the series since a 4-1 loss
on Oct. 27, 2007.

That was Brodeur's only matchup versus Ottawa last season due to
a torn left biceps that sidelined him 50 games.

After getting the night off versus the Islanders - Devils
goaltender Yann Danis made 23 saves in his second appearance of
the season - Brodeur is expected back in net Saturday.

He is 19-8-2 with a 2.07 GAA in 29 career starts in Ottawa.
Brodeur, who has five career shutouts visiting the Senators,
needs one more to tie Terry Sawchuk for first all-time with 103.

Spezza and the Senators (7-4-2) will try to make sure that
doesn't happen.

After missing the previous two games with back spasms, Spezza
scored his first goal of the season 4:17 into overtime to lift
the Senators to a 3-2 victory over Tampa Bay on Thursday.

Spezza, who had 100 goals over the last three seasons and is one
shy of 150 for his career, also notched assists on goals from
Daniel Alfredsson and Fisher.

Spezza has three goals and 15 assists in 18 career games versus
New Jersey.

"When he has the puck he can do so many things," Ottawa goalie
Pascal Leclaire said.

Leclaire, acquired from Columbus in March, could make his second
career start opposite one of his boyhood idols in Brodeur.

"In Columbus, we didn't play (the Devils) a whole lot," Leclaire
told the Senators' official Web site. "It happened three years
ago. I think we lost 2-1 (actually 1-0 on Oct. 28, 2006). It was
a pretty big deal (for me) to play against one of my idols.

"Tomorrow will be a little bit different. I'm older now but he's
a big name and he's still one of the best - if not the best -
goalies in the league. It's a great challenge."

Devils center Patrik Elias, second on the team with 78 points
last season, made his season debut Friday following hip and
groin surgery. He scored three goals with five assists against
the Senators in 2008-09.

New Jersey is 10-3-1 in Ottawa since the beginning of the
2001-02 season. The Devils won a franchise-record 10 straight
road games Feb. 27-April 7, 2001.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Spezza's OT goal lifts Senators past Lightning]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[OTTAWA(AP) -- Jason Spezza is glad he won't have to answer any
more questions about his early goal drought.

Spezza got his first goal of the season on a power play 4:17
into overtime to give the Ottawa Senators a 3-2 victory over the
Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.

Sidelined the previous two games because of back pain, Spezza
drove a slap shot past Antero Niittymaki for his third point of
the game after Tampa Bay's Mattias Ohlund was sent off for
holding 3 minutes into overtime.

"I felt pretty good about my game going into tonight and I just
wasn't getting many bounces," said Spezza, a 30-goal scorer each
of the last three seasons. "It's nice to get one, though, to get
the monkey off a little bit."

Spezza also assisted on goals by Daniel Alfredsson and Mike
Fisher.

"He's a big part of our team," said Pascal Leclaire, who made 18
saves. "He's a presence. When he has the puck he can do so many
things. He makes the defense back up a little bit and keeps them
thinking so obviously you want him on your team and he played
great tonight."

Ottawa (7-4-2) won for the second time in three meetings between
the two teams this season, including a 5-2 loss in Tampa Bay one
week earlier.

Alex Tanguay and Steven Stamkos scored power-play goals for
Tampa Bay (5-4-5). The Lightning are 1-1-1 on a four-game trip
that included a 2-1 overtime win in Toronto on Tuesday night.
Stamkos has 12 goals this season.

Niittymaki stopped 26 shots in his second start in a row.

"Obviously we wanted to win but I think it was a good game,"
Lecavalier said. "It was a little bit like the game in Toronto,
high intensity, and both teams had their chances and the goalies
played well. I think it was a good game overall."

Rookie Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman left the game in the
second and did not return after he was leveled by Ottawa's Chris
Neil on a hit along the boards behind Tampa Bay's net.

"I saw it kind of quickly on the board," Lecavalier said. "A
couple of guys said it was dirty but I don't want to comment on
it. I didn't see it clearly."

Steve Downie was assessed an instigating minor, a major and a
misconduct at 14:12 when he came to his teammate's defense and
fought Neil, who wasn't surprised by Downie's reaction.

"You don't like to see your teammates get hit like that but it's
a clean hit, sometimes you can't do much about it," Neil said.

Stamkos drew the Lightning even at 2 when he drove a slap shot
past Pascal Leclaire 13:40 into the second for Tampa Bay's
second power-play goal of the game.

Referee Kerry Fraser waved off a pair of Ottawa goals with under
5 minutes remaining in the third, including Chris Kelly's
high-stick tip with 26.8 seconds left.

A brief video review confirmed Fraser's call.

The official drew the ire of the Scotiabank Place crowd moments
earlier when he waved off another apparent go-ahead goal by the
Senators with 4:09 remaining.

Fraser ruled that the Lightning gained possession while a
delayed penalty was signaled against Tampa Bay's Andrej Meszaros
before Filip Kuba put a backhand past Niittymaki.

Tanguay gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead 3:03 in with his second of
the season.

Alfredsson drew Ottawa even just under 2 minutes later with his
sixth goal.

Fisher scored on a power play 12 minutes into the second to give
the Senators a brief 2-1 lead.

NOTES: With thousands of Canadian military personnel on hand for
Armed Forces Appreciation Night, a moment of silence was
observed prior to the game in memory of the victims of the
shooting spree at Fort Hood. ... Tanguay has two goals and four
assists in his last seven games. He had one point in his first
seven games, an assist in the Lightning's 6-3 season-opening
loss in Atlanta on Oct. 3. ... Tampa Bay beat Ottawa 5-2 at home
one week earlier. Senators LW Milan Michalek had a hat trick in
a 7-1 win over the Lightning on Oct. 15.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lightning-Senators Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By JEFF MEZYDLO
STATS Senior Writer

Tampa Bay (5-4-4) at Ottawa (6-4-2), 7:30 p.m. EDT

The Ottawa Senators might need a boost to help end their current
rough stretch. The return of Jason Spezza could be it.

The Senators might have their star center back as they try to
avoid a third consecutive loss Thursday night against the
visiting Tampa Bay Lightning.

After missing Ottawa's past two games due to back pain, there's
a chance Spezza could return as the Senators (6-4-2) face Tampa
Bay for the third time this season.

Spezza took part in a full practice Wednesday, but his status
will likely be a game-time decision.

"I was pleasantly surprised with how I felt," Spezza told the
Senators' official Web site. "I thought I'd feel worse. But
we'll see how it goes. It's going to be more (about) how I
recover."

After scoring 100 goals the past three seasons, Spezza has eight
assists through 10 games, but no goals. Despite the drought, the
Senators missed Spezza while being outscored 8-3 in two losses
without him.

Spezza has nine goals and 17 assists in 21 games against Tampa
Bay.

Ottawa recorded a season-high 51 shots, but only Mike Fisher
scored on Atlanta goaltender Ondrej Pavelec in a 3-1 home loss
Saturday. Two nights earlier, the Senators had 23 shots in a 5-2
defeat at Tampa Bay.

"We did some good things and worked hard, but just didn't get
some of the breaks we needed to," said Fisher, who has five
goals after scoring 13 all of last season.

Even if Spezza is unable to play and despite the recent loss in
Tampa Bay (5-4-4), the Senators have dominated the Lightning at
home of late, outscoring them 12-3 during a three-game winning
streak at Scotiabank Place.

Milan Michalek had a hat trick and Daniel Alfredsson added three
assists in Ottawa's 7-1 home win over Tampa Bay on Oct. 15.
Alfredsson has seven assists in his last four games versus the
Lightning.

Pascal Leclaire faced 17 shots in the Oct. 15 win to improve to
2-0-0 with a 2.00 goals-against average against Tampa Bay.
Leclaire, 4-3-1 with a 2.76 GAA this season, is likely to be
back in net after making 18 saves Saturday against Atlanta.

Tampa Bay's Antero Niittymaki could earn a second straight start
after stopping 40 shots in a 2-1, overtime win at Toronto on
Tuesday.

After spending his previous five seasons with Philadelphia,
Niittymaki is 3-1-1 with a 1.95 GAA with his new club and making
a case to see more playing time ahead of Mike Smith.

Smith is 2-3-3 with a 3.64 GAA this season and 2-3-0 with a 2.98
GAA lifetime against Ottawa. Niittymaki is 5-5-2 with a 3.37 GAA
versus the Senators.

"There's nothing wrong with in-house competition," coach Rick
Tocchet told the Lightning's official Web site. "The good thing
is, those guys get along well with each other."

Vincent Lecavalier had a goal and Ryan Malone added his ninth
for the winner in overtime Tuesday to help the Lightning improve
to 1-4-1 on the road. Malone has two goals and two assists
against the Senators this season.

Lecavalier, who fell one short of a sixth straight 30-goal
season in 2008-09, has two goals through 13 games this season.
He's failed to find the back of the net in his last five games
against Ottawa.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thrashers end 4-game skid, top Senators 3-1]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[OTTAWA(AP) -- The Ottawa Senators will be happy not to see Ondrej
Pavelec anytime soon.

The Atlanta Thrashers goalie stopped 50 shots en route to a 3-1
win over the Senators on Saturday.

"Right now I feel like Jacque Plante 50 years ago," said
Pavelec, whose helmet flew off after he took a puck to the face.

The 22-year-old netminder was outstanding and the main reason
why the Thrashers were able to leave Ottawa with a victory. His
teammates managed just 21 shots.

"He was fabulous," Thrashers coach John Anderson said. "One of
the best games I've ever seen in goal. He made us win."

Before this season, Pavelec had played 19 games in the NHL and
wasn't expected to be the Thrashers' starting goalie. But
Pavelec has made the most of No. 1 netminder Kari Lehtonen's
absence caused by back surgery.

His latest effort helped the Thrashers (5-4-1) snap a four-game
losing streak.

"We didn't play well at all," said Rich Peverley, who scored the
Thrashers' second goal. "At times it felt like we were just
standing around. (Pavelec) handed us the win, he was
tremendous."

The Senators outshot the Thrashers 25-3 in the third period, but
couldn't solve Pavelec.

The Thrashers, who have struggled early in games, took control
by jumping out to a 2-0 lead after two periods on goals by Zach
Bogosian and Peverley. Maxim Afinogenov also scored for Atlanta.

Pascal Leclaire, who stopped 18 shots, could hardly be blamed
for the loss as he was the victim of a couple of unlucky
bounces. Mike Fisher scored the lone goal for the Senators
(6-4-2).

"A couple of bounces didn't go our way, and it was just
unfortunate," Leclaire said. "The guys played a great game and
we just ran into a hot goalie."

Both Atlanta goals were scored after the Senators failed to win
faceoffs in their own end.

On the first goal, Marty Reasoner beat Nick Foligno cleanly and
dropped the puck to Bogosian, whose shot got past Leclaire
before the goalie reacted at 12:13 of the first period.

"It was the start we wanted to get," Bogosian said.

The Thrashers made it 2-0 in the second despite being outshot
18-5. Peverley won a draw, and after a duel along the boards,
Nik Antropov threw the puck out front where Peverley got a piece
of it. The puck bounced in off Ottawa defenseman Chris Campoli
with 8:09 left in the period.

Ottawa entered the game with the fourth-worst faceoff winning
percentage in the NHL.

The Senators cut the deficit to 2-1 during a two-man advantage
with 4:27 remaining in the game when Fisher squeezed in a shot
from the side of the net.

"We did some good things and worked hard, but just didn't get
some of the breaks we needed to," Fisher said. "One of those
games where you run into a hot goalie and can't do anything
about it."

Afinogenov put the game out of reach at 18:29 when he beat
Leclaire between the legs.

The Senators, losers of two in a row, will have a few days to
work on things before they host the Tampa Bay Lightning on
Thursday.

NOTES: The Senators were without C Jason Spezza (back,
day-to-day) and D Anton Volchenkov (elbow, 2-3 weeks). The
Thrashers were without Ilya Kovalchuk (broken foot, four weeks),
D Boris Valabik (ankle, 4-6 weeks), G Kari Lehtonen (back
surgery, undetermined) and D Ron Hainsey (undisclosed,
day-to-day). C Jason Krog was a healthy scratch.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:35:35 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thrashers-Senators Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By ANTHONY GIORNALISTA
STATS Senior Writer

Atlanta (4-4-1) at Ottawa (6-3-2), 2:00 p.m. EDT

Thin defensively, the Ottawa Senators won't have the burden of
trying to stop Ilya Kovalchuk. The Atlanta Thrashers' blue-line
corps, meanwhile, may still have to contend with Jason Spezza.

The Senators, missing top defenseman Anton Volchenkov, hope to
have Spezza back Saturday afternoon in a matchup with a
Thrashers team that is without Kovalchuk as it tries to end a
four-game losing streak.

Ottawa (6-3-2) lost 5-2 in Tampa on Thursday night in its first
game without Volchenkov and Spezza. Volchenkov will be out for
at least two weeks after hurting his right elbow in a 4-3 win at
Florida on Wednesday night, and Spezza is day to day after
suffering an upper-body injury in that contest.

Volchenkov was replaced by defenseman Brian Lee, who was
recalled from Binghamton of the AHL. Lee, a former first-round
pick, had an assist but was part of a defense that couldn't stop
the Lightning.

At least the Senators won't have to face Kovalchuk. Atlanta's
star winger is expected to miss three to five weeks because of a
broken foot.

Kovalchuk has 21 goals and 11 assists in 28 games against
Ottawa, but Atlanta is 11-16-0 with one tie in those contests.

Spezza, Ottawa's catalyst offensively, has helped the Senators
overcome Kovalchuk's strong play, posting six goals and 17
assists in 19 games versus the Thrashers.

Spezza has eight assists in 10 games this season but has yet to
score after finding the back of the net at least 32 times in
each of his last three seasons.

Without Spezza on Thursday, the Senators were held under three
goals for the first time since a 4-1 defeat to Pittsburgh on
Oct. 12. That was also the last time Ottawa had lost in
regulation.

Ottawa now opens a four-game stretch at home, where it is 3-1-2.

Atlanta (4-4-1) is coming off an 0-3-0 homestand and has lost
four in a row overall - all by one goal - since a 4-2 win at
Buffalo on Oct. 17. The Thrashers have trailed by three goals in
each of their last three games and have dropped below .500 for
the first time after a 4-1-0 start.

"We can't put ourselves behind the 8-ball," center Rich Peverley
said. "We have got to manage the game better."

Peverley replaced Kovalchuk on the top line in Thursday's 4-3
loss to Washington, posting an assist to give him a six-game
point streak (three goals, four assists).

Atlanta used Evander Kane in that role when Kovalchuk was hurt
in a 4-3 loss to San Jose on Saturday night. The 18-year-old
Kane, the fourth overall pick in this year's draft, has three
goals and two assists.

Kane was held without a point in Atlanta's 4-2 loss at Ottawa on
Oct. 10. The Senators are 12-3-3 with one tie at home against
the Thrashers.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:27:44 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Stamkos has 2 goals in Lightning win]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[TAMPA, Fla.(AP) -- Steven Stamkos is fast becoming an elite NHL
player.

Stamkos had two power-play goals and an assist to help the Tampa
Bay Lightning beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Thursday night.

"He's emerging as a leader," Tampa Bay coach Rick Tocchet said
about Stamkos, the first overall pick in the 2008 draft. "I'm
not going to put too much pressure on him. For a 19-year old, a
pretty good player."

Todd Fedoruk, Ryan Malone and Alex Tanguay also scored for the
Lightning, who are 4-0-2 at home.

Stamkos opened the scoring at 7:20 of the first when his
redirection of Vincent Lecavalier's shot went into the net off
Ottawa defenseman Filip Kuba. The second-year center gave the
Lightning a 4-0 lead at 7:09 of the third from the low right
circle after a nifty stickhandling move.

"He's a gifted goal scorer," Tanguay said. "It's fun to watch,
for sure."

Stamkos has nine goals in 10 games this season. He had 23 goals
during his rookie year last season.

"I'm feeling really confident on the ice," Stamkos said.
"Feeling better than it was last year. I want to be out there
touching the puck and making some plays. It's working so far and
I just want keep it up."

Ottawa got third-period goals from Jarkko Ruutu and Alex
Kovalev. The Senators were coming off a 4-3 win Wednesday night
at Florida.

"I don't know if it's fatigue," Ottawa coach Cory Clouston said.
"I think that first goal almost set the tone for the game. It
was a power-play goal on a penalty that they high-sticked
themselves. Those are hard to take."

Tanguay stopped a personal 12-game goal drought, dating to April
4, just over 2 minutes after Stamkos' second goal.

Fedoruk made it 2-0 on an in-close rebound goal at 4:34 of the
second. Malone's wraparound goal extended Tampa Bay's advantage
to 3-0 with 5:12 left in the second.

After stopping a shot by Milan Michalek earlier in the third
during a breakaway, Lightning goalie Mike Smith lost his shutout
bid when Ruutu scored with 9:43 remaining. Kovalev cut the
Ottawa deficit to 5-2 later in the period.

In the first meeting between the teams this season on Oct. 15,
Ottawa beat the Lightning 7-1.

"They really handed us a spanking," Stamkos said. "Obviously we
wanted to comeback and give it right back to them in front of
our home fans."

Tampa Bay's Martin St. Louis played in his 700th NHL games and
extended his franchise-record season-opening points streak to 10
games (11 assists, 14 points) with an assist. The NHL record is
51 games, set by Wayne Gretzky during the 1983-84 season.

St. Louis missed the net to the right on short-handed penalty
shot midway through the second.

NOTES: Senators D Anton Volchenkov is expected to miss at least
a couple weeks after hurting his right elbow in Wednesday's
game. He was replaced on the roster by D Brian Lee, who was
recalled from Binghamton of the AHL. ... Ottawa C Jason Spezza
didn't play due to an upper-body injury, and is day to day. ...
New Jersey special assignment coach Pat Burns, who is battling
cancer, scouted the game in preparation for the Devils' game at
Tampa Bay on Saturday night.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:49:43 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Senators-Lightning Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
STATS Writer

Ottawa (5-2-2) at Tampa Bay (3-3-3), 7:00 p.m. EDT

The Ottawa Senators are off to a surprising start, and another
meeting with the Tampa Bay Lightning may only help.

Coming off a victory over Florida's other NHL club, the Senators
look to continue their dominance of teams from the Sunshine
State on Thursday night when they visit the Lightning.

Last season, the Senators (6-2-2) missed the playoffs for the
first time in 12 seasons, and they were hoping to show
improvement in 2009-10. They've done that so far, recording at
least one point in eight of their last nine games since a
season-opening 5-2 loss at the New York Rangers.

Ottawa continued its impressive start Wednesday, beating the
Panthers 4-3 as four Senators scored. The victory also continued
the club's outstanding success in Florida as Ottawa improved to
24-6-2 with a tie in its last 33 visits to Miami and Tampa Bay.

The Senators have dominated the Lightning (3-3-3), posting a
26-5-2 overall record with a tie dating to the 1999-2000 season.
They beat them for the fourth consecutive time Oct. 15, as Milan
Michalek had a hat trick in a 7-1 victory.

Ottawa, though, might be without goaltender Pascal Leclaire
after he allowed one goal on 10 shots Wednesday before being
removed in the first period due to an illness.

"Part way through the period during one of the TV timeouts
(Leclaire) came over and said he was starting to feel dizzy,"
coach Cory Clouston said. "He felt he would be good until the
end of the period. He's a gamer, he tried to stay in but by the
end of the period it kept getting progressively worse."

Leclaire has been solid in the season's first month, going 4-2-1
with a 2.72 goals-against average in eight games, including a
16-save performance in the last meeting with Tampa. If he's
unable to play Thursday, Clouston would turn to Brian Elliott,
who made 26 saves in relief against the Panthers to improve to
2-0-1 with a 2.55 GAA.

Elliott has won both of his games against the Lightning, posting
a 0.98 GAA and a shutout.

Captain Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa's leader with 14 points, has
at least a point in nine of 10 games after getting a goal and an
assist Wednesday. The right wing has 12 goals and 19 assists in
his last 18 games against Tampa Bay, notching three assists Oct.
15.

The Lightning fell to 1-2-1 in their last four games following a
3-2 shootout loss to Buffalo on Saturday, as they gave up the
tying goal with 17 seconds left in regulation. Tampa Bay has
lost all three games that have reached the tiebreaker after
dropping 10 of 13 last season.

"It's really getting frustrating, the shootout," coach Rick
Tocchet said. "This team is still learning how to win. That's a
tough loss for us. You learn from your mistakes and move on.

"It's hard to win in this league. Nothing comes easy. We've got
to keep pounding that into the guys."

Steven Stamkos, who scored a goal Saturday before missing his
shootout attempt, has a five-game point streak, during which
he's totaled five goals and two assists. He had a career-high
six-game streak March 12-24.

The second-year center leads the Lightning with seven goals and
his 11 points are two back of team leader Martin St. Louis, who
has at least a point in each game this season.]]></description>
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