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Senators look to start another streak against Blackhawks

Dec 22, 2007 - 1:52 PM Chicago (16-15-2) at Ottawa (22-8-3) 7:00 pm EST

OTTAWA (Ticker) - Having a six-game winning streak snapped in their last game, the Eastern Conference-leading Ottawa Senators will look to start another run on Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Despite a season-high 42 saves by Martin Gerber, Ottawa dropped a 3-2 decision on Thursday at Atlanta. It was the Senators' first loss in regulation since December 1. Gerber is 3-1-0 with a 1.85 goals-against average in his last five appearances.

Chicago has beaten Ottawa in three of their last four meetings. Senators' captain Daniel Alfredsson has six goals and six assists in his last eight games against the Blackhawks.

The Blackhawks are coming off a 5-2 victory over Nashville on Wednesday and will look to win consecutive games for the first time in December. Martin Havlat, who spent his first five seasons with Ottawa, had three assists in the victory and now has five goals and six assists in 11 games after missing two months with a shoulder injury.

Chicago is 2-6-0 in December after a surprising 14-9-2 start. The Blackhawks are 0-3-1 in their last four road games. Nikolai Khabibulin is 1-5-1 in his last eight starts against the Senators, all coming with Tampa Bay.