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Senators, Red wings face off in possible Stanley Cup preview
Jan 12, 2008 - 3:37 PM Detroit (33-8-4) at Ottawa (28-10-4) 7:00 pm ESTOTTAWA (Ticker) -- Hockey fans will be treated to a potential Stanley Cup Finals preview Saturday when the Detroit Red Wings visit the Eastern Conference-leading Ottawa Senators .
The Red Wings and the Senators have established themselves as the elite teams in their respective conferences.
Detroit leads the league in points (70) and goals scored (157) and has just two regulation losses (18-2-3) since November 22.
The Red Wings, who have won six straight on the road, will try to bounce back from a 6-5 shootout loss to Minnesota on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Ottawa has won three straight and leads the East with 60 points. Dean McAmmond tallied in the sixth round of the shootout to lead the Senators to a 3-2 victory over Buffalo on Thursday.
Daniel Alfredsson extended his points streak to eight games with his team-leading 26th goal as Ottawa improved to 12-3-1 since its seven-game skid from November 21-December 4.
The Senators, who lost to the Anaheim Ducks in last season's Stanley Cup Finals, have dropped six of the last eight meetings with Detroit.
- NHL
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
DETROIT 0 0 2 2
OTTAWA 1 1 1 3 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: OTT - (PP) DANIEL ALFREDSSON 27 (DANY HEATLEY, JASON SPEZZA)
1:09
2ND PRD: OTT - MIKE FISHER 16 (LUKE RICHARDSON) 3:26
3RD PRD: DET - (PP) BRIAN RAFALSKI 8 (HENRIK ZETTERBERG, PAVEL
DATSYUK) 7:46
DET - JIRI HUDLER 11
Jan 12 9:39 PM - NHL
DETROIT 2
OTTAWA 3
3RD PRD: OTT - (PP) DANIEL ALFREDSSON 28 (JOE CORVO) 17:04
Red Wings vs. SenatorsJan 12 9:36 PM - NHL
DETROIT 2
OTTAWA 2
3RD PRD: DET - JIRI HUDLER 11 (NICKLAS LIDSTROM) 12:06
Red Wings vs. SenatorsJan 12 9:25 PM - NHL
DETROIT 1
OTTAWA 2
3RD PRD: DET - (PP) BRIAN RAFALSKI 8 (HENRIK ZETTERBERG, PAVEL
DATSYUK) 7:46
Red Wings vs. SenatorsJan 12 9:16 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
DETROIT 0 0 0
OTTAWA 1 1 2 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: OTT - (PP) DANIEL ALFREDSSON 27 (DANY HEATLEY, JASON SPEZZA)
1:09
2ND PRD: OTT - MIKE FISHER 16 (LUKE RICHARDSON) 3:26
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
DET 11 9
Jan 12 8:44 PM - NHL
DETROIT 0
OTTAWA 2
2ND PRD: OTT - MIKE FISHER 16 (LUKE RICHARDSON) 3:26
Red Wings vs. SenatorsJan 12 8:13 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
DETROIT 0 0
OTTAWA 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: OTT - (PP) DANIEL ALFREDSSON 27 (DANY HEATLEY, JASON SPEZZA)
1:09
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
DET 11 11
OTT 10 10
GOALIES: DET - DOMINIK
Jan 12 7:49 PM - NHL
DETROIT 0
OTTAWA 1
1ST PRD: OTT - (PP) DANIEL ALFREDSSON 27 (DANY HEATLEY, JASON SPEZZA)
1:09
Red Wings vs. SenatorsJan 12 7:17 PM
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