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Hurricanes look to rebound vs. Senators
Mar 16, 2008 - 1:00 PM Ottawa (40-25-7) at Carolina (38-30-5) 3:00 pm EDTRALEIGH, North Carolina (Ticker) -- The Carolina Hurricanes need to solve their defensive problems quickly with the high-powered Ottawa Senators in town.
Cam Ward and the Hurricanes, who were humbled in their last game, will aim to bounce back on Sunday against the Senators, who also handed them an embarrassing loss a few months ago.
The 2006 Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Ward allowed four goals on seven shots before being relieved in a 7-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Friday.
Carolina, which leads Washington (34-30-8) and Florida (34-31-8) by five points in the Southeast Division, is coming off its worst loss since a 6-0 setback to Ottawa on December 12.
"We got off to a terrible start," All-Star center Eric Staal said. "We just weren't ready."
Winners of three straight, the Senators trail Montreal (40-24-9) by two points for first place in the Northeast Division.
All-Star Jason Spezza had a pair of power-play goals and Martin Gerber stopped 28 shots to record his first shutout of the season as the Senators blanked the Canadiens, 3-0, on Thursday.
Ottawa has fared well in Carolina, recording a 9-1-0 record with two ties while outscoring its opposition, 49-24, in that span.
Gerber, who helped the Hurricanes to a Stanley Cup in 2005-06, is 6-2-0 with a 1.58 goals-against average in nine games vs. Carolina.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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OTTAWA 1 0 0 1
CAROLINA 2 1 2 5 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: OTT - (PP) DANY HEATLEY 36 (JASON SPEZZA, CORY STILLMAN)
3:16
CAR - (PP) PATRICK EAVES 5 (FRANTISEK KABERLE, SCOTT WALKER)
7:00
CAR - (PP) JOE CORVO 10 (SERGEI SAMSONOV, ERIC STAAL) 10:24
2ND PRD: CAR - SCOTT WALKER
Mar 16 5:37 PM - NHL
OTTAWA 1
CAROLINA 5
3RD PRD: CAR - JOE CORVO 12 (TUOMO RUUTU) 17:50
Senators 1, Hurricanes 5 3rd - 2:10Mar 16 5:34 PM - NHL
OTTAWA 1
CAROLINA 4
3RD PRD: CAR - (PP) JOE CORVO 11 (SERGEI SAMSONOV, ERIC STAAL) 2:09
Senators 1, Hurricanes 4 3rd - 17:51Mar 16 5:04 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
OTTAWA 1 0 1
CAROLINA 2 1 3 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: OTT - (PP) DANY HEATLEY 36 (JASON SPEZZA, CORY STILLMAN)
3:16
CAR - (PP) PATRICK EAVES 5 (FRANTISEK KABERLE, SCOTT WALKER)
7:00
CAR - (PP) JOE CORVO 10 (SERGEI SAMSONOV, ERIC STAAL) 10:24
2ND PRD: CAR -
Mar 16 4:41 PM - NHL
OTTAWA 1
CAROLINA 3
2ND PRD: CAR - SCOTT WALKER 12 (TIM GLEASON, ERIC STAAL) 5:54
Senators 1, Hurricanes 3 2nd - 14:06Mar 16 4:13 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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OTTAWA 1 1
CAROLINA 2 2 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: OTT - (PP) DANY HEATLEY 36 (JASON SPEZZA, CORY STILLMAN)
3:16
CAR - (PP) PATRICK EAVES 5 (FRANTISEK KABERLE, SCOTT WALKER)
7:00
CAR - (PP) JOE CORVO 10 (SERGEI SAMSONOV, ERIC STAAL) 10:24
SHOTS ON GOAL:
Mar 16 3:47 PM - NHL
OTTAWA 1
CAROLINA 2
1ST PRD: CAR - (PP) JOE CORVO 10 (SERGEI SAMSONOV, ERIC STAAL) 10:24
Senators 1, Hurricanes 2 1st - 9:36Mar 16 3:34 PM - NHL
OTTAWA 1
CAROLINA 1
1ST PRD: CAR - (PP) PATRICK EAVES 5 (FRANTISEK KABERLE, SCOTT WALKER)
7:00
Senators 1, Hurricanes 1 1st - 13:00Mar 16 3:24 PM - NHL
OTTAWA 1
CAROLINA 0
1ST PRD: OTT - (PP) DANY HEATLEY 36 (JASON SPEZZA, CORY STILLMAN) 3:16
Senators 1, Hurricanes 0 1st - 16:44Mar 16 3:16 PM
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