Final
Senators look to continue success against Canadiens
Mar 24, 2008 - 1:40 PM Ottawa (41-27-7) at Montreal (42-24-10) 7:30 pm EDTMONTREAL (Ticker) - The chase for the Northeast Division title continues on Monday when the first-place Montreal Canadiens face the second-place Ottawa Senators.
The Canadiens, who lead the Pittsburgh Penguins by a point in the race for the top spot in the Eastern Conference, have a five-point lead over the Senators.
Currently in fifth place in the East, Ottawa needs to continue its recent dominance in the series if it wants to catch Montreal. The Senators have won five of the six meetings this season and eight of the last nine contests overall.
The Canadiens' current lead over the Ottawa is their largest of the season. Montreal is coming off consecutive wins over Boston to complete a sweep of the eight-game season series with the third-place Bruins.
"We need to get every point we can," Canadiens goalie Carey Price said.
The Senators had a 4-3 lead heading into the third period of Saturday's game with Toronto, but gave up two goals in a 41-second span on the way to a 5-4 loss.
"We know we can play better," Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson said. "If we want to win down the stretch and in the playoffs, we can't give up goals like that."
The line of left wing Dany Heatley, center Jason Spezza and Alfredsson at right wing have combined for 14 goals and 22 assists against Montreal this season. Goaltender Martin Gerber is 4-1 vs. the Canadiens with a 2.01 goals-against average.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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OTTAWA 0 1 4 5
MONTREAL 3 4 0 7 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: MON - ANDREI KOSTITSYN 24 (TOMAS PLEKANEC, ROMAN HAMRLIK)
1:40
MON - CHRIS HIGGINS 23 (MAXIM LAPIERRE) 13:26
MON - (PP) ANDREI KOSTITSYN 25 (MARK STREIT, ALEXEI KOVALEV)
18:24
2ND PRD: OTT - ANTOINE VERMETTE 19 (RAND
Mar 24 10:15 PM - NHL
OTTAWA 5
MONTREAL 7
3RD PRD: OTT - (PP) CORY STILLMAN 25 (DANIEL ALFREDSSON) 18:02
Senators 5, Canadiens 7 3rd - 1:58Mar 24 10:12 PM - NHL
OTTAWA 4
MONTREAL 7
3RD PRD: OTT - DANY HEATLEY 39 (MIKE COMMODORE, DANIEL ALFREDSSON)
9:23
Senators 4, Canadiens 7 3rd - 10:37Mar 24 9:54 PM - NHL
OTTAWA 3
MONTREAL 7
3RD PRD: OTT - MARTIN LAPOINTE 6 (SHEAN DONOVAN) 4:33
Senators 3, Canadiens 7 3rd - 15:27Mar 24 9:44 PM - NHL
OTTAWA 2
MONTREAL 7
3RD PRD: OTT - DANY HEATLEY 38 (DANIEL ALFREDSSON, LUKE RICHARDSON)
3:04
Senators 2, Canadiens 7 3rd - 16:56Mar 24 9:41 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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OTTAWA 0 1 1
MONTREAL 3 4 7 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: MON - ANDREI KOSTITSYN 24 (TOMAS PLEKANEC, ROMAN HAMRLIK)
1:40
MON - CHRIS HIGGINS 23 (MAXIM LAPIERRE) 13:26
MON - (PP) ANDREI KOSTITSYN 25 (MARK STREIT, ALEXEI KOVALEV)
18:24
2ND PRD: OTT - ANTOINE VERM
Mar 24 9:21 PM - NHL
OTTAWA 1
MONTREAL 7
2ND PRD: MON - (SH) TOM KOSTOPOULOS 6 (ANDREI MARKOV) 19:14
Senators 1, Canadiens 7 2nd - 0:46Mar 24 9:16 PM - NHL
OTTAWA 1
MONTREAL 6
2ND PRD: MON - MIKHAIL GRABOVSKI 3 (ANDREI KOSTITSYN) 15:46
Senators 1, Canadiens 6 2nd - 4:14Mar 24 9:10 PM - NHL
OTTAWA 1
MONTREAL 5
2ND PRD: MON - (PP) ANDREI MARKOV 16 (MICHAEL RYDER, ALEXEI KOVALEV)
15:04
Senators 1, Canadiens 5 2nd - 4:56Mar 24 9:08 PM - NHL
OTTAWA 1
MONTREAL 4
2ND PRD: MON - FRANCIS BOUILLON 2 (BRYAN SMOLINSKI) 11:29
Senators 1, Canadiens 4 2nd - 8:31Mar 24 9:00 PM - NHL
OTTAWA 1
MONTREAL 3
2ND PRD: OTT - ANTOINE VERMETTE 19 (RANDY ROBITAILLE, MARTIN LAPOINTE)
9:43
Senators 1, Canadiens 3 2nd - 10:17Mar 24 8:55 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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OTTAWA 0 0
MONTREAL 3 3 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: MON - ANDREI KOSTITSYN 24 (TOMAS PLEKANEC, ROMAN HAMRLIK)
1:40
MON - CHRIS HIGGINS 23 (MAXIM LAPIERRE) 13:26
MON - (PP) ANDREI KOSTITSYN 25 (MARK STREIT, ALEXEI KOVALEV)
18:24
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST
Mar 24 8:18 PM - NHL
OTTAWA 0
MONTREAL 3
1ST PRD: MON - (PP) ANDREI KOSTITSYN 25 (MARK STREIT, ALEXEI KOVALEV)
18:24
Senators 0, Canadiens 3 1st - 1:36Mar 24 8:17 PM - NHL
OTTAWA 0
MONTREAL 2
1ST PRD: MON - CHRIS HIGGINS 23 (MAXIM LAPIERRE) 13:26
Senators 0, Canadiens 2 1st - 6:34Mar 24 8:02 PM - NHL
OTTAWA 0
MONTREAL 1
1ST PRD: MON - ANDREI KOSTITSYN 24 (TOMAS PLEKANEC, ROMAN HAMRLIK)
1:40
Senators 0, Canadiens 1 1st - 18:20Mar 24 7:43 PM
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