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Senators go for rare road win vs. Islanders

Nov 29, 2008 - 11:28 AM Ottawa (8-9-4) at NY Islanders (9-12-2) 7:00 p.m. EST

UNIONDALE, New York (Ticker) -- If the Ottawa Senators hope to register their first three-game winning streak, they will have to snap a streak of futility on the road.

Ottawa goes for its first road win in six road games during the month of November when they face the New York Islanders on Saturday.

After opening the season 3-1-0 on the road, the Senators are winless (0-3-2) since, including a 3-2 loss to the Islanders on November 15. Their last road victory came in a 2-1 win at Florida on October 30.

Mike Fisher scored after missing the last two games with a knee injury while Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson scored in the shootout as Ottawa defeated Toronto, 2-1.

Following a stretch of five wins in six starts, Islanders goaltender Joey MacDonald has hit a rough patch. He allowed four goals in a 5-3 loss to Pittsburgh on Wednesday and another four before being pulled early in the third period during a 7-2 loss to Boston Friday.

New York has won the previous two meetings of the season, sweeping a home-and-home series in mid-November with victories of 3-1 and 3-2. MacDonald stopped 67 of 70 shots in the pair of games, including

Nate Thompson scored in Friday's loss, his first game after missing more than three weeks due to a groin injury.