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Senators aim for fourth straight win vs. Wild

Feb 14, 2009 - 11:33 AM Ottawa (20-25-8) at Minnesota (28-23-3), 8:00 pm EST

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (Ticker) -- The Ottawa Senators are still entertaining dreams of reaching the playoffs for the 12th straight season.

The Senators will look for their season-best fourth consecutive victory Saturday, when they square off against the Minnesota Wild.

Ottawa, which lost four straight before its current surge, is still a long shot to make the postseason - sitting 16 points out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

All-Star Dany Heatley scored twice and Jason Spezza recorded a goal and an assist as the Senators cruised to a 5-2 triumph over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.

Antoine Vermette also netted a goal and set up another and Nick Foligno added his third tally in four games as Ottawa raised its record to 3-1-1 under coach Cory Clouston, who replaced the fired Craig Hartsburg on February 2.

The Wild are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. Defenseman Brent Burns netted a power-play goal, Mikko Koivu added a shorthanded tally and Antti Miettinen collected a pair of assists for Minnesota, which fell to 4-2-0 in its last six games.