Sens Games

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8/12/2008
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Ottawa Senators 4 , Boston Bruins 3
Shots: 30 - 26
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:62/83=74 %, Challenges:36/42=83 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:57/72=79 %, Challenges:46/58=78 %
Attendance: 19153 of 19153 (Scotiabank Place)
Ticket income: 904022 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:16 1-0 Chris Neil [13] (John Madden, Anton Volchenkov)SH
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26:02 1-1 Andy Greene [1] (Stephen Weiss)
28:59 2-1 Chris Neil [14] (Guillaume Latendresse, Jason Spezza)
29:19 3-1 Jason Spezza [12] (Guillaume Latendresse)
33:27 3-2 Ryan Smyth [6] (Marco Sturm, Jay Bouwmeester)
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41:45 4-2 Chris Neil [15] (Guillaume Latendresse, Ilya Kovalchuk)
53:15 4-3 Petteri Nokelainen [2] (Carl Söderberg, Peter Schaefer)
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Penalty summary:
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15:44 Josh Hennessy (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:51 Vaclav Varada (2 min for hooking)
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57:57 Petteri Nokelainen (2 min for hooking)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 10.10 6
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 12.50 7
R Chris Neil 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 16.00 10
R Chris Kelly 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 6
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 10.10 6
C John Madden 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 14.50 8
C Jason Spezza 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 14.00 7
C Chris Drury 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 10.10 7
L Shean Donovan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 5
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.00 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 8
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 18.40 7
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 19.00 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 24.20 8
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 13.00 5
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 16.10 5
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Peter Schaefer 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.30 6
R Mike Grier 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 18.00 6
R Brian Gionta 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 15.30 8
R Phil Kessel 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 16.00 6
C Petteri Nokelainen 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 8.30 7
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 15.30 7
C Marc Savard 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 17.00 7
C Patrice Bergeron 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 15.00 6
L Carl Söderberg 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.30 7
L Vaclav Varada 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 15.50 7
L Ryan Smyth 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 -1 19.30 8
L Marco Sturm 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 -2 18.10 6
D Andy Greene 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 7
D Aaron Ward 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 22.20 5
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 0 25.50 8
D Mark Stuart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 6
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 -1 23.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 4 0 26 0 0 60.00 6
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Neil
2nd star: Jason Spezza
3rd star: Guillaume Latendresse

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Chris Neil scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Chris Kelly had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Chris Drury had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Brian Gionta had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Andy Greene finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Binghamton Senators 6( 33) , Providence Bruins 1( 16)
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1-0 BNG Miika Lahti (Brendan Bell)
2-0 BNG Marek Bartánus (Ilya Zubov)
3-0 BNG Ilya Zubov (Kaspars Daugavins)
3-1 PRO Jeremy Reich (Zach Hamill, Martin St. Pierre)
4-1 BNG Miika Lahti
5-1 BNG Danny Bois (Jeff Hoggan, Mike Mottau)
6-1 BNG Danny Bois (Christoph Schubert)

Goalies: Alex Auld - Adam Courchaine

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9/12/2008
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Boston Bruins 3 , Ottawa Senators 4
Shots: 26 - 33
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:66/75=88 %, Challenges:43/56=75 %
PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:76/97=78 %, Challenges:46/57=79 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (TD Banknorth Garden)
Ticket income: 822042 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:19 0-1 Danny Markov [1] (Guillaume Latendresse)
10:49 0-2 Guillaume Latendresse [12] (Danny Markov, Anton Volchenkov)
16:21 0-3 Chris Drury [15] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Chris Kelly)PP
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28:31 1-3 Jay Bouwmeester [5] (Andy Greene, Marc Savard)PP
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47:19 2-3 Marco Sturm [13] (Patrice Bergeron, Phil Kessel)
52:57 3-3 Brian Gionta [11] (Ryan Smyth, Marc Savard)
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64:56 3-4 Jason Spezza [13] (Michal Rozsival, Danny Markov)
Penalty summary:
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15:05 Carl Söderberg (2 min for slashing)
17:46 Josh Hennessy (2 min for roughing)
17:46 Stephen Weiss (2 min for roughing)
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27:08 Ryan Shannon (2 min for hooking)
28:21 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for hooking)
29:52 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for hooking)
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40:19 Erik Karlsson (2 min for tripping)
41:26 Marc Savard (2 min for roughing)
41:26 John Madden (2 min for roughing)
53:38 Marc Savard (2 min for hooking)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.40 5
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 19.10 6
R Brian Gionta 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 8
R Phil Kessel 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 7
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 3 2 1 3 2 -1 15.50 7
C Marc Savard 0 2 0 3 0 0 4 0 18.30 8
C Patrice Bergeron 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 19.30 7
L Carl Söderberg 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7.40 6
L Vaclav Varada 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 20.20 6
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 20.00 7
L Marco Sturm 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.30 8
D Andy Greene 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 -1 21.00 7
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 20.00 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 2 7 0 2 0 0 27.30 9
D Mark Stuart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 18.10 5
D Jay Bouwmeester 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 26.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 4 0 29 0 0 65.00 6
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7.50 6
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 -1 17.20 7
R Chris Neil 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 3 18.40 9
R Chris Kelly 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 -1 21.10 7
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.50 6
C John Madden 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 19.30 6
C Jason Spezza 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 3 14.10 9
C Chris Drury 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 -1 21.20 8
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 9.10 6
L Shean Donovan 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 -1 17.20 7
L Guillaume Latendresse 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 3 15.00 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 -1 19.20 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 -1 22.00 7
D Danny Markov 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 20.10 9
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 -1 25.30 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 -1 19.50 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 17.30 7
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 -1 25.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 23 0 0 65.00 6
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Danny Markov
2nd star: Jason Spezza
3rd star: Guillaume Latendresse

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Carl Söderberg had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Guillaume Latendresse has marked a new career high in points with 30 points.
-Chris Drury scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Danny Markov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Chris Neil had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 5( 22) , Binghamton Senators 2( 11)
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1-0 PRO Martin St. Pierre (Byron Bitz, Jakub Vojta)
2-0 PRO Ned Lukacevic (Adam McQuaid)
3-0 PRO Ned Lukacevic (Brad Marchand)
4-0 PRO Jeremy Reich (Zach Hamill, Martin St. Pierre)
4-1 BNG Jeff Hoggan (Miika Lahti)
4-2 BNG Sergejs Pecura (Derek Smith)
5-2 PRO Zach Hamill (Martin St. Pierre)

Goalies: Adam Courchaine - Alex Auld

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14/12/2008
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Ottawa Senators 4 , Vancouver Canucks 3
Shots: 24 - 32
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:62/80=77 %, Challenges:41/50=80 %
PP: 1 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:66/82=80 %, Challenges:34/46=72 %
Attendance: 19153 of 19153 (Scotiabank Place)
Ticket income: 904022 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:19 0-1 Olli Jokinen [19] (Sami Salo)
10:49 0-2 Pavol Demitra [12] (Patrick Marleau)PP
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31:37 1-2 Danny Markov [2] (Guillaume Latendresse, Jason Spezza)PP
32:46 2-2 Chris Kelly [12] (Jason Spezza, Ilya Kovalchuk)
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48:47 3-2 Chris Neil [16] (Guillaume Latendresse, Michal Rozsival)
49:57 3-3 Ryan Kesler [10] (Taylor Pyatt, Kevin Bieksa)
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60:18 4-3 Jason Spezza [14] (Danny Markov)
Penalty summary:
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02:14 Jeff Cowan (2 min for roughing)
02:14 Danny Markov (2 min for roughing)
08:51 Josh Hennessy (2 min for hooking)
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23:48 Ron Hainsey (2 min for boarding)
26:59 Sami Salo (2 min for hooking)
31:15 Sami Salo (2 min for slashing)
37:01 Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
37:01 Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
39:21 Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
39:21 Tom Kostopoulos (5 min for fighting)
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43:54 Mattias Öhlund (2 min for cross-checking)
47:28 Jarkko Ruutu (5 min for fighting)
47:28 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.30 5
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 13.50 6
R Chris Neil 1 0 4 1 0 1 5 0 15.10 8
R Chris Kelly 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 19.50 7
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 7.40 7
C John Madden 0 0 1 6 1 4 0 0 18.30 8
C Jason Spezza 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 14.20 8
C Chris Drury 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6.50 6
L Shean Donovan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 14.00 9
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 21.00 8
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 0 18.40 8
D Danny Markov 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 20.10 8
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 25.40 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 16.10 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 29 0 0 60.20 8
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 7.40 7
R Dustin Penner 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 18.20 7
R Taylor Pyatt 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 15.50 8
R Pavol Demitra 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 18.30 7
C Jason Krog 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 7.40 6
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 11.50 5
C Ryan Kesler 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
C Olli Jokinen 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 -1 20.50 7
L Jannik Hansen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 7
L Jeff Cowan 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 0 13.10 7
L Mason Raymond 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 7
L Patrick Marleau 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 -1 18.40 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 12.50 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.20 6
D Sami Salo 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 27.00 7
D Alexander Edler 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 14.30 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 1 1 1 2 0 5 -1 21.10 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 26.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 4 0 20 0 0 60.20 5
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Spezza
2nd star: Guillaume Latendresse
3rd star: Danny Markov

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Guillaume Latendresse notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Ryan Kesler scored his 10th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-Chris Neil beat Maxim Lapierre in a fight.
-Kevin Bieksa beat Tom Kostopoulos in a fight.
-Shane O'Brien beat Jarkko Ruutu in a fight.

Farm game result:
Binghamton Senators 2( 22) , Manitoba Moose 3( 24)
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0-1 M Michael Grabner (Peter Sejna, Nolan Baumgartner)
0-2 M Darcy Hordichuk (Rick Rypien)
1-2 BNG Cody Bass (Peter Regin)
2-2 BNG Brendan Bell (Ilya Zubov)
2-3 M Ryan Johnson (Mike S. Brown, Jason Jaffray)

Goalies: Alex Auld - Cory Schneider

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Ottawa Senators 3 , Philadelphia Flyers 5
Shots: 26 - 24
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:78/86=90 %, Challenges:38/45=82 %
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:52/64=81 %, Challenges:38/50=74 %
Attendance: 19153 of 19153 (Scotiabank Place)
Ticket income: 904022 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:01 1-0 Danny Markov [3] (Jason Spezza)
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25:07 2-0 Jason Spezza [15] (Guillaume Latendresse, Danny Markov)
30:24 2-1 Braydon Coburn [4] (James Van Riemsdyk)
33:27 2-2 Anze Kopitar [14] (Simon Gagné, Joffrey Lupul)PP
35:16 2-3 Simon Gagné [14] (Anze Kopitar, Claude Giroux)
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56:17 3-3 Chris Neil [17] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Jason Spezza)
56:39 3-4 James Van Riemsdyk [6] (Braydon Coburn, Joffrey Lupul)
58:39 3-5 Matt Carle [5] (Drew Doughty) EN
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Penalty summary:
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05:31 Boyd Kane (2 min for boarding)
08:11 Simon Gagné (2 min for hooking)
15:16 Matt Carle (2 min for slashing)
19:31 Boyd Kane (2 min for roughing)
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32:17 Josh Hennessy (2 min for tripping)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 7
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 -1 11.00 7
R Chris Neil 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 17.10 8
R Chris Kelly 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 -1 20.50 6
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 7.10 7
C John Madden 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 12.20 5
C Jason Spezza 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.20 9
C Chris Drury 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 21.10 7
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
L Shean Donovan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.00 6
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 18.10 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 21.10 8
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 20.20 7
D Danny Markov 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 16.00 9
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 -1 23.50 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 12.20 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 18.40 6
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 5 0 19 0 0 59.20 4
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nick Palmieri 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8.10 6
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 15.40 7
R Jeff Carter 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.40 7
L Simon Gagné 1 1 5 1 1 0 2 1 20.20 9
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.10 7
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 14.40 7
C Joffrey Lupul 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 8
C Anze Kopitar 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 20.40 8
L Boyd Kane 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 8.10 6
L Denis Tolpeko 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 -1 14.40 6
L James Van Riemsdyk 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 10.30 8
R Claude Giroux 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.30 7
D James Wisniewski 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 16.10 4
D Braydon Coburn 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 17.00 8
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 27.20 8
D Drew Doughty 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 15.10 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 19.00 7
D Matt Carle 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Simon Gagné
2nd star: Jason Spezza
3rd star: Anze Kopitar

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Jason Spezza notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jason Spezza scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Chris Neil has marked a new career high in goals with 17 tallies.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Claude Giroux notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Matt Carle ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Binghamton Senators 5( 27) , Philadelphia Phantoms 2(
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0-1 PHL Jared Ross
1-1 BNG Pavel Mrna (Peter Regin)
2-1 BNG Ilya Zubov (Marek Bartánus)
3-1 BNG Ilya Zubov (Marek Bartánus)
4-1 BNG Jim McKenzie (Mike Mottau)
5-1 BNG Miika Lahti
5-2 PHL Jonathan Matsumoto (Lasse Kukkonen)

Goalies: Alex Auld - Michael-Lee Teslak

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20/12/2008
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Minnesota Wild 4 , Ottawa Senators 2
Shots: 28 - 24
PP: 1 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:65/75=86 %, Challenges:35/42=81 %
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:66/84=78 %, Challenges:46/51=88 %
Attendance: 18064 of 18064 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 845395 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:21 1-0 Marek Zidlicky [4] (Andrew Brunette, Éric Bélanger)
12:24 2-0 Éric Bélanger [12] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard)PP
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32:22 2-1 Chris Kelly [13] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Danny Markov)
37:04 2-2 Ilya Kovalchuk [19] (Chris Drury)
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40:59 3-2 Wade Redden [4])
58:46 4-2 Marc-André Bergeron [6] (Kim Johnsson, Mikko Koivu) EN
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Penalty summary:
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10:36 Erik Karlsson (2 min for tripping)
14:27 Kyle Chipchura (2 min for tripping)
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23:38 Danny Markov (2 min for tripping)
38:27 Marc-André Bergeron (2 min for elbowing)
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47:28 Josh Hennessy (2 min for hooking)
49:49 Andrei Zyuzin (2 min for cross-checking)
54:25 Kim Johnsson (2 min for high-sticking)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 7
R Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 5
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 6
C Kyle Chipchura 0 0 2 7 0 0 2 0 10.50 8
C Derick Brassard 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.30 5
C Éric Bélanger 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.30 8
C Mikko Koivu 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 21.00 8
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 6
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 -1 19.40 8
L Andrew Brunette 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 10.50 7
L Patrick Sharp 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 8
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 15.00 6
D Marek Zidlicky 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 26.50 9
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 -1 18.10 7
D Wade Redden 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 24.10 8
D Marc-André Bergeron 1 0 3 5 1 0 2 0 23.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Nolan Schaefer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 7
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 11.50 6
R Chris Neil 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
R Chris Kelly 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 20.40 8
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 7.00 6
C John Madden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 6
C Jason Spezza 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 13.20 7
C Chris Drury 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 21.20 10
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
L Shean Donovan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 11.50 6
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -1 13.20 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 21.20 8
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 -2 23.50 5
D Danny Markov 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 19.30 8
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 24.30 8
D Jason Smith 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 14.10 5
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 25.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 4 0 24 0 0 59.00 6
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Éric Bélanger
2nd star: Marc-André Bergeron
3rd star: Mikko Koivu

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Jakub Voracek had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Marc-André Bergeron finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Jason Spezza had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Jason Spezza had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Guillaume Latendresse had his 12 game point streak snapped.
-Ilya Kovalchuk ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Danny Markov had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 6( 42) , Binghamton Senators 0( 5)
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1-0 HOU Julian Walker (Morten Madsen, Maxim Noreau)
2-0 HOU Julian Walker (Morten Madsen)
3-0 HOU Derek Boogaard (Cal Clutterbuck)
4-0 HOU Craig Weller (Morten Madsen)
5-0 HOU Morten Madsen (Julian Walker)
6-0 HOU Ryan Hamilton (Tomas Mojzis)

Goalies: Barry Brust - Alex Auld

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21/12/2008
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St. Louis Blues 3 , Ottawa Senators 3
Shots: 19 - 26
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:52/71=73 %, Challenges:39/48=79 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:93/112=83 %, Challenges:57/65=86 %
Attendance: 19022 of 19022 (Scottrade Center)
Ticket income: 869305 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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17:23 0-1 John Madden [4] (Chris Kelly, Shean Donovan)
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20:29 0-2 Jason Spezza [16] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Michal Rozsival)
29:08 0-3 Chris Kelly [14] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Chris Drury)
32:52 1-3 Raffi Torres [10] (Ladislav Nagy)
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46:36 2-3 Chris Porter [1] (Barret Jackman, Doug Murray)
56:29 3-3 Nikita Alexeev [14] (Tomas Plekanec, Doug Murray)
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Penalty summary:
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09:34 Mike York (2 min for cross-checking)
16:37 Tom Kostopoulos (5 min for fighting)
16:37 Barret Jackman (5 min for fighting)
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32:39 Barret Jackman (5 min for fighting)
32:39 Jarkko Ruutu (5 min for fighting)
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42:59 David Backes (5 min for fighting)
42:59 Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
54:19 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for high-sticking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Backes 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 7.00 6
R Nikita Alexeev 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 21.40 7
R Alexander Steen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
R Brad Boyes 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
C Mike York 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 9.10 5
C Lars Eller 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 20.20 5
C Jay McClement 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 7
C Ladislav Nagy 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.50 6
L Chris Porter 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 8.20 5
L Tomas Plekanec 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 21.50 7
L Joe Pavelski 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17.10 6
L Raffi Torres 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Steven Wagner 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -1 22.40 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 23.40 7
D Doug Murray 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 21.40 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 22.40 8
D Barret Jackman 0 1 1 3 0 1 10 1 22.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 0 23 0 0 65.00 6
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.40 5
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 0 15.50 7
R Chris Neil 0 0 3 4 2 0 5 -2 20.30 7
R Chris Kelly 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 21.50 7
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
C John Madden 1 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 19.40 8
C Jason Spezza 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 18.20 9
C Chris Drury 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 -1 20.10 8
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 5.30 6
L Shean Donovan 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 17.30 7
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 21.30 10
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 18.20 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 20.50 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 25.40 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 19.10 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 21.40 5
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 16 0 0 65.00 5
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Kelly
2nd star: Jason Spezza
3rd star: Ilya Kovalchuk

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Raffi Torres scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Eric Brewer had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Chris Kelly has marked a new career high in assists with 24 assists.
-John Madden finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Shean Donovan finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Danny Markov had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Tom Kostopoulos beat Barret Jackman in a fight.
-Barret Jackman beat Jarkko Ruutu in a fight.
-Chris Neil beat David Backes in a fight.

Farm game result:
Peoria Rivermen 3( 20) , Binghamton Senators 0( 11)
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1-0 PEO T.J. Oshie (Jeff Woywitka)
2-0 PEO D.J. King (Yan Stastny, Nick Drazenovic)
3-0 PEO Yan Stastny (Dan Hinote)

Goalies: Manny Legace - Alex Auld

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Ottawa Senators 3 , Chicago Blackhawks 5
Shots: 27 - 25
PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:71/85=83 %, Challenges:41/55=73 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:66/79=83 %, Challenges:43/53=79 %
Attendance: 19153 of 19153 (Scotiabank Place)
Ticket income: 904022 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:14 1-0 Jason Spezza [17] (Danny Markov, Michal Rozsival)
17:04 1-1 Jaromir Jagr [18] (Martin Straka, Jonathan Toews)
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25:57 1-2 Jaromir Jagr [19] (Martin Straka, Maxime Talbot)
26:45 1-3 Jeremy Roenick [18] (Jaromir Jagr, Dion Phaneuf)
35:09 1-4 Jonathan Toews [15] (Jaromir Jagr, Martin Straka)
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41:01 2-4 Ilya Kovalchuk [20] (Chris Drury)
43:51 3-4 Chris Drury [16] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Erik Karlsson)
50:11 3-5 Bryan Bickell [3] (Dion Phaneuf, Kris Beech)
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Penalty summary:
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38:59 Eric Boguniecki (2 min for hooking)
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45:38 Bryan Bickell (2 min for hooking)
57:18 Markus Näslund (2 min for hooking)
59:15 Maxime Talbot (2 min for hooking)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 5
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 15.30 7
R Chris Neil 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 14.30 7
R Chris Kelly 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 18.50 6
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
C John Madden 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 15.30 6
C Jason Spezza 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 18.10 8
C Chris Drury 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 8
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.30 6
L Shean Donovan 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 -1 15.30 6
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.10 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 18.50 8
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 21.10 6
D Danny Markov 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 -1 18.40 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 -1 23.50 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 19.20 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
D Erik Karlsson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 5 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bryan Bickell 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 8.40 8
R Eric Boguniecki 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 13.50 6
R Jeremy Roenick 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 20.00 8
R Jaromir Jagr 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 3 18.10 10
C Kris Beech 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 8.40 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 -1 13.50 7
C Paul Stastny 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
C Jonathan Toews 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 15.00 8
L Maxime Talbot 0 1 1 4 0 1 2 1 11.10 8
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -2 17.30 7
L Markus Näslund 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 15.40 7
L Martin Straka 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 15.00 9
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 17.20 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 20.50 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 25.00 8
D Doug Janik 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 -1 13.50 6
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 18.40 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 24.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Thomas McCollum 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jaromir Jagr
2nd star: Jonathan Toews
3rd star: Martin Straka

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Erik Karlsson notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Erik Karlsson ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Jaromir Jagr notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jonathan Toews scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Martin Straka had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Binghamton Senators 6( 2 , Rockford Ice Hogs 2( 14)
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1-0 BNG Marek Bartánus (Ilya Zubov)
2-0 BNG Cody Bass (Peter Regin)
3-0 BNG Derek Couture (Sergejs Pecura)
3-1 RCK Craig Adams (Jake Dowell, Michael Blunden)
4-1 BNG Cody Bass (Peter Regin)
5-1 BNG Kaspars Daugavins
5-2 RCK Jake Dowell (Aaron Johnson)
6-2 BNG Ilya Zubov (Marek Bartánus)

Goalies: Alex Auld - Antti Niemi

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27/12/2008
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Ottawa Senators 1 , Atlanta Thrashers 3
Shots: 20 - 21
PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:65/88=73 %, Challenges:44/52=83 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:56/72=77 %, Challenges:37/53=68 %
Attendance: 19153 of 19153 (Scotiabank Place)
Ticket income: 904022 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:07 1-0 Jason Spezza [18] (Guillaume Latendresse)PP
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29:53 1-1 Erik Christensen [1] (Marty Reasoner, Garnet Exelby)
38:31 1-2 Brett Sterling [6] (Éric Perrin, Marty Reasoner)
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56:13 1-3 Marty Reasoner [11] (Kyle Turris, Erik Christensen)
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Penalty summary:
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09:55 Brett Sterling (2 min for elbowing)
11:38 Colby Armstrong (2 min for diving)
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50:22 Tom Kostopoulos (5 min for fighting)
50:22 Dainius Zubrus (5 min for fighting)
50:22 Tom Kostopoulos (10 min game misconduct)
50:22 Dainius Zubrus (10 min game misconduct)
50:22 John Madden (5 min for fighting)
50:22 R.J. Umberger (5 min for fighting)
50:22 John Madden (10 min game misconduct)
50:22 R.J. Umberger (10 min game misconduct)
50:22 Jarkko Ruutu (5 min for fighting)
50:22 Peter Mueller (5 min for fighting)
50:22 Jarkko Ruutu (10 min game misconduct)
50:22 Peter Mueller (10 min game misconduct)
50:22 Ron Hainsey (5 min for fighting)
50:22 Niclas Hävelid (5 min for fighting)
50:22 Ron Hainsey (10 min game misconduct)
50:22 Niclas Hävelid (10 min game misconduct)
50:22 Jason Smith (2 min for roughing)
50:22 Aaron Rome (2 min for roughing)
51:22 Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for hooking)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 4
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 2 0 1 0 15 -1 18.00 7
R Chris Neil 0 0 2 5 0 1 0 -3 19.30 8
R Chris Kelly 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.00 7
C John Madden 0 0 1 0 1 1 15 0 16.00 6
C Jason Spezza 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 16.20 7
C Chris Drury 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 5.40 6
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.40 5
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 -3 19.40 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 18.50 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 2 4 1 3 15 0 19.10 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -3 20.00 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 6 0 4 0 0 23.10 9
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 3 0 4 2 0 19.30 8
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -3 17.20 4
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 20.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 18 0 0 60.00 6
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4.30 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 5 1 3 2 1 16.40 8
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 2 4 0 0 15 0 16.50 7
R Kyle Turris 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 21.00 7
C Éric Perrin 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4.30 7
C Marty Reasoner 1 2 1 2 0 3 0 2 17.40 9
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 0 15.00 7
C Todd White 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 21.10 6
L Brett Sterling 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 4.30 7
L Erik Christensen 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 15.30 9
L Peter Mueller 0 0 1 1 4 0 15 0 16.30 6
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 21.10 7
D Aaron Rome 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17.10 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 1 16.20 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 24.50 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 19.40 7
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 19.50 7
D Chris Pronger 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 24.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marty Reasoner
2nd star: Erik Christensen
3rd star: Kari Lehtonen

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 9 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Dainius Zubrus had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-R.J. Umberger had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
-R.J. Umberger had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Todd White had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Erik Christensen ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Tom Kostopoulos beat Dainius Zubrus in a fight.
-John Madden fought R.J. Umberger in a fight.
-Peter Mueller beat Jarkko Ruutu in a fight.
-Ron Hainsey beat Niclas Hävelid in a fight.

Farm game result:
Binghamton Senators 2( 22) , Chicago Wolves 0( 17)
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1-0 BNG Marek Bartánus (Kaspars Daugavins, Tomás Kudelka)
2-0 BNG Danny Bois (Christoph Schubert)

Goalies: Alex Auld - Danny Turple

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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Ottawa Senators 3
Shots: 25 - 33
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:80/96=83 %, Challenges:40/54=72 %
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:62/78=79 %, Challenges:38/43=86 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 854133 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:26 1-0 Adam Mair [2] (Jochen Hecht, Henrik Tallinder)
18:32 2-0 Kris Draper [5] (Daniel Paillé, Henrik Tallinder)
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28:25 2-1 Chris Kelly [15] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Erik Karlsson)
30:04 2-2 Jason Spezza [19] (Guillaume Latendresse, Chris Neil)
36:06 2-3 Chris Kelly [16] (Chris Drury, Erik Karlsson)
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49:37 3-3 Mike Comrie [13] (Brett Clark, Jochen Hecht)
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Penalty summary:
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10:15 Josh Hennessy (2 min for high-sticking)
13:29 Daniel Paillé (2 min for roughing)
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20:53 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
24:43 Josh Hennessy (2 min for cross-checking)
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41:22 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for tripping)
52:47 Andrej Sekera (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Daniel Paillé 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 10.40 5
L Matt D'Agostini 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 14.50 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 5 2 1 0 2 -1 21.20 7
C Kris Draper 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 13.30 9
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.50 5
C Mike Comrie 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 21.20 6
C Adam Mair 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 14.00 6
R Darren Helm 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.00 4
L Jochen Hecht 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 21.00 8
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 20.40 6
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 14.50 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 4
D Henrik Tallinder 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 26.40 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 18.10 5
D Brett Clark 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 20.20 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 26.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 30 0 0 65.00 9
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 11.40 4
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 13.30 6
R Chris Neil 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 19.10 7
R Chris Kelly 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 8.20 7
C John Madden 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
C Jason Spezza 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 18.40 8
C Chris Drury 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 9.50 7
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.30 5
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 18.40 9
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 17.50 8
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 18.40 5
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 25.10 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 26.30 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 17.40 8
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 5
D Erik Karlsson 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 23.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 22 0 0 65.00 6
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Kelly
2nd star: Kris Draper
3rd star: Mike Comrie

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Kris Draper ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Kris Draper ended his 9 game point drought.
-Henrik Tallinder ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Chris Kelly has marked a new career high in points with 39 points.
-Chris Kelly scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Chris Kelly has marked a new career high in goals with 16 tallies.
-Chris Drury notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 19) , Binghamton Senators 1( 11)
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1-0 POR Patrick Kaleta (Tim Kennedy, Esa Pirnes)
2-0 POR Tim Kennedy (Marc-André Gragnani)
2-1 BNG Cody Bass (Ilya Zubov)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Alex Auld

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Pittsburgh Penguins 2 , Ottawa Senators 4
Shots: 21 - 25
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:58/71=81 %, Challenges:41/47=85 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:73/83=87 %, Challenges:47/60=77 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 724106 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:35 0-1 Josh Hennessy [2] (Anton Volchenkov, Ron Hainsey)
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27:16 0-2 Guillaume Latendresse [13] (Jason Spezza, Chris Neil)
32:53 1-2 Joni Pitkänen [4] (Kristopher Letang, Eric Staal)
37:58 1-3 Jarkko Ruutu [4] (Josh Hennessy, Ron Hainsey)
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41:19 2-3 Petr Sykora [19] (Evgeny Malkin, Alexander Perezhogin)
48:34 2-4 Chris Kelly [17] (Chris Drury, Ilya Kovalchuk)
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Penalty summary:
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21:31 Philippe Boucher (2 min for boarding)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Bill Thomas 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
R Akim Aliu 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 6
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
R Petr Sykora 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 8
C David Bolland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 5 0 3 0 -1 15.20 8
C Eric Staal 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 19.40 8
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9.10 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 14.30 5
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15.50 7
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 -1 19.40 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 -1 17.10 7
D Joni Pitkänen 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.20 8
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 1 5 1 2 2 -1 25.00 7
D Robert Scuderi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 15.20 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 -1 28.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7.10 6
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 16.00 6
R Chris Neil 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 19.00 8
R Chris Kelly 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 17.50 8
C Josh Hennessy 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 6.30 8
C John Madden 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
C Jason Spezza 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
C Chris Drury 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.50 7
L Jarkko Ruutu 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 6.30 7
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 -1 19.30 6
L Guillaume Latendresse 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 8.20 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 6 3 3 0 0 0 25.40 10
D Ron Hainsey 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 19.20 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 22.10 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 16.40 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 20.00 6
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 22.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Josh Hennessy
2nd star: Chris Neil
3rd star: Chris Kelly

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Kristopher Letang has marked a new career high in points with 18 points.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Ilya Kovalchuk notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Josh Hennessy finally ended his 34 game goal drought.
-Jason Spezza had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Jarkko Ruutu ended his 9 game point drought.
-Guillaume Latendresse ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Ron Hainsey finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Anton Volchenkov ended his 7 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
W-B/Scranton Penguins 5( 1 , Binghamton Senators 0(
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1-0 WBS Jeff Taffe
2-0 WBS Chris Minard (Jeff Taffe)
3-0 WBS Joey Mormina (Jonathan D'Aversa)
4-0 WBS Dustin Jeffrey (Reid Cashman, Jonathan Filewich)
5-0 WBS Joey Mormina (Dustin Jeffrey)

Goalies: Nikolai Khabibulin - Alex Auld