Ottawa Senators

Canadiens Snap Losing Streak in Ottawa

December 27, 2011

A short break over Christmas seems to be just what the Montreal Canadiens needed, as they bounced back in a big way with a 6-2 win over the eighth place Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. After a five game losing streak the Habs finally won a game, giving interim head coach Randy Cunneyworth his first victory as the man in charge behind the Canadiens bench.

The first period began with the Senators controlling the game for the most part. Just two minutes in they jumped out to an early lead with a goal from Zach Smith. The lead didn't last for long thoug...

Caps offense awakens, take down Sens 5-3

December 8, 2011

Mike Dusak

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For the first time in his past 12 games, Alex Ovechkin found the back of the net for the Washington Capitals.

Amid one of the longest goal-scoring droughts of his career, the Capitals captain showed a glimpse of his insane skill with a highlight reel tally at 13:50 of the third period.

Jeff Halpern, Nicklas Backstrom, Troy Brouwer and John Carlson also scored as the Caps defeated the Ottawa Senators for the second time in the past week 5-3 on Wednesday night.

The Caps struck first on the road with Halpern's second period tally, but fell behind after goals from Eric Condra and Nick Foligno before the end of the period. The e...

Game 27: Capitals look to put everything together against Sens

December 7, 2011

Mike Dusak

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The Washington Capitals (12-11-1) haven't played bad under new coach Dale Hunter, but they haven't played well either.

Despite the 1-3 record under their new boss, the Capitals just want to show what they can do when they execute in all aspects of the game, offensively, defensively and in goal.

Caps defenseman Dennis Wideman said it best after practice on Tuesday, "We haven’t been able to put a game together where we get good goaltending, the [defense] plays well and we score goals in a long time."

"We’re not putting everything together right now.”

Under Hunter's lead, the Caps have lost three one-goal games ...

Senators Spoil Jets Return Home

November 30, 2011

Kory

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Evander Kane had his 7th 2-goal game of his career, scoring the duece just 1:17 apart in the 3rd period, but it was not enough as the Jets fell to the Senators 6-4 in the Capital of Manitoba on Tuesday night.

The MTS Centre was at capacity again and fans were treated to some great defensive play at both ends of the ice. Ondrej Pavelec was tested early as the Senators put on the pressure for an opening goal. Jason Spezza had a great opportunity in the slot, only to shoot wide of the Winnipeg net.

Throughout the 1st period, Winnipeg had trouble getting through a neutral zone that was being clogged up by Ottawa. It wasn't until the line of W...

Senators inconsistent, but learning

November 18, 2011

Andy Veilleux

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At this point in the season I figured I would still be talking about the concept of the Ottawa Senators and the fan idea of "Fail for Nail."

For those who are not in the know, there was a grassroots campaign among Senators fan that the Sens should just spend the season giving their young prospects time to develop and not worry about the score-line, and just looking forward to a high draft pick.

While the attitude has not vanished entirely among the fan base, and I include myself in that, it is seeming less and less likely as the season wears on.

The Sens are not top of the table, with a 10-9-1 record, but they are certainly holding their own. Their record is cu...

Habs Escape Ottawa with Win

November 5, 2011

habbykins

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The Habs and the Senators played a spirited game in the nations capital. The Habs winning by the smallest of measures 2-1.

The first period was a tight affair Plenty of blocked shots on both sides. One penalty on each team. There should have been a penalty shot awarded for the Habs when a Senator defenseman grabbed the puck with his hand, closed it then tossed it out of harms way. On the whole it was a very defensive period and the shots on goal were Habs 10 and Senators 4.

The second period showed Cole and Kostitsyn scoring when they went to the net. The Senators did not have an answer defensively for the big bodies going to the net. After each goal the fourth lin...

Blue Jackets Remain Winless in October

October 23, 2011

Frank Leppar

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Will they make the playoffs or not? That was the question surrounding the Blue Jacket's before the NHL season began for them on October 7th. Since then, the only question is, will they win a game in October? The Blue Jackets, currently 0-7-1, are last in the NHL and are not looking to catch up any time soon.

Moving on from this week, they only have four remaining games in the month of October. The opponents are not going to get much easier than the 2-5-0 Ottawa Senators that the Jackets lost to with 36 seconds remaining in the game on Saturday (no seriously, one goal lead w...

Flyers Slam Lowly Sens, 7-2

October 18, 2011

Mark Trible

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The Philadelphia Flyers headed to Ottawa looking to snap a seven-game losing streak at Scotiabank Place Tuesday night. A place that had haunted the franchise seemed like a good place for a 'trap game' with the Washington Capitals awaiting on Thursday.

Sens drop first two games, no big deal

October 9, 2011

Andy Veilleux

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I am sure there are some Ottawa Senators fans out there who are saying "don't worry, it's only two games."

Those same Sens fans probably haven't been paying attention to anything that has happened for the Senators in 2011. This is a REBUILDING year.

Anyone who expects the team to have more than 35 wins is dreaming. I am not saying they can not achieve higher than 35 win, but I am saying it should not be expected.

Teams can sometimes surprise their fans, and fans of the coolest game in general, but for the Sens to have a playoff year would be a miracle.

Interestingly enough, the first two games have shown the Senators to be quite a ...

Sens make most of day two

June 25, 2011

Andy Veilleux

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It is easy to summarize Ottawa's second day at the draft. They drafted seven players, and traded for a third-round pick for a top-six winger in Nikita Filatov (if he has the year he is expected to). Out of their draft picks, they chose to follow suit from day one and go heavy on forwards. They chose a high-end playmaking centre in Shane Prince, a scoring centre in Jean-Gabriel Pageau, three grinders/fighters in Darren Kramer, Max McCormick and Jordan Fransoo, a defensive d-man in Fredrick Claesson, and a defensive centre in Ryan Dzingel. I am happy to see them address several different positions with their drafting, as the organization needed prospects everywhere, with the exception of offen...