GAME THREAD: NHL: OTTAWA (15-2) at TORONTO (7-13)

NHL: OTTAWA (15-2) at TORONTO (7-13)

<h3>Maple Leafs look for rare win against Senators</h3>

<div class="pre">Ottawa (15-2-0) at Toronto (7-8-5) 7:00 pm EST</div>

TORONTO (Ticker) - Only two teams have faced the Ottawa Senatorsthis season and came away with a victory.


The Toronto Maple Leafs try to become the third team to hand theSenators a setback when the two teams meet on Saturday.

Winning won't be easy for the Maple Leafs as they have lost allthree games against the Senators this season - including a 5-1rout during their last game against Ottawa on November 6.

Toronto enters the game on a three-game losing streak andsuffered a 5-2 setback to Boston during its last contest onThursday, despite outshooting the Bruins 36-27.


The Senators, who have won six of their seven games in November,logged a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday fortheir second-straight win. Martin Gerber kept Ottawa in thegame, making 35 saves.


Gerber has been one of the NHL's best goaltenders this season,posting a 12-1-0 record - tops in the league. The 33-year-oldnetminder also has a 1.77 goals-against average and ranks thirdin the NHL with a .943 save percentage.

 

NHL: OTTAWA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NHL AT TORONTO
STARTING GOALIES: OTT - MARTIN GERBER
TOR - VESA TOSKALA

OFFICIALS: REF - MARC JOANNETTE, STEVE KOZARI
LIN - DON HENDERSON, TIM NOWAK</div>

 

NHL: OTTAWA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">OTTAWA VS TORONTO - SCRATCHES

OTTAWA TORONTO

W BELAK HEALTHY
C KILGER KNEE INJURY
B BATTAGLIA HEALTHY
P KUBINA KNEE INJURY
C COLAIACOVO KNEE INJURY</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OTTAWA VS TORONTO - SCRATCHES

OTTAWA TORONTO

W BELAK HEALTHY
C KILGER KNEE INJURY
B BATTAGLIA HEALTHY
P KUBINA KNEE INJURY
C COLAIACOVO KNEE INJURY</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OTTAWA VS TORONTO - SCRATCHES

OTTAWA TORONTO

B MCGRATTAN HEALTHY W BELAK HEALTHY
C KILGER KNEE INJURY
B BATTAGLIA HEALTHY
P KUBINA KNEE INJURY
C COLAIACOVO KNEE INJURY</div>

 

NHL: OTTAWA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 0
TORONTO 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 0
TORONTO 0 16:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 0
TORONTO 0 11:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 0
TORONTO 0 7:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 0
TORONTO 0 4:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
OTTAWA 0 0
TORONTO 0 0 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: NONE

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
OTT 7 7
TOR 5 5

GOALIES: OTT - MARTIN GERBER
TOR - VESA TOSKALA</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------
Ottawa 0 --0
Toronto 0 --0
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: A Meszaros, Ott (delay of game), 8:14; A
Wozniewski, Tor (delay of game), 12:24; A Ponikarovsky, Tor
(tripping), 15:01.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Ottawa 7 --7
Toronto 5 --5
-----------------------------

Goalies : Ottawa, Martin Gerber (5 shots, 5 saves). Toronto, Vesa
Toskala (7 shots, 7 saves). Referees: Marc Joannette, Steve Kozari.
Linesmen: Don Henderson, Tim Nowak.</div>

 

NHL: OTTAWA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 0
TORONTO 0 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: OTTAWA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 0
TORONTO 0 15:59 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 0
TORONTO 0 12:00 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 0
TORONTO 0 7:45 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OTTAWA VS TORONTO - SCRATCHES

OTTAWA TORONTO

B MCGRATTAN HEALTHY W BELAK HEALTHY
C KILGER KNEE INJURY
B BATTAGLIA HEALTHY
P KUBINA KNEE INJURY</div>

 

NHL: OTTAWA at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 0
TORONTO 0 3:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 0
TORONTO 1
2ND PRD: TOR - (PP) DARCY TUCKER 2 (BRYAN MCCABE, TOMAS KABERLE) 19:15</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
OTTAWA 0 0 0
TORONTO 0 1 1 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: NONE
2ND PRD: TOR - (PP) DARCY TUCKER 2 (BRYAN MCCABE, TOMAS KABERLE)
19:15

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
OTT 7 7 14
TOR 5 5 10

GOALIES: OTT - MARTIN GERBER
TOR - VESA TOSKALA</div>