GAME THREAD: NHL: OTTAWA (17-10) at DALLAS (15-14)

NHL: OTTAWA (17-10) at DALLAS (15-14)

<h3>Senators look for second straight win</h3>

<div class="pre">Ottawa (17-7-3) at Dallas (15-10-4) 8:30 pm EST</div>

DALLAS (Ticker) - The Ottawa Senators hardly resemble the teamthat reached the Stanley Cup Finals last June.


The Senators look to win consecutive games for the first time innearly a month when they visit the Dallas Stars on Friday.

Ottawa snapped a seven-game skid on Wednesday as RandyRobitaille scored twice and Ray Emery stopped a third-periodpenalty shot in a 5-4 win over Florida.


The Senators, who lost the Stanley Cup Finals in five games toAnaheim, will aim for consecutive wins for the first time sinceNovember 10-15.


It has been a strange season for Ottawa, which started theseason 15-2, but followed that up with its longest losing streaksince February 22 - March 9, 1996. One of the reasons fortheir struggles has been goaltender Martin Gerber, who is just0-2-1 5.95 goals against-average.


They will look to get back on track against Dallas, which lost,3-2, to San Jose on Wednesday and has failed to score more thantwo goals in four of its last five games.


The Stars have been getting solid play out of Marty Turco, whois 4-2 with a 1.82 GAA in his last six starts.

 

NHL: OTTAWA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NHL AT DALLAS
STARTING GOALIES: OTT - RAY EMERY
DAL - MIKE SMITH

OFFICIALS: REF - BRAD MEIER, DON VAN MASSENHOVEN
LIN - DEREK AMELL, RYAN GALLOWAY</div>

 

NHL: OTTAWA at DALLAS

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

OTTAWA DALLAS

K BARCH HEALTHY
L ERIKSSON SHOULDER
A MIETTINEN GROIN</div>

 

NHL: OTTAWA at DALLAS

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

 

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<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 0
DALLAS 0 15:16 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 1
DALLAS 0
1ST PRD: OTT - CHRISTOPH SCHUBERT 4 (DEAN MCAMMOND, ANTOINE VERMETTE)
5:18</div>

 

NHL: OTTAWA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 1
DALLAS 1
1ST PRD: DAL - (PP) NIKLAS HAGMAN 11 (SERGEI ZUBOV, MIKE MODANO) 7:32</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 1
DALLAS 1 7:15 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 2
DALLAS 1
1ST PRD: OTT - ANTOINE VERMETTE 5 (CHRIS NEIL, CHRIS KELLY) 16:29</div>

 

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: OTT - CHRISTOPH SCHUBERT 4 (DEAN MCAMMOND, ANTOINE VERMETTE)
5:18
DAL - (PP) NIKLAS HAGMAN 11 (SERGEI ZUBOV, MIKE MODANO) 7:32
OTT - ANTOINE VERMETTE 5 (CHRIS NEIL, CHRIS KELLY) 16:29

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
OTT 8 8
DAL 11 11

GOALIES: OTT - RAY EMERY
DAL - MIKE SMITH</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------
Ottawa 2 --2
Dallas 1 --1
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Ottawa, Christoph Schubert 4 (Dean
Mcammond, Antoine Vermette), 5:18. 2, Dallas, Niklas Hagman 11 (power
play) (Sergei Zubov, Mike Modano), 7:32. 3, Ottawa, Antoine Vermette 5
(Chris Neil, Chris Kelly), 16:29. Penalties: C Neil, Ott (double
minor roughing), 5:20; W Redden, Ott (hooking), 7:11; J Spezza, Ott
(slashing), 10:03.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Ottawa 8 --8
Dallas 11 --11
-----------------------------

Goalies : Ottawa, Ray Emery (11 shots, 10 saves). Dallas, Mike Smith
(8 shots, 6 saves). Referees: Brad Meier, Don Van Massenhoven.
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Ryan Galloway.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 2
DALLAS 1 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 2
DALLAS 1 14:27 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 2
DALLAS 1 7:24 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 2
DALLAS 1 3:02 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 2
DALLAS 1 1:44 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: OTT - CHRISTOPH SCHUBERT 4 (DEAN MCAMMOND, ANTOINE VERMETTE)
5:18
DAL - (PP) NIKLAS HAGMAN 11 (BRENDEN MORROW, SERGEI ZUBOV)
7:32
OTT - ANTOINE VERMETTE 5 (CHRIS NEIL, CHRIS KELLY) 16:29
2ND PRD: NONE

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
OTT 8 6 14
DAL 11 1 12

GOALIES: OTT - RAY EMERY
DAL - MIKE SMITH</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------------
Ottawa 2 0 --2
Dallas 1 0 --1
------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Ottawa, Christoph Schubert 4 (Dean
Mcammond, Antoine Vermette), 5:18. 2, Dallas, Niklas Hagman 11 (power
play) (Brenden Morrow, Sergei Zubov), 7:32. 3, Ottawa, Antoine
Vermette 5 (Chris Neil, Chris Kelly), 16:29. Penalties: C Neil, Ott
(double minor roughing), 5:20; W Redden, Ott (hooking), 7:11; J
Spezza, Ott (slashing), 10:03.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: J Lessard, Dal (interference), 6:26; D
Alfredsson, Ott (unsportsmanlike cond), 14:02; N Hagman, Dal
(tripping), 14:02; A Meszaros, Ott (cross checking), 15:12; N Hagman,
Dal (major boarding, game misconduct), 16:22.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
Ottawa 8 6 --14
Dallas 11 1 --12
----------------------------------

Goalies : Ottawa, Ray Emery (12 shots, 11 saves). Dallas, Mike Smith
(14 shots, 12 saves). Referees: Brad Meier, Don Van Massenhoven.
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Ryan Galloway.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 2
DALLAS 1 19:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL OTTAWA 2
DALLAS 1 13:53 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>