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| Sabres try to stay on a roll in Ottawa |
NHL Hockey |
03/07/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The playoff-hopeful Buffalo Sabres will shoot for a third straight victory when they visit the Ottawa Senators for tonight's Northeast Division battle at Scotiabank Place. The Sabres come into Saturday's action just one point out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Buffalo has 73 points and is tied with Carolina for the conference's ninth seed, while Pittsburgh, Florida and the New York Rangers are tied for the final three postseason berths in the East. Buffalo has dominated the co |
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| Balanced attack leads Sens over Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
03/05/2009 |
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| Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - Jason Spezza, Mike Comrie and Dany Heatley each notched a goal and an assist, and the Ottawa Senators defeated the Edmonton Oilers, 4-2, at Scotiabank Place. Chris Campoli also scored for the Senators, who had lost six of their previous seven games. Brian Elliot stopped 24-of-26 shots for his eighth win of the season. Sam Gagner tallied both goals for the Oilers, who have dropped six of eight overall. Dwayne Roloson allowed four goals on 32 shots to take the loss. Spezza put the |
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| Gerber returns, helps Leafs clip Caps |
NHL Hockey |
03/05/2009 |
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| defeated the Alexander Ovechkin-less Washington Capitals, 2-1, at the Verizon Center. Lee Stempniak and Pavel Kubina each scored for Toronto, which has registered a point in eight straight games (5-0-3). Gerber, who was claimed off waivers from the Ottawa Senators Wednesday, earned his fifth win of the season in his first game since January 8. Despite being outshot, 38-29, the Leafs were able to beat the Caps for the first time in three tries this season. Alexander Semin scored, while Jose Theodore allowed tw |
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| Red-hot Preds host Blue Jackets in key matchup |
NHL Hockey |
03/05/2009 |
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| 6-3 home win on October 18 for its ninth straight win as the host over the Jackets. Nashville hasn't lost at home to Columbus since April 3, 2006. The Blue Jackets continue their playoff push tonight after acquiring forward Antoine Vermette from the Ottawa Senators yesterday in exchange for goaltender Pascal Leclaire and a 2009 second-round draft choice. Vermette, whose status for tonight's game is unknown, has nine goals and 19 assists in 62 games this year and is likely to strengthen Columbus' top line. The |
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| Columbus Blue Jackets |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
03/04/2009 |
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| Acquired forward Antoine Vermette from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for goaltender Pascal Leclaire and a second-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. |
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| Toronto Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
03/04/2009 |
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| Claimed goaltender Martin Gerber off waivers from the Ottawa Senators and defenseman Erik Reitz from the New York Rangers; assigned center Tim Stapleton and defenseman Jonas Frogren to Toronto (AHL). |
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| Leafs acquire Gerber off waivers |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired goaltender Martin Gerber off re-entry waivers from the Ottawa Senators. Gerber, who was assigned to Ottawa's AHL affiliate in Binghamton on Saturday, has made just 14 appearances for the Senators this season and has not played since a 6-4 loss to Boston on January 8. He is 4-9-1 with a 2.86 goals-against average on the campaign. Over his six seasons in the NHL, which has included stints for Anaheim and Carolina, Gerber owns a mark of 104-73- |
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| Senators give Kuba three-year extension |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2009 |
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| Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators re-signed defenseman Filip Kuba to a three-year contract extension on Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Czech Republic native has recorded two goals and 27 assists in 54 games this seasons with Ottawa. He also has 24 penalty minutes and is a team-leading plus-eight. Over his 10 seasons in the league, Kuba has 57 goals and 179 assists in 585 games. He has also donned the uniform of Florida, Minnesota and Tampa Bay in his career. |
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| Moss pumps in three goals as Flames double up Sens |
NHL Hockey |
03/03/2009 |
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| Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - David Moss notched his first career hat trick and the Calgary Flames doubled up the Ottawa Senators, 6-3, at Scotiabank Place. Jarome Iginla followed up a record-setting performance on Sunday against the Lightning in which he collected his career 400th goal and moved past Theo Fleury for first-place on the franchise's all-time scoring list, by posting two more scores. The All-Star right wing has racked up 12 points (6 goals, 6 assists) over his last four outings. On the opposite |
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| Kubina's pair, including OT winner, sends Leafs over Sens |
NHL Hockey |
03/01/2009 |
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| Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - Pavel Kubina scored twice, including the winner 33 seconds into overtime, as the Toronto Maple Leafs came back to edge the Ottawa Senators, 4-3, at Scotiabank Place. Kubina also netted the tying goal in the third period, while Jamal Mayers and rookie Tim Stapleton tallied for the Maple Leafs, who were able to build off a 5-4 shootout win at the New York Islanders on Thursday. Toronto has won four straight overall after dropping the previous three contests. Stapleton's marker was |
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