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| Vanek leaves game |
NHL Hockey |
02/07/2009 |
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| Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - Buffalo Sabres forward Thomas Vanek left Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss against the Ottawa Senators in the second period with an apparent facial injury. Vanek took a puck to the face off a shot from Senators defenseman Anton Volchenkov. He went to the locker room under his own power but did not return. Coming into the contest, the Austrian was tied for second in the NHL in goals with Philadelphia's Jeff Carter, both with 32. For the season, the 25-year-old has 32 goals and 20 assis |
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| Caps G Johnson to have surgery, out 6-8 weeks |
NHL Hockey |
02/06/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Washington Capitals goaltender Brent Johnson is scheduled to have hip surgery next Tuesday and will be sidelined for the next six-to-eight weeks. Johnson was last in net in a victory over the Ottawa Senators on February 1. In 21 games this year -- 19 starts -- the 31-year-old is 12-6-2 with a 2.81 goals against average for the Capitals. The 6-foot-3 native of Farmington, Michigan, is a career 111-94-13 -- including 13 ties -- with a 2.63 GAA and .903 save percentage in 247 ga |
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| Boston edges Senators in shootout |
NHL Hockey |
02/05/2009 |
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| Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - P.J. Axelsson scored in the fifth round of the shootout, and the Boston Bruins continued their winning ways with a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators. After Tim Thomas had made several spectacular saves in stopping five Ottawa shooters, Axelsson went out wide, quickly switched to his backhand and pushed the puck between Brian Elliot's legs for the game-winner. "To be honest with you, (the shootout is) not usually one of my strong points," Thomas said. "Tonight it went well, may |
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| First meets worst in Bruins-Sens divisional tilt |
NHL Hockey |
02/05/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators will again try to get their first win under Cory Clouston when they welcome the first-place Boston Bruins to Scotiabank Place for tonight's Northeast Division matchup. Clouston was named the Senators' new head coach on Monday, as the team fired Craig Hartsburg just 48 games into his first season at the helm after he guided the team to a 17-24-7 mark. Clouston is Ottawa's fourth head coach since the Senators' run to the Stanley Cup Finals in the 2006-07 season.. Clouston, |
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| Ottawa assistant replaces Clouston in Binghamton |
MLH |
02/04/2009 |
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| Binghamton, NY (MySportsbook) - Curtis Hunt will take over as head coach of the American Hockey League's Binghamton Senators after former coach, Cory Clouston, was named Ottawa Senators head coach on Monday. Hunt becomes the fourth head coach in B-Sens franchise history. The 42-year-old Hunt, who was an assistant in Ottawa, is joined by current B- Sens assistant coach, Mike Busniuk. Hunt spent the previous four seasons as head coach of the Western Hockey League's Regina Pats, posting a 132-127-11-18 mark an |
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| Ottawa assigns Regin to Binghamton |
MLH |
02/04/2009 |
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| Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators assigned center Peter Regin to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, it was announced on Wednesday. Regin has appeared in six games with Ottawa this season, scoring one goal. In his first season with the B-Sens, Regin has scored eight goals and 13 assists while recording 24 penalty minutes in 32 games. |
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| Binghamton coach named interim boss in Ottawa |
MLH |
02/02/2009 |
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| Binghamton, NY (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators announced on Monday that Cory Clouston will take over as head coach for the balance of the 2008-09 season, replacing Craig Hartsburg. Clouston is in his second year as coach of the Binghamton Senators, Ottawa's American Hockey League affiliate. Clouston, 39, who will make his NHL debut on Tuesday. He completed his first professional season with Binghamton in 2007-08 and holds a 59-48-12-8 all-time AHL record. Prior to joining the Senators' organization, Cl |
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| Senators fire Hartsburg |
NHL Hockey |
02/02/2009 |
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| Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators have fired head coach Craig Hartsburg just 48 games into his first season at the helm. Hartsburg was hired last June and signed a three-year contract, but the team is mired in last place in the Northeast Division with a record of just 17-24-7 and is in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since the 1995-96 campaign. The Senators, who also made a coaching change late last season, named Cory Clouston as head coach for the remainder of 2008-09. Clous |
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| Ovechkin's hat trick leads Capitals past Senators |
NHL Hockey |
02/02/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Alex Ovechkin recorded his seventh career hat trick, as the Washington Capitals defeated the Ottawa Senators, 7-4, at the Verizon Center. The reigning MVP, Ovechkin recorded his second straight multi-goal game and is vying to become a two-time winner of the Rocket Richard trophy, leading the league in goals with 36. Mike Green registered a goal and three assists for the Capitals, who were coming off an impressive 4-2 win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Red Wings on Sa |
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| Caps host Senators in D.C. matinee |
NHL Hockey |
02/01/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Fresh off a win over the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Washington Capitals will head back to the rink to host the Ottawa Senators in this afternoon's battle at Verizon Center. The Capitals ended a two-game losing streak on Saturday afternoon, as they posted a victory over the visiting Detroit Red Wings. Alex Ovechkin scored twice in the third period to lift Washington to a 4-2 win over the Red Wings in a clash of division leaders. With his two tallies, Ovechkin raised his league-lead |
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