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St Louis 0 1 0--1
Ottawa 1 1 1--3
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Ottawa, Roy 1 (Dackell, Redden), 17:50.
Penalties: Hossa, Ott (interference), 4:11; Hnidy, Ott (hooking), 6:45;
York, Ott (high sticking), 8:38; Conroy, Stl (tripping), 11:05.
SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Ottawa, Zamuner 12 (Havlat, Fisher), 6:03.
3, St Louis, P Turgeon 17 (power play) (Hecht, Pronger), 18:06. Penalties:
Low, Stl (interference), 7:02; Nash, Stl (roughing), 14:53; Zamuner, Ott
(Obstr holding), 17:11.
THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Ottawa, Hossa 18 (empty net) (unassisted),
19:46. Penalties: Alfredsson, Ott (hooking), 2:27; Low, Stl (tripping),
7:46; Khavanov, Stl (high sticking), 12:34; Hossa, Ott (hooking), 14:07.
Shots on goal:
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St Louis 15 12 7--34
Ottawa 8 14 5--27
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Power-play Conversions: Stl - 1 of 6, Ott - 0 of 5. Goalies: St Louis,
R Turek (26 shots, 24 saves; record: 12-5-4). Ottawa, Lalime (34, 33;
record: 14-8-2). A:18,119. Referees: Marouelli, Murphy. Linesmen:
Gauthier, Murray.
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS
St Louis Ottawa
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
Conroy 0 0 -1 1 Alfredsson 0 0 even 3
Drake 0 0 -1 1 Arvedson 0 0 +1 0
Eastwood 0 0 -1 2 Bonk 0 0 +1 5
Finley 0 0 -1 0 Dackell 0 1 +1 0
Handzus 0 0 even 1 Emmons 0 0 +1 0
Hecht 0 1 even 2 Fisher 0 1 +1 0
Khavanov 0 0 even 0 Havlat 0 1 +1 0
Low 0 0 -1 1 Hnidy 0 0 +1 1
Macinnis 0 0 -1 7 Hossa 1 0 +1 5
Mayers 0 0 -2 1 Mceachern 0 0 even 1
Nagy 0 0 -1 1 Phillips 0 0 +1 0
Nash 0 0 -1 2 Rachunek 0 0 +2 0
P Turgeon 1 0 -1 4 Redden 0 1 +1 3
Pronger 0 1 -3 3 Rivers 0 0 +1 2
Reirden 0 0 -1 1 Roy 1 0 +1 3
Rheaume 0 0 even 3 Yashin 0 0 even 3
Salvador 0 0 even 1 York 0 0 even 0
Young 0 0 -1 3 Zamuner 1 0 +1 1
Simpson Healthy Forbes Healthy
Trebil Healthy V Prospal Healthy
Chebaturkin Healthy
Game Story
KANATA, Ontario (Ticker) -- The Ottawa Senators picked a most
unlikely opponent to snap their six-game winless streak.
Andre Roy scored for the first time in more than 11 months and
Patrick Lalime recorded 33 saves as the Senators posted their
first home victory over the St. Louis Blues in nearly five
years, 3-1.
Rob Zamuner and Marian Hossa also scored for the Senators, who
were 0-4-2 in their last six games. Ottawa snapped a four-game
losing streak overall and a four-game home losing streak to the
Blues, beating the league's best team at the Corel Centre for
the first time since January 29, 1996.
"I'm glad I was there for the team," Lalime said. "We had a big
challenge ahead of us so we had to step up the game. We were
able to kill some big penalties and we scored some big goals."
"Before the game, (assistant coach Roger Neilson) said that he
could see we were coming out of the slump even though we weren't
winning," Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson said. "It gave us
something to build on and helped us get these two points."
Pierre Turgeon had the lone tally for the Blues, a power-play
goal late in the second period. But St. Louis managed just
seven shots over the final 20 minutes and saw its five-game road
winning streak snapped.
The Blues outshot their opponent for the 31st time in 36 games
this season and allowed two goals or less for the 23rd time in
that span. But lost for just the second time in those 23
contests (19-2-2).
"We had a favorable schedule in December but we'll face a more
difficult one in January," Blues coach Joel Quenneville said.
"We are improving overall and trying to win every night."
"It's good to lose to get that feeling and know you don't like
it," Blues defenseman Chris Pronger said. "Hopefully toward the
playoffs, we'll remember how it feels and it will help us at
that time."
The Senators continued their trend of playing well when outshot.
Ottawa has been outshot 15 times this season and is 9-3-3 in
such contests.
"We were upset with the way we had played of late, so we wanted
a good start to the homestand," Zamuner said. "We knew we had to
work and play hard to beat St. Louis."
Roy got the Senators on the board with 2:10 left in the opening
period. Wade Redden found Andreas Dackell behind the net.
Dackell drifted to the left corner and found Roy in the left
faceoff circle, where he one-timed the puck along the ice.
Blues goaltender Roman Turek was in position to play the puck
but it deflected off the stick of defenseman Jeff Finley and
over the goaltender's blocker.
"It gave great confidence to the team and made me feel good,"
Roy said. "It was a big win for everyone."
Zamuner made it 2-0 just ovber six minutes into the second
period when he and Martin Havlat executed a 2-on-1 rush. Havlat
got the puck to Zamuner near the bottom of the right faceoff
circle and he beat Turek to the glove hand just inside the left
post for 12th goal.
Turgeon capitalized on an obstruction holding penalty on Zamuner
late in second period. Jochen Hecht sprung Turgeon with a pass
down the right wing and the Blues' sniper was able to wrist the
puck over Lalime's left shoulder for his 17th goal.
Turgeon has 16 goals and 19 assists in 27 career games against
Ottawa.
Lalime was not tested much after Turgeon's tally but Ottawa did
kill off a pair of shorthanded situations in the third period.
"We started well and had some quality chances, but Lalime made
some big saves and kept them in (the game)," Turgeon said.
Ottawa also squandered a pair of power-play opportunities in the
third period and were 0-for-5 with the man advantage in the
contest.
Turek made 24 saves.