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Edmonton 1 0 4--5
Ottawa 1 0 2--3
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Ottawa, Bonk 8 (power play) (Hossa, York),
11:37. 2, Edmonton, Grier 6 (unassisted), 18:22. Penalties: Mceachern, Ott
(slashing), 2:54; Ulanov, Edm (hooking), 5:25; Niinimaa, Edm (slashing),
7:25; Ulanov, Edm (tripping), 9:54; Niinimaa, Edm (tripping), 13:34;
Hossa, Ott (holding), 15:23.
SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: Brown, Edm (roughing), 14:31;
Rachunek, Ott (holding stick), 18:17.
THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Ottawa, Hossa 12 (Bonk, Rachunek), 0:26. 4,
Edmonton, Marchant 6 (Murray, J Smith), 5:07. 5, Ottawa, Bonk 9 (power
play) (Phillips, Hossa), 16:34. 6, Edmonton, Weight 7 (Carter), 17:13. 7,
Edmonton, Carter 1 (R Smyth, Weight), 18:26. 8, Edmonton, Grier 7 (empty
net) (Murray), 19:46. Penalties: York, Ott (roughing), 3:04; Niinimaa, Edm
(Delay of game), 14:58.
Shots on goal:
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Edmonton 8 4 12--24
Ottawa 4 9 13--26
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Power-play Conversions: Edm - 0 of 4, Ott - 2 of 6. Goalies: Edmonton,
Salo (26 shots, 23 saves; record: 11-8-3). Ottawa, Hurme (23, 19; record:
6-3-3). A:18,087. Referees: Degrace, Faucette. Linesmen: Scapinello,
Seitz.
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS
Edmonton Ottawa
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
Brewer 0 0 +2 0 Alfredsson 0 0 -2 4
Brown 0 0 even 1 Bonk 2 1 -2 2
Carter 1 1 +1 3 Dackell 0 0 -1 0
Cleary 0 0 even 1 Emmons 0 0 even 0
D Lacouture 0 0 even 0 Havlat 0 0 even 1
E Moreau 0 0 even 1 Hnidy 0 0 -2 1
Grier 2 0 +3 4 Hossa 1 2 -1 4
J Smith 0 1 +3 1 Mceachern 0 0 -2 4
Kilger 0 0 even 1 Phillips 0 1 -1 0
Laraque 0 0 even 0 Rachunek 0 1 -1 1
Marchant 1 0 +3 3 Redden 0 0 -2 1
Murray 0 2 +3 0 Rivers 0 0 -1 1
Niinimaa 0 0 +1 2 Roy 0 0 even 0
Pittis 0 0 even 1 Schastlivy 0 0 -1 0
Poti 0 0 -1 0 V Prospal 0 0 even 0
R Smyth 0 1 +1 3 Yashin 0 0 -3 2
Ulanov 0 0 +3 2 York 0 1 -1 3
Weight 1 1 +1 1 Zamuner 0 0 -1 2
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Game Story
KANATA, Ontario (Ticker) -- It took a four-goal third period,
but the Edmonton Oilers extended their unbeaten streak against
the Ottawa Senators to 11 games.
Doug Weight scored the tying goal with 2:47 remaining and set up
Anson Carter's game-winner 73 seconds later as the Oilers
rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Senators.
Ottawa appeared headed toward its first win over Edmonton since
January 18, 1994. The Senators had a 3-2 lead late in the final
period, but Ottawa defenseman Wade Redden misplayed a puck deep
in his own zone, kicking it into the slot. Goaltender Jani
Hurme stopped Carter's shot, but Weight poked in the rebound for
his seventh goal.
Just over a minute later, Weight carried through the neutral
zone and dropped the puck for Ryan Smyth at the Ottawa blue
line. Smyth sent a perfect diagonal pass to Carter, who was all
alone as he broke through the right faceoff circle and flicked a
shot inside the left goalpost.
"Again, Dougie made a great play on that one, coming across the
line, attracting their forward and backing off their
defenseman," Smyth said. "I was surprised (defenseman Chris)
Phillips came right at me, so I just fed Anson and he put it
home for us."
It was Carter's first goal since he was acquired from Boston
eight days ago.
"It's been fustrating, but I got back to what my parents told
me. I'm coming back to the best league in the world after being
out nine months. It's going to take time," he said. "Dougie
and Smitty have been great with me, very patient. I'm still
learning where they want me to be."
Mike Grier scored his second goal of the game into an empty net
with 14 seconds to play as the Oilers improved to 8-0-3 in the
last 11 meetings with the Senators.
"We were searching the stats to make sure that one was right
because I sure remember some tough games against these guys,"
Edmonton coach Craig MacTavish said. "All I can guess is maybe
they're not used to our style because here in the East teams
play different. We are on the puck fast and always in their
faces. I don't know if we're a faster team, but even being
compared to Ottawa's team speed is a compliment."
Radek Bonk had a pair of power-play tallies and an assist and
Marian Hossa added a goal and two assists for Ottawa, which has
lost five of its last seven games.
"I don't know if we're scared with the lead, but whatever it is,
we have to work out of it fast," Bonk said. "I still can't
believe we had them 3-2 with 3:30 left. There's no way we
should lose that game, especially like that."
Hossa snapped a 1-1 tie 26 seconds into the third period, but
Todd Marchant tied it just over 4 1/2 minutes later. He skated
down the right side and sent a backhanded centering pass toward
the net that deflected off rookie defenseman Shane Hnidy and
inside the left goalpost.
Bonk put Ottawa back in front at 16:34 with a power-play goal,
tipping Phillips' one-timer past goalie Tommy Salo for his ninth
of the season. The lead lasted only 39 seconds, however.
"Giving up late goals is not Senators hockey," Redden said. "We
pride ourselves on good positioning, and tonight we left the
front of the net alone. I'm kind of responsible for both late
ones. We're just not doing the little things we need to do to
keep our leads."
Bonk opened the scoring midway through the first period with
another power-play marker. Hossa threw a perfect pass out of
the right corner that Bonk tapped past Salo.
Grier tied it with 98 seconds to go in the period. After
intercepting a pass in his own zone, he came in on a breakaway
and flicked a shot over Hurme's glove.