Ottawa Senators #2(NHL 08 XBOX 360)

[Brandon 2006]

December 29, 2007

Washington Capitals (27-8-3) @ Ottawa Senators (24-8-4)

Washington 2 Ottawa 3

SCORING 1 2 3 OT F Washington 2 0 0 - 2 Ottawa 1 0 2 - 3 SHOTS ON GOAL 14 23 POWER PLAY 0/2 0/1

Three Stars
1. Mike Fisher 1 Goal 1 Assist
2. Antoine Vermette 1 Goal
3. Dean McAmmond 2 Assists

OTT Player Stats
M. Fisher 1g 1ast
D. McAmmond 2ast
A. Vermette 1g
J. Hennesssy 1g
C. Schubert 1ast
C. Kelly 1ast
W. Redden 1ast

Goalie Match-Up
WAS
O. Kolzig 23 SA 20 S 3.03 GAA

OTT
P. Lalime 14 SA 12 S 2.10 GAA

[Brandon 2006]

December Report

Eastern Conference Standings

Orange = Above playoff cut-line
Blue = Division Leaders

1. Pittsburgh 61
2. Washington 57
3. Ottawa 54
4. Atlanta 46
5. Boston 45
6. Toronto 44
7. NY Rangers 44
8. Florida 43
9. New Jersey 41
10. NY Islanders 40
11. Philadelphia 37
12. Carolina 35
13. Tampa Bay 35
14. Buffalo 34
15. Montreal 30

[Brandon 2006]

December Report

AHL Eastern Conference Standings

Orange = Above Playoff Cut-line

1. Norfolk 48
2. Springfield 47
3. Manchester 46
4. Hershey 44
5. Philadelphia 44
6. Albany 42
7. Bridgeport 41
8. Portland 40
9. Worcester 40
10. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 39
11. Hartford 36
12. Providence 36
13. Binghamton 36
14. Lowell 27

[Brandon 2006]

December Report

NHL Player Stats

Points
1. D. Briere 58
2. M. Hossa 58
3. I. Kovalchuk 57

Goals
1. I. Kovalchuk 28
2. M. St. Louis 27
3. J. Iginla 27

Assists
1. B. Briere 37
2. M. Gaborik 36
3. A. Tanguay 34

PIMS
1. J. Gratton 151
2. D. Brashear 145
3. J. Vandermeer 144

NHL Goalie Stats

Goals Against Average
1. M. Kaltianen 1.00
2. R. Emery 1.39
3. M. Schwarz 1.50

Wins
1. D. Hasek 23
2. M. Fleury 23
3. J. Giguere 21

Losses
1. C. Ward 20
2. H. Lundqvist 20
3. R. Miller 20

Shutouts
1. R. Emery 6
2. M. Legace 3
3. O. Kolzig 2

[Brandon 2006]

December Report

Ottawa Player stats

Points
1. P. Eaves 27
2. D. Heatley 25
3. A. Vermette 24

Goals
1. P. Eaves 14
2. A. Vermette 12
3. D. Afredsson 10

Assists
1. D. Heatley 16
2. M. Fisher 15
3. J. Spezza 14

PIMS
1. W. Redden 23
2. J. Allison 19
3. A. Meszaros 16

Ottawa Goalie stats

Goals Against average
1. R. Emery 1.29
2. P. Lalime 2.00
3. A. Chiodo 2.87

Wins
1. R. Emery 19
2. P. Lalime 5
3. A. Chiodo 3

Losses
1. R. Emery 5
2. A. Chiodo 3
3. P. Lalime 1

Shutouts
1. R. Emery 6
2. P. Lalime 1
3. A. Chiodo 0

[Brandon 2006]

December Report

Senators Report

(25-9-4)

Ottawa had their worst month of the season splitting the victories and losses at 7-7. Alfredsson was injured in the third game of the month and has missed 11 games so far, he is expected back by the 10th of January. Ottawa went from first in the conference to third rather quickly. Ottawa could not get a string of wins going and kept getting their losses in groups of 2's.

Ottawa picked up former goalie Patrick Lalime on waivers and he has played 3 games for Ottawa, picking up 2 wins and a loss. The fans seem happy with him, as he only comes in when Emery is fatigued. Emery is the clear-cut starter and has proven he can play a lot of games by posting 6 shutouts so far.

Patrick Eaves is by far the best Senator this year. In 38 games he has picked up 14 goals and 13 assists, leading all Senators in points and goals. Because of Eaves great performance when Alfie was injured he was put on the first line, and the Senators coach said he will be staying there when Alfredsson does return.

Heatley the NHL's most prolific goal scorer, who hit the 50 goal mark 2 years in a row has now become a set-up man. He has 16 assists and only 9 goals as he has spent most of the season passing to Alfredsson, or Eaves to set up the goal. Spezza and Heatley have a combined 30 assists this year.

With Alfredsson's return looming, Ottawa would have a full healthy roster for the first time. This means a player would need to go back to the minors. The most likely pick is Jamie Allison a defenseman who has played in every game so far, and has recorded 4 points, the other choice would be sending rookie center, Josh Hennessy back to Bingo. That is unlikely since Hennessy has 4 goals and 4 assists in 27 games and has had great chemistry with Kelly and Schubert.

Ottawa will need to have a good month if they want to take back their lead in the Eastern Conference. They do not play Pittsburgh this month so they will have to hope other teams can keep the Pens down and Ottawa hopes they can roll over the competition so they can re-take the #1 seed.

[Brandon 2006]

January 1, 2008

Ottawa Senators (25-9-4) @ Washington Capitals (27-9-3)

Ottawa 3 Washington 0

SCORING 1 2 3 OT F Ottawa 2 1 0 - 3 Washington 0 0 0 - 0 SHOTS ON GOAL 31 18 POWER PLAY 0/3 0/2

Three Stars
1. Mike Fisher 2 Goals
2. Antoine Vermette 1 Goal 1 Assists
3. Ray Emery 18 Saves

OTT Player Stats
M. Fisher 2g
A. Vermette 1g 1ast
P. Eaves 1ast
W. Redden 1ast

Goalie Match-Up
OTT
R. Emery 18 SA 18 S 0.00 GAA

WAS
O. Kolzig 31 SA 18 S 3.00 GAA

[Brandon 2006]

January 4, 2008

Ottawa Senators (26-9-4) @ Buffalo Sabres (15-17-6)

Ottawa 2 Buffalo 1

SCORING 1 2 3 OT F Ottawa 1 1 0 - 2 Buffalo 0 0 1 - 1 SHOTS ON GOAL 31 25 POWER PLAY 0/1 0/2

Three Stars
1. Shean Donovan 1 Goal 1 Assist
2. Ryan Miller 29 Saves
3. Ray Emery 24 Saves

OTT Player Stats
S. Donovan 1g 1ast
C. Neil 2 ast
O. Saprykin 1g
C. Schubert 1ast

Goalie Match-Up
OTT
R. Emery 25 SA 24 S 1.02 GAA

BUF
R. Miller 31 SA 29 S 2.03 GAA