OTTAWA - A day after coach Michel Therrien admonished the Penguins for letting their focus slip, the team held its own for most of two periods, until defenseman Sergei Gonchar got slapped with a double-minor penalty and the Ottawa Senators scored twice during the four minutes for a 5-4 win in front of 20,153 today at Scotiabank Place.
(Saginaw, MI) The Saginaw Spirit lost in a hard fought 4-3 overtime loss to the Windsor Spitfires in front of a sold out crowd of 5,527. The team gained a point when the game left regulation, giving them 69 points and a record of 31-23-5-2.
Daniel Alfredsson had two goals and an assist, helping the Ottawa Senators snap a three-game skid with a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
Cristobal Huet stopped 18 shots in his first start with the Washington Capitals and fellow newcomer Sergei Fedorov made a sensational no-look pass to help break a scoreless tie in a 4-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.
Rather exciting weather may be in store for the area overnight and Monday. A strong cold front with an upper air trough and favorable lower-level dynamics should cross the region during the pre-dawn hours of Monday.
The Florida Everblades (31-20-6) earned a point in the standings, but fell in a shootout for the second straight game losing 5-4 to the Pensacola Ice Pilots (15-33-7) on Friday night at the Pensacola Civic Center in front of a crowd of 4,319.
LAREDO, TX- The Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League fell to the Texas Brahmas Friday night 4-2, in front of 3,374 fans at the Laredo Entertainment Center.
PHOENIX - Matt Robinson scored twice and Alaska never trailed in claiming its ninth straight victory, 4-2 over Phoenix on Friday in front of 4,477 at US Airways Center.
NPR.org , February 29, 2008 · The Democratic primaries in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont on March 4 are seen as make-or-break for the presidential campaign of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton.