The Ottawa Senators scored two goals in the final minute of the third period to tie and then win their game with Columbus. The game was not particularly entertaining, but Ottawa generally carried the play. For the box score go here link. Here’s a look at the goals:
1. Kuba (Spezza, Gonchar) (pp)
A great seam pass to for a one-timer
2. Columbus, Johnson
Anderson lets a weak shot go through him and Columbus pounces on the puck behind him
3. Columbus, Russell
Anderson is deep in his net and is simply beat by the shot
4. Smith (Condra, Neil)
A great one-timer in close generated by cycling the puck
5. Columbus, Nash
With no screen in front Anderson simply misses the shot
6. Spezza (Michalek, Karlsson)
Shot on goal with traffic in front, Spezza bangs in the rebound
7. Michalek (Gonchar, Spezza) (pp)
A fantastic tip by Michalek
Players who had strong games:
Chris Neil – threw a great open ice hit and helped generate the second goal
Jason Spezza – another three-point night
Filip Kuba – played a great game, particularly defensively
Milan Michalek – stepped up when the team needed a goal
Sergei Gonchar – picked up a pair of assists and was confident on both ends of the ice
Players who struggled:
Stephane Da Costa – continues to struggle; he’s making mistakes and turning the puck over
Mika Zibanejad – continues to bobble the puck and look uncertain on the ice
Craig Anderson – let in three bad goals, but his team bailed him out
In Norfolk the Binghamton Senators bounced back after getting thumped yesterday to win 3-2 in a shootout. I did not see this game so I’m reliant on reports. For the box score go here link and for Joy Lindsay’s game story go here link. Andre Petersson scored his first goal (he added one in the shootout), Josh Godfrey his first point, and Robin Lehner made 37 saves on 39 shots and added two assists.
The Elmira Jackals lost 3-2 to the Wheeling Nailers. There were no points for Binghamton players, but goaltender Brian Stewart took the loss.
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