Courtesy of The Senate Commitee:
The Senators have their first legitimate winning streak of the season under their belts, even if it is only a modest one. The Sens looked surprisingly energetic after killing 13 penalties last night in Buffalo, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers by a score of 5-2 for their third straight victory.
Dany Heatley scored in this one, and therefore played tremendously. Actually, Heatley had only three shots on goal, and the goal he was credited with took a luck bounce of Scott Hartnell. Nevertheless, I thought the pizza line played well in this one. Jason Spezza’s feed to set up Heatley’s shot on Ottawa’s fourth goal was a little piece of genius. He showed patience with the puck, passing it around a Flyers defender, timing it so that it wedged its way perfectly into Heatley’s wheelhouse. The staff in the Wachovia Centre gave the ensuing goal to Daniel Alfredsson, but I get the feeling that Heatley will be given credit.
Spezza also chipped in a goal of his own for the second straight night. Spezza’s marker was nearly identical to the one he registered last night, minus his falling ass-backwards.
Brian Elliott was solid again. Elliott’s glove hand is starting to impress me. After watching Ray Emery and Martin Gerber, who, for their NHL-ish skill sets, both had terrible glove hands. Elliott made a very flashy save during the second period on Jeff Carter’s w was headed top corner on Elliott’s far side.
