Staff Writer Ottawa Senators
Sep 10, 2007, 10:18 PM EDT
Kitchener, Ont. - The Pittsburgh Penguins rookies dominated the final of the Kitchener Rookie Tournament by beating the Ottawa Senators 5-1. The Penguins built a 5-0, until the Senators Ilya Zubov scored his third of the tournament at 10:03 of the final period.
Pittsburgh had goals from Ryan Stone in the first period, Joe Jensen and Matt Caria in the middle frame, and Alex Grant and Jensen, with his second of the game, in the final 20 minutes.
Brian Elliot made 40 saves for Ottawa for his first loss in two games.
The Toronto Maple Leafs rookies shutout the Florida Panthers 4-0 in the afternoon consolation game.
The Senators return to Ottawa on Tuesday, with players returning to their junior teams and others to the club’s main camp which opens on Thursday.
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