Associated Press
11/15/2006 10:04:15 PM
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Ottawa Senators' Ray Emery made 27 saves and Peter Schaefer broke a third-period tie, helping the struggling Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Wednesday night.
It was Emery's first start since a loss to Montreal on Oct. 31. He had been hampered by a sprained left wrist sustained eight days earlier in practice.
Chris Neil, Jason Spezza and Chris Phillips also scored for the Senators, who snapped a two-game losing streak and won for only the second time in nine games.
Daniel Briere and Thomas Vanek scored for the Sabres, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. Buffalo (15-2-1) lost for only the second time in regulation.
Schaefer deflected Daniel Alfredsson's wrist shot from the right point past goalie Martin Biron with 7:11 left in the third to give the Senators a 3-2 lead. The goal was upheld after a replay review showed he didn't strike the puck with a high stick.
Phillips sealed the win with a short-handed, empty-netter that was shot from behind his goal line.
Briere gave Buffalo a 1-0 lead 5 1/2 minutes in after he corralled Ottawa defenceman Andrej Meszaros' errant clearing pass at the Senators blue line. Briere took two strides and let go a slap shot from the top of the right circle that beat Emery.
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11/15/2006 10:04:15 PM
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Ottawa Senators' Ray Emery made 27 saves and Peter Schaefer broke a third-period tie, helping the struggling Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Wednesday night.
It was Emery's first start since a loss to Montreal on Oct. 31. He had been hampered by a sprained left wrist sustained eight days earlier in practice.
Chris Neil, Jason Spezza and Chris Phillips also scored for the Senators, who snapped a two-game losing streak and won for only the second time in nine games.
Daniel Briere and Thomas Vanek scored for the Sabres, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. Buffalo (15-2-1) lost for only the second time in regulation.
Schaefer deflected Daniel Alfredsson's wrist shot from the right point past goalie Martin Biron with 7:11 left in the third to give the Senators a 3-2 lead. The goal was upheld after a replay review showed he didn't strike the puck with a high stick.
Phillips sealed the win with a short-handed, empty-netter that was shot from behind his goal line.
Briere gave Buffalo a 1-0 lead 5 1/2 minutes in after he corralled Ottawa defenceman Andrej Meszaros' errant clearing pass at the Senators blue line. Briere took two strides and let go a slap shot from the top of the right circle that beat Emery.
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