SLAM! Sports SLAM! Hockey
   Mon, March 16, 2009


NHL PLAYOFFS
WORLD CHAMP.


NEWS ARCHIVE
JUNIOR HOCKEY
SCOREBOARD
COLUMNISTS
COMMENT
HOCKEY NEWSLETTER












CONF. STANDINGS
EAST STANDINGS
WEST STANDINGS
PLAYER BIOS
MOVEMENTS


FIND A PLAYER:
DAILY SKED
DAILY LEADERS







SPORTS TALK
TRANSACTIONS
DAILY SPORTS SKED
UPCOMING EVENTS
QUOTE OF THE DAY
TRIVIA




Sens stick with same lines
Clouston happy with current combos
By DON BRENNAN, SUN MEDIA
Bookmark and Share




Cory Clouston will stick with the line combinations he used late in Saturday's come-from-behind win over Pittsburgh when the Senators host Buffalo tomorrow night.

That means Mike Fisher will be flanked by Daniel Alfredsson and Mike Comrie as Ottawa tries to extend its home winning streak to five games.

"It should be a really good line," Alfredsson said after this morning’s practice.

Jason Spezza will play with Dany Heatley and Ryan Shannon, while Chris Kelly will again work between Nick Foligno and Chris Neil and Jesse Winchester centres Jarkko Ruutu and Shean Donovan.

Defenceman Anton Volchenkov, who left Saturday's game in the second period with a lower body injury, did not practice today. Clouston said it was for "precautionary measures" and that Volchenkov should be ready to play tomorrow.

Expect Brian Elliott, who is riding a personal five game winning streak, to get the start in goal.













What is your opinion about the NHL's "three-point" games that end in overtime or shootout?
  Helps playoff races
  Hurts playoff races
  Has marginal effect


Results