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Daniel Alfredsson had two goals and an assist and Filip Kuba had a goal and three assists to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

The Senators are firing blanks in the NHL shootout. The problem isn't new. While the club is 1-2 this season after Saturday's 2-1 shootout loss to the New York Rangers, the Senators are ranked 30th, dead-last, since the shootout was put in place in 2005-06. With a 12-25 lifetime record, the Senators have won just 32% of their shootout games.

Ottawa Senators' Jonathan Cheechoo scores a goal on Pittsburgh Penguins' goalie Brent Johnson.

Much of the sizzle surrounding the Battle of Ontario earlier this decade surrounded the matchup between the respective Swedish captains - Daniel Alfredsson of the Ottawa Senators and Mats Sundin of the Maple Leafs.

Daniel Alfredsson won't be looking for a change of address to win a Stanley Cup.

It does not matter that it has been six years since the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs played each other in a meaningful game.

With a horde of media types scrunched around him, a candid Mike Fisher, tongue planted firmly in cheek, offered a recipe for success for his Ottawa Senators against the hated Maple Leafs tonight.

There have been times during his 15 years as a member of the Ottawa Senators that Daniel Alfredsson wondered if it might be a good idea to move on to another team.

While the Ottawa Senators have had trouble closing games recently, their problems pale in comparison to the season-long early game struggles of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

A residence at 235 Nepean St. was reportedly firebombed Saturday night. It is thought to be a residence for foreign women recently arrived in Ottawa.

If the Ottawa Senators are in a shootout, there's a darn good chance they won't be leaving the rink with two points.

Daniel Briere knows exactly what Ray Emery is feeling. When Briere left the Buffalo Sabres for the Philadelphia Flyers, who lured him with a barrel of free-agent cash, he had to deal with the nervousness of his first game against his former teammates.

Cory Clouston keeps his starting goalie a mystery until Game Day. He is going to stick with that policy until tomorrow.

On Soft Pretzel Night at the Wachovia Center, the Flyers twisted up the Senators and dined out on the holes.

Senators defenceman Anton Volchenkov skated hard before his teammates practised at the Bell Sensplex yesterday morning.

They know better than most what Ray Emery went through during his tumultuous stay here in Ottawa.

EDM OTT 7:33 1 0 13:30 1 1 16:24 Ethan Moreau Unassisted 2 1 EDM OTT 3:16 2 2 EDM OTT 13:11 2 3 15:17 3 3 OT EDM OTT 3 3 Shootout Summary Start of Shootout period Shootout GOAL scored by Patrick O'Sullivan on Pascal Leclaire Shootout GOAL scored by Alexei Kovalev on Jeff Deslauriers Shootout attempt by Dustin Penner SAVED by Pascal Leclaire ...

That's the message from Senators coach Cory Clouston after his club woke up Monday as the most penalized team in the NHL at 20.2 minutes per game .

Daniel Alfredsson could have passed as a Maple Leaf. Following Saturday's big gag, the Senators captain looked like he had been raked.

Zach Parise and David Clarkson each had a goal and an assist on the power play, and the New Jersey Devils won their eighth straight road game with a 3-2 comeback victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.