Nick Foligno News

Nick Foligno of the Ottawa Senators is surrounded by the New Jersey Devils during third period at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, November 07, 2009.

Is Martin Gerber still the Ottawa Senators' unquestioned No. 1 goaltender? Senators coach John Paddock yesterday refused to divulge whether Gerber or Ray Emery would start tonight against the Buffalo Sabres.

The Calgary Flames now lead the league in shots. Those would be H1N1 flu shots and shots to the organization's reputation after the club arranged for its players and their families to get the vaccine ahead of other Alberta residents.

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Senators defenceman Anton Volchenkov was in obvious discomfort beside teammate Nick Foligno after getting pinned under the Panthers' Kamil Kreps while sliding toward goalie Brian Elliott late in Wednesday's game.

Ondrej Pavelec made 50 saves while Rich Peverley scored the winner and assisted on Maxim Afinogenov's late insurance marker as the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Ottawa Senators 3-1 Saturday afternoon to end a four-game losing streak.

Sidney Crosby's third career hat-trick helped the Pittsburgh Penguins to their 10th win of the season on Wednesday, a 6-1 thrashing of the Montreal Canadiens.

Coach Cory Clouston gives instructions as Nick Foligno and coach Luke Richardson look on as the Ottawa Senators practice at the Bell Sensplex in Ottawa, October 23, 2009.

Ottawa Senators defenseman Chris Phillips celebrates his last second goal during third period NHL action at Scotiabank Place Thursday, October 22, 2009.

Filip Kuba was the only regular player not on the ice for practice on Tuesday morning, meaning the veteran defenseman will likely miss a sixth consecutive game when the Ottawa Senators host the Nashville Predators on Thursday.

The Ottawa Senators will get Monday off. They'll be in Ocala, Fla., for their annual lunch at owner Eugene Melnyk's thoroughbred stables, Winding Oaks Farm.

The Ottawa Senators didn't find losing to the Nashville Predators all that hard to take Thursday night.

Most former Canadiens players returning to Montreal have been welcomed with a chorus of boos.

With Peter Regin healthy after missing two games with a shoulder injury coach Cory Clouston has some tough decisions to make on the lineup against the Habs tonight.

There was a collective gasp across the national capital region last Friday when the Ottawa Senators announced that captain Daniel Alfredsson would, that very day, be having arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.

OTTAWA: Recent arrival Milan Michalek notched his first NHL hat-trick to help the Ottawa Senators move top of the Northeast Division with a 7-1 rout of the Tampa Bay Lightning yesterday.

Milan Michalek scores in a 7-1 Senators rout on Thursday. Some slumbering Ottawa Senators were awakened by the Lightning on Thursday night.

The Ottawa Senators battled against the Atlanta Thrashers at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, October 10, 2009.

You're just back from a 12-month vacation in Tanganyika. There's some catching up to do.

If intensity at practice counts for anything, Senators winger Chris Neil is good to go tonight.