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Senators Beat Blues To Halt Winless Streak

Associated Press

NHL

The Ottawa Senators ended their NHL-record 17-game home winless streak Monday night, beating the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on a goal and two assists by Alexei Yashin.

The Senators, whose overall 9-37-2 mark is the worst in the league, are on their third coach, second general manager and second rink since last winning on home ice Oct. 26 at the Ottawa Civic Centre.

Ottawa won for the first time in the new Palladium on the western fringes of Kanata, Ontario, but heavy snow squalls contributed to the smallest crowd in six Palladium dates - just 13,125 in the 18,500-seat building.

Those in attendance gave Ottawa a standing ovation throughout the final minute of play.

Senators 4, Blues 2

St. Louis 1 1 0 - 2

Ottawa 1 2 1 - 4

First period-1, Ottawa, Yashin 3 (Chorske, Modry), 3:59. 2, St. Louis, Hawerchuk 9 (Matteau), 18:38.

Second period-3, Ottawa, Duchesne 6 (Alfredsson, Yashin), 5:38 (pp). 4, St. Louis, Hawerchuk 10, 7:24. 5, Ottawa, Alfredsson 16 (Yashin), 19:40.

Third period-6, Ottawa, Drury 9 (Tormanen, Chorske), 4:21.

Shots on goal-St. Louis 13-4-13-30. Ottawa 7-14-4-25.Power-play opp.-St. Louis 0 of 5; Ottawa 1 of 4.Goalies-St. Louis, Fuhr 20-18-8 (25 shots-21 saves), Racine (14:52 3rd period, 0-0). Ottawa, Rhodes 5-7-2 (30-28).

Panthers 2, Penguins 1

Miami

Backup goaltender Mark Fitzpatrick slowed down Mario Lemieux and Pittsburgh’s high-scoring offense, as Florida ended the Penguins’ four-game winning streak.

Fitzpatrick made 23 saves as Florida’s defense found a way to shut down Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr, who had combined for nine points in two previous Panthers losses to Pittsburgh this season.

Pittsburgh 0 0 1 - 1

Florida 1 0 1 - 2

First period-1, Florida, Murphy 8 (Niedermayer, Svensson), 2:52 (pp).

Second period-None.

Third period-2, Florida, Niedermayer 19 (Garpenlov), 7:57. 3, Pittsburgh, Jagr 41 (Francis, Zubov), 9:13 (pp).

Shots on goal-Pittsburgh 4-14-6-24. Florida 12-12-9-33.Power-play opp.-Pittsburgh 1 of 4; Florida 1 of 6.Goalies-Pittsburgh, Barrasso 19-6-2 (33 shots-31 saves). Florida, Fitzpatrick 13-4-1 (24-23).A-14,703 (14,503).

Jets 2, Stars 1

Dallas

Joe Nieuwendyk’s apparent tying goal with 2 seconds left was disallowed by referee Paul Stewart as Winnipeg hung on to beat Dallas.

The Stars, who had won three in a row, thought they’d sent it into overtime when the red light went on in the closing seconds. But Stewart immediately ruled Nieuwendyk had kicked the puck into the net.

Winnipeg 0 1 1 - 2

Dallas 0 0 1 - 1

First period-None.

Second period-1, Winnipeg, Tkachuk 30 (Selanne, Maciver), 7:22 (pp).

Third period-2, Winnipeg, King 7 (Drake, Darryl Shannon), 9:46 (sh). 3, Dallas, Nieuwendyk 5 (Adams, Modano), 10:43 (pp).

Shots on goal-Winnipeg 9-12-12-33. Dallas 9-5-12-26.Power-play opp.-Winnipeg 1 of 7; Dallas 1 of 7.Goalies-Winnipeg, Khabibulin 13-6-1 (26 shots-25 saves). Dallas, Bester 3-1-0 (33-31).A-15,207 (16,924).

Around the NHL

Center Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins was selected as the NHL’s player of the week… . The Washington Capitals, moving quickly to replace injured defenseman Brendan Witt, obtained Denis Chasse from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for minor leaguer Rob Pearson… . . The Chicago Blackhawks traded center Mike Pomichter to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for future considerations.