OTTAWA -- The Ottawa Senators will be trying to keep their recent offensive surge going when they play the Carolina Hurricanes at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday.After 12 games scoring two goals or fewer, the Senators (12-7-1) scored four goals and three goals, respectively, in wins over the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins against two of the best goaltenders in the NHL, Montreals Carey Price and Bostons Tuukka Rask.Senators forward Mark Stone, who scored against the Bruins in Ottawas 3-1 win on Thursday, has three goals and three assists in his past three games. The Senators, winners of two games in a row, have been generating offense with strong defensive play which has been creating opposition turnovers.Goals by Ottawa defenseman Chris Wideman and Kyle Turris against Boston were the result of turnovers.We played real strong defensively and in the neutral zone, Turris, who has a team-leading nine goals. It was just an all-around solid game for us.We were always in the right spots. We were always above the guys making it difficult for them and frustrating them, Senators goaltender Craig Anderson, who is 10-4-1, said, and we were able get out of our zone really easy (Thursday). Thats a credit to our guys beating the forecheck and beating the pressure.The Senators defeated the Hurricanes 2-1 in overtime at Canadian Tire Centre on Nov. 1.The Hurricanes have at least a point in 21 of the past 26 games against the Senators, going 16-5-5 since March 29, 2009.The Hurricanes (8-7-4), an early season surprise in the NHL, had their five-game winning streak ended with a 2-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. The Hurricanes three-game swing through Eastern Canada started with a 2-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.The Hurricanes have been one of the best possession teams in the NHL. They have 115 more shot attempts than they have allowed, third best in the league after the Los Angeles Kings (138) and the Boston Bruins (122). Thats a Corsi of 53.53 percent for the Hurricanes.We can be better, Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said. The power play can be better, we can be at the net, be harder at both nets -- theirs and ours. Theres some things we did well, but some things you can improve on moving forward.With Carolina goaltender Eddie Lack out with a concussion, Cam Ward has started eight games in a row, giving up two goals or fewer in six straight. Wholesale Custom Tigers Shirts . -- San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks was fined $15,570 by the NFL on Wednesday for his hit on Saints quarterback Drew Brees last Sunday. Authentic Custom Tigers Jersey . Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored shootout goals, and backup goalie Cam Talbot earned his second win in two nights as the Rangers shook off a late tying tally and beat the Maple Leafs 2-1 Monday night. http://www.customtigersjersey.com/ .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. Cheap Custom Tigers Jersey .Y. - Free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, fresh off winning the World Series with Boston, reached agreement with the rival New York Yankees on a seven-year contract worth about $153 million, a person familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday night. Cheap Tigers Jerseys . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Australian Oaks winner Sofia Rosa is close to a return to training in New Zealand after a disappointing Melbourne spring campaign.Her trainer Stephen Marsh is looking to the mare to get back to top form and help fill the void left by the departure of NZ 2000 Guineas winner Ugo Foscolo to the Sydney stable of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.One of the early favourites for the Caulfield Cup, Sofia Rosas Melbourne campaign was aborted after three starts.Marsh inspected the the mare last weekend and was more than happy with her condition ahead of a campaign he hopes will lead to a return to Sydney in the autumn.dddddddddddd.She has done tremendously well and looks amazing, Marsh told NZRacing.co.I was thrilled to bits and she looks back to where she was.She just didnt thrive in the spring and never lost her winter coat at all.She didnt do that well as a spring three-year-old either, but really came right in the autumn and I cant see any reason why she wont do the same this season.She will probably kick off here somewhere and then most likely head to Sydney. ' ' '
