Senators send G Elliott back to AHL. October 30th, 2008
Senators send G Elliott back to AHL. The Ottawa Senators on Wednesday sent goaltender Brian Elliott back to Binghamton of the American Hockey League.
Martin Gerber, who suffered a pulled leg muscle at practice Friday, will dress and back up Alex Auld for Ottawas next game against Florida on Thursday.
In five games with Binghamton, Elliott is 3-1-1 with a 2.10 goals-against-average and a .924 save percentage. He last played on Friday, when he made 25 saves in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Syracuse Crunch.
Elliott has made one career NHL regular-season appearance, stopping 28 shots in Ottawas 3-1 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on October 10 of last season.
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Hossa, Red Wings try to keep streaks alive.
Detroit (7-1-1) at Anaheim (5-5-0) 10:00 p.m. EDT
The offseason acquisition of Marian Hossa is paying off for the Detroit Red Wings.
Hossa and the Red Wings look to keep a pair of streaks going on Wednesday when they visit the Anaheim Ducks.
The 29-year-old right wing signed a one-year contract with Detroit as a free agent after he was traded from the Atlanta Thrashers to the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2007-08 season. The move is working out as Hossa has registered at least one point in each of his last seven games and eight of nine contests this season.
Hossa has five goals and six assists during the last seven games and tallied against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday as the Red Wings extended their current winning streak to five games with a 4-3 shootout victory. The goal was his fifth, tying him for second on the team.
The Ducks enter the contest on a win streak of their own. Teemu Selanne snapped a tie with 3:55 remaining in the third period to net Anaheim a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.
Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf each had a goal and an assist and goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere collected 30 saves for the Ducks, who completed their road trip a perfect 4-0-0.