Our scribes go off deep end while assessing NHL's early-season losers

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun are back with their weekly "Faceoff" and are assessing some of the NHL's bottom-feeders at the quarter mark: Can those clubs rebound and reach the postseason?

Senators' skid hits six games with loss to Canadiens

Alex Tanguay scored on Montreal's fourth shootout attempt to give the Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Senators.

Zherdev, Lundqvist help Rangers nip slumping Senators

Nikolai Zherdev scored the only goal in a shootout and Henrik Lundqvist denied all three Ottawa shooters, giving the Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Senators.

Heatley, Winchester spark Senators; Auld shuts down Flyers

Dany Heatley scored for the fifth straight game and Jesse Winchester had his first NHL goal to lead the Senators to a 4-1 victory over the Flyers.

Capitals-Senators Preview

Capitals-Senators Preview

Artyukhin scores in eighth round of shootout to push Lightning past Senators

Evgeny Artyukhin scored in the eighth round of a shootout to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning past the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Saturday night.

Point Shots: Searching for Sidney's mates

Jim Wilkie looks at the lineup shakeup in Pittsburgh and the contenders for the most coveted job in hockey: riding shotgun for Sidney Crosby

OTTAWA - OCTOBER 24: Antoine Vermette #20 of the Ottawa Senators dives for a rebound against Samuel Pahlsson #26 of the Anaheim...

Vive les backup goalies

Backup goaltenders are funny ducks when it comes to fantasy value. Some provide a positive, if occasional, boost as a third goalie. A few ascend to st...

Panthers' two first-period goals in short span help beat Senators

Rostislav Olesz and Nathan Horton scored goals 48 seconds apart early in the first period and the Panthers beat the Senators 3-1 on Wednesday night.

Fantasy Forecaster: Week 3

Tristan H. Cockcroft breaks down the weekly schedule, highlighting teams with the most games and the best and worst matchups.

Point Shots: Ride those Sabres while they're hot

Jim Wilkie breaks down the Sabres and finds there are more useful fantasy parts than originally expected, plus news and notes from around the league.

Alfredsson out two weeks

...be valuable with penalty minutes and some osmosis points. In extra-deep leagues, consider adding either Antoine Vermette or Nick Foligno, as they would also be options to add to the first line. They...

Penguins spoil shutout, but Sens leave Sweden with three of four points

Dany Heatley scored two more goals and Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson had two assists for the Senators, who beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 to split their NHL opening weekend series in Sweden.

Friday feast: An "A" for Heatley, Sundin sightings and the lingering Cup hangover

The big news today at practice was that Dany Heatley earned an "A" on his jersey for this season. He joins captain Daniel Alfredsson and incumbent alt...