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Mark Eaton scored 2:35 into overtime in his 600th NHL game to give the New York Islanders a 2-1 win Friday night over the Ottawa Senators. Eaton took a pass from Milan Jurcina and put the puck into an open right side for his 24th NHL goal -- and his first since Nov. 28, 2009. Matt Martin scored the tying goal in the third and Evgeni Nabokov made 23 saves for New York, which is...

The National Hockey League announced today that New York Islanders center John Tavares was named the First Star of the Month for January, 2012. Tavares, 21, led the league in scoring last month with nine goals and 13 assists for 22 points. He r...

Mark Eaton scored 2:35 into overtime in his 600th NHL game to give the New York Islanders a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night. Eaton took a pass from Milan Jurcina and put the puck into an open right side for his 24th NHL goal - his first since Nov. 28, 2009. Matt Martin scored the tying goal in the third and Evgeni Nabokov made 23 saves for New York, which is on...

It is quite an achievement that Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators is the top scoring defenceman in the league. He currently has 48 points in 52 games played. This gives him a 12 point lead over any other defenceman in the league. This season is already his career best offensive total. That is quite an achievement for a 21 year old player. Karlsson is playing against top competition...

In his latest blog that has been posted over on TSN's website, former NHL referee Kerry Fraser responded to the concerns of the tinfoil hat wearing Senators fans who, for whatever reason, believed that a former league official would assure them that the fix was in. That in this case, two professional referees – Tim Peel and Dan O’Rourke – conspired and willingly ignored...

Good Morning Hockey Fans! We’ve got Hockey again! Today the Isles are back in Ottawa for the first time this season to see Daniel Alfredsson and company. It’s the first time this season and for some strange reason, the Sens have played four more games than the Isles. They stand at 60 points to the Isles 47. That’s a big gap. John Tavares was the NHL’s...

from Ken Warren of the Ottawa Citizen at Canada.com, The history between (Paul) MacLean and (Dan) O’Rourke goes back to Jan. 21, when the Senators lost 2-1 to the Anaheim Ducks. Immediately after that game, MacLean said O’Rourke told him that defenceman Erik Karlsson was “a diver,” which was the reason he didn’t call a penalty when Karlsson was knocked...

You want an example of the type of difference -making, top line centre that the Sabres so desperately crave? Look no further than John Tavares. In his last 16 games, Tavares has 11 goals, 15 assists, eight multi-point games and eight First Star Of The Game selections. The National Hockey League announced Wednesday that Islanders center John Tavares was named the First Star...

The New York Islanders scored a 2-1 overtime win over the Ottawa Senators thanks to a deft move by an unusual suspect in Islanders defenseman Mark Eaton:

While the Ottawa Senators are coming closer to falling out of playoff position, the New York Islanders are making a push to get into it. Ottawa looks to avoid matching its longest losing streak of the season Friday night as it tries to prevent the visiting Islanders from continuing their recent surge. The Senators have lost four straight - all in regulation - after going 13-2-2...

Mark Eaton scored 2:35 into overtime in his 600th NHL game to give the New York Islanders a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night.

OTTAWA — Mark Eaton scored 2:35 into overtime in his 600th NHL game to give the Islanders a 2-1 win over the Senators last night.Eaton took a pass from Milan Jurcina and put the puck into an open right side for his 24th NHL goal — his first since Nov...

Mark Eaton scored 2:35 into overtime in his 600th NHL game to give the New York Islanders a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night.

The Ottawa Senators have matched their longest losing streak of the season, but the Toronto Maple Leafs could play the role of slump-buster this evening.