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Tonight: lightning at Senators

By Times Staff Writer
Published January 6, 2004

WHEN/WHERE: 7:30; Corel Centre, Ottawa.

RADIO: WDAE-AM 620.

THE SERIES: The third of four meetings this season. The Lightning trails 16-26-2.

KEY INJURIES: Tampa Bay - None. Ottawa - C Mike Fisher (elbow, out), LW Vaclav Varada (knee, out), D Anton Volchenkov (shoulder, out).

THE LOWDOWN: The Senators are the league's hottest team with a nine-game unbeaten streak (7-0-2), four consecutive victories and a six-game unbeaten streak (6-0-1) at home. ... Ottawa is 8-2-1 at home since Dec. 1. ... RW Martin Havlat will serve the second game of a two-game suspension for kicking the Islanders' Eric Cairns. ... The Senators have won the first two meetings. ... The Lightning is 3-4-1 in its past eight on the road. ... Tampa Bay has lost 11 of its past 12 games in Ottawa. ... The Senators are 10-1-0 this season against the Southeast. ... Lightning RW Martin St. Louis has two goals, four assists in his past five games. ... Entering Monday, Ottawa's 119 goals and 78 goals against were second in the East. ... Tampa Bay's 80 goals against were third. ... The Senators had the league's No. 3 penalty kill at 87.4 percent. The Lightning was fourth at 87.2. ... Senators RW Daniel Alfredsson was tied for third with 20 power-play points.

- Compiled by Damian Cristodero.

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