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TORONTO (AP) -- If Patrick Lalime continues to shine, the Ottawa
Senators could go a long way.
Lalime stopped 26 shots as the Senators blanked the Toronto
Maple Leafs 4-0 Saturday night.
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"It's a good sign," said Lalime, who has beaten Ed Belfour,
Martin Brodeur and Curtis Joseph in the last three games. "These
are some big points for us."
Ottawa has three straight wins over Stanley Cup contenders,
defeating the Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils 3-1 Friday
night, along with a victory over the Dallas Stars, last season's
Western Conference champions.
"It's a big challenge for me, but as long as you know what you
can do the rest is going to take care of itself," Lalime said when
asked about beating three of the top goalies in the league. "I
just wanted to keep it going."
Lalime, who stopped 30 shots in Friday's win, recorded the
seventh shutout of his career.
"I'm happy with the way he's responded," Senators coach
Jacques Martin said of Lalime, who spent two years in the minors
before spending time as Ottawa's backup last season. "He's a
goalie that's looking to get an opportunity and he's making the
most of it now."
Magnus Arvedson, Martin Havlat, Rob Zamuner and Sami Salo scored
for the Senators.
The Maple Leafs defeated Ottawa in the first round of the
playoffs last season.
"It was in the back of our minds that Toronto beat us out last
year," Zamuner said.
Arvedson gave Ottawa a 1-0 lead at 12:24 of the first,
converting Ricard Persson's pass in front of the net.
Havlat made it 2-0 after stealing the puck from Don MacLean and
skating in alone before flipping it over goalie Joseph's right
shoulder at 3:06 of the second.
Zamuner scored a short-handed goal at 5:17 of the third,
snapping a wrist shot from the top of the right faceoff circle past
Joseph.
"When they got that third goal we kind of said, 'We're not
going to win this game."' Toronto captain Mats Sundin said. "We
got frustrated and took penalties. That worries me."
Salo added a power-play goal at 18:34 of the third.
Game notes
Toronto went 0-for-5 on the power play. ... The Maple Leafs
won just two of their first four home games. ... Toronto left wing
Gary Roberts played despite a badly bruised right knee. Roberts
left Wednesday's game after blocking a shot. ... No penalties were
called until Ottawa's Mike Fisher got a tripping minor with 13:26
left in the second. ... Joseph stopped 30 shots.d 30 shots.
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Montreal 5
Chicago 4
Calgary 2
NY Islanders 0
Ottawa 4
Toronto 0
New Jersey 4
Anaheim 2
Pittsburgh 8
NY Rangers 6
Dallas 3
Washington 0
Nashville 2
Carolina 1
Colorado 3
Columbus 1
Phoenix 6
Philadelphia 3
Vancouver 4
Buffalo 0
San Jose 5
Boston 2
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 The Senators' Martin Havlat beats Curtis Joseph to record his first NHL goal.
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