NHL Senators power way past 'Jackets



Ottawa had a team-record five power-play goals in the 5-2 victory.
OTTAWA (AP) -- The Ottawa Senators got plenty of opportunities to work on their power play, and Columbus coach Doug MacLean took exception.
Marian Hossa had four points, scoring twice as Ottawa got a team-record five power-play goals to overcome an early deficit and defeat the Blue Jackets 5-2 Thursday night.
Radek Bonk, Zdeno Chara, and Wade Redden also scored for the Senators, who went 5-for-12 with the man advantage.
"We had so many power plays, it seemed like we had practice tonight on the power play," Hossa said.
MacLean not happy
MacLean, whose team entered as the NHL's second-best penalty killers, wasn't happy about being short-handed so often, and was particularly upset that Senators coach Jacques Martin used his top power-play unit the whole game.
"I guess we're a dirty team because it was an endless parade to the penalty box," MacLean said. "Jacques had a chance to work on his power play, even late in the game. It was good practice for them."
Columbus, which allowed just five power-play goals in its first 14 games, is winless in eight road games.
"You give a team like that that many opportunities, they're going to score a goal or two, but not five," Columbus goaltender Fred Brathwaite said. "Our PK's way too good to give up five goals."
Ottawa proved otherwise.
"We know we've got a really good power play," Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson said. "There's no secret about it, and if you give us that many chances, there aren't a lot of nights where you're going to stop us."
The Senators won their second straight after going winless in five.
Blue Jackets lead 2-0
Columbus' special teams got off to a good start. Trevor Letowski scored on a power play early in the first, and David Vyborny got his third short-handed goal of the year to give the Blue Jackets a 2-0 lead just 8:03 in on Ottawa's first power play.
Hossa, who missed Tuesday's win in Atlanta because of a bruised left toe, helped change the momentum when he assisted on Bonk's goal midway through the first.