2010 Compuware NHL Premiere Series-Ottawa Senators win 5-2 against Atlanta Thrashers
The Ottawa Senators were up against the Atlanta Thrashers this past Tuesday as part of the 207th game of the 2010 Compuware NHL Premiere Series. The game took place at the Scotiabank Place, home of the Ottawa Senators in front of 17,000 fans that
came in support of their teams hoping to see them win.
This was the 15th game of the campaign for both the teams as they were content on winning the match and moving up the points table. The home team, Ottawa Senators dominated the play as they managed to score 5 times in the match and came up with
an impressive performance that resulted in them winning the match 5-3 at the end.
The first period saw the home team explode from the start of the match as they fired shots at the opposing goal every now and then. The Ottawa Senators pressed on with all men in search of a goal but this went against them.
The open spaces left at the back resulted in the Atlanta Thrashers scoring in the 5th minute to take the lead. The goal was scored by Andrew Ladd from a spectacular backhand shot from 9 feet. The home team settled down with the passage of time
and piled up good pieces of play.
Their determination and confidence led them to scoring in the 12th minute to level the score. The goal was scored by Jason Spezza from 21 feet through a decent flick shot, which the goal keeper had no chance of stopping.
With the scores level the home continued to attack in search of another goal. They were successful in taking the lead with a goal in the 16th minute. The goal was scored by Sergei Gonchar through a powerful strike from 46 feet. The period came
to an end with the Ottawa Senators leading 2-1.
The Ottawa Senators was the first to score in the 2nd period. The goal was scored by Chris Neil from a good and powerful shot from 48 feet. The Ottawa Senators completed the dominating performance with another goal in the 10th minute
of the period. The goal was scored by Jesse Winchester through a flick shot from 7 feet. The period ended with the Ottawa Senators leading 4-1.
The final period started with the Ottawa Senators scoring in the 2nd minute. The goal was scored by Jason Spezza from 33 feet. The score at the time was 5-1 in favour of the Ottawa Senators. The Atlanta Thrashers came up with good pieces of play.
This resulted in the Atlanta Thrashers scoring in the 6th minute. The goal was scored by Anthony Stewart from 11 feet through a decent shot. The period and the match ended with the Ottawa Senators winning the match 5-2.
The final period saw the Ottawa Senators making 6 goal attempts and the Atlanta Thrashers made 12 goal attempts.
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