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Saturday, Nov. 13 7:00pm ET
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KANATA, Ontario (AP) -- Radek Bonk had quite a line on Saturday night. Bonk earned the first four-point effort of his NHL career with two goals and two assists as the Ottawa Senators beat the Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4-2.
"They are one of the best lines in the league," Ottawa defenseman Wade Redden said of his teammates. "They work hard, have a lot of offensive and defensive talent and a nice touch around the net. They get things off their defense." Shawn McEachern and Hossa each had a goal and an assist for the Senators, who scored on all three of their power-play chances. "Kariya's line is tough to play against and I think (Bonk's line) got excited about playing them," Hossa said. "Everybody was pumped up. It's a big challenge taking on their top two players." Ottawa leads the NHL with 26 points and has the league's best home record at 8-2-1. Kariya and Jeff Neilsen scored for Anaheim. Hossa opened the scoring on a power play, getting his 11th goal 32 seconds into the second period. Kariya countered with a shot that beat former Ducks goaltender Ron Tugnutt at 4:02. Bonk, who leads Ottawa in scoring with nine goals and 13 assists, swept a loose puck into the open side on a power play at 5:35 to regain the lead for Ottawa. Neilsen tied it again at 7:28 of the final period. McEachern put the Senators ahead with 6:14 left and Bonk scored from the blue line into an empty net with 55 seconds remaining. Ottawa outshot Anaheim 40-21. "When you rely on your goaltender, you usually get what you deserve ... a loss," Anaheim coach Craig Hartsburg said.
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