Music: {allcanada} Anderson makes 42 saves, Ottawa beats Atlanta 3-1

Thursday, March 3, 2011

{allcanada} Anderson makes 42 saves, Ottawa beats Atlanta 3-1

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ATLANTA (AP)—Craig Anderson (notes) made 42 saves and Nick Foligno (notes) scored the clinching goal with just under 9 minutes remaining Thursday night, giving the Ottawa Senators a 3-1 victory over the fading Atlanta Thrashers.

Coming into the night six points out of the final playoff spot in the East, the Thrashers' playoff hopes took a crushing blow with their 11th loss in the last 13 games, this one to the team with the worst record in the conference.

The Thrashers lost again despite outshooting Ottawa 43-27. Anderson turned aside three breakaways and one last shot at the horn, giving the Senators their fourth win in six games.

Colin Greening (notes) scored the only goal through the first two periods, and that on a shot that deflected off the skate of Atlanta defenseman Dustin Byfuglien (notes).

Bobby Butler (notes) made it 2-0 a minute into the third, before Byfuglien gave the Thrashers hope with his 19th goal. But Foligno clinched it on a deflection of Zack Smith's (notes) shot from the point.