Peter Regin News

Anton Volchenkov celebrates his goal with center Peter Regin during the first period of NHL action at Scotiabank Place Saturday, December 19, 2009.

The words from Tim Thomas were in keeping with the unconventional style he once again displayed on the ice.

A goaltender making his NHL debut and a rookie looking for his first career goal came up big for the Ottawa Senators.

Alex Kovalev , Anton Volchenkov and Peter Regin of the Ottawa Senators celebrate Volchenkov's goal against the Minnesota Wild during first period action at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, December 19, 2009.

Senators undress Wild Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson, of Sweden, is congratulated on his first goal in the NHL by Peter Regin, of Denmark, and Alexei Kovalev, of Russia, during third period NHL action against the Minnesota Wild in Kanata, Saturday December 19, 2009.

The Senators' Peter Regin is tripped by the Sabres' Henrik Tallinder during the first period on Wednesday night at Scotiabank Place.

Only 96.9% of those voting on hockeyfights.com gave Colton Orr the nod in a scrap with Matt Carkner at Scotiabank Place last month.

Carolina Hurricanes' Matt Cullen is chased by Ottawa Senators' Jesse Winchester, left, and Peter Regin, right, during the second period.

Now that's an optional practice. Fourth liners Jesse Winchester, Ryan Shannon and Peter Regin, defenceman Erik Karlsson and Alex Picard and backup goalie Mike Brodeur were the only Senators who took part in an optional practice at the Bell Sensplex the morning after the team's 2-0 win in Philadelphia Thursday.

Chris Neil has missed the lastA seven games due to a knee injury but that doesn't mean that opposition team players haven't had to keep their heads up as Jesse Winchester has been picking up the slack from Neil's absence and leading the hit parade.A It seems like at least once a game Winchester punishes a player from the other team into the boards ...

Nick Foligno is back in Senators coach Cory Clouston's good books. Foligno returned to the lineup Saturday night against the Phoenix Coyotes after being a healthy scratch in Ottawa's 6-3 loss to the Los Angeles Kings Thursday.

Nick Foligno will sit Thursday night as the Ottawa Senators face the Kings here.

Chris Campoli couldn't hide his disappointment. As the Senators wrapped up their skate yesterday at the HP Pavillion, the veteran defenceman was one of the last players off the ice, along with centre Peter Regin after learning coach Cory Clouston had decided to make Campoli a scratch for the first time since he arrived in Ottawa.

The Ottawa Senators will try to stretch their longest winning streak of the season to five games when they visit the New Jersey Devils for tonight's clash at Prudential Center.

SENATORS' EFFORT 6.5/10 THE GAME If this is the new NHL, someone forgot to tell the Devils and coach Jacques Lemaire.

Top prospect Erik Karlsson is getting another shot with the Senators, with his recall today from Binghamton.

The Senators' winning streak was broken at four games Wednesday night. But that wasn't all that got snapped in a bruising, nasty 3-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils at a sparsely populated Prudential Center.

One period into last night''s showdown with the Washington Capitals, the Senators best line was their fourth -- Peter Regin between Jesse Winchester and Ryan Shannon -- with Winchester, who was playing in just his fifth game of the season, the team's most effective player.

Mike Fisher's redirection goal 1:14 into overtime lifted the Ottawa Senators to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals at Scotiabank Place.Peter Regin, Chris Neal and Alexandre Picard scored for the Senators, who have won four straight games.

Ottawa Senators goaltender Pascal Leclaire lets in a goal by the Philadelphia Flyers during the second period of NHL ice hockey action in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 12, 2009.