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When, where: Tonight, 7, at TD Banknorth Garden.

TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030).

Records: Ottawa is 5-4-0-0 (fourth in the Northeast Division with 10 points); Boston is 2-5-0-1 (fifth in the Northeast with 5 points).

Goals: Dany Heatley 6, Jason Spezza 4, Antoine Vermette 4.

Assists: Spezza 8, Heatley 6, Joe Corvo 6.

Goaltending: Ray Emery (3-1-0, 1.60 GAA), Martin Gerber (2-3-0, 3.03).

Head to head: This is the first of eight meetings.

Miscellany: Emery is third in the NHL in goals-against average and second in save percentage (.948) . . . The Senators led the league in goals per game last season (3.8), but were struggling this season until a recent three-game stretch in which they scored 21 goals (all wins) . . . Corvo set a team record for defensemen with 5 points in Thursday night's 7-2 victory over Toronto.