Much of the Ottawa Senators' recent woes have been attributed to porous goaltending. Last year, when they met in the Stanley Cup final, they were ranked only four places apart overall defensively in the NHL. This year, they are 19 places apart. A year-over-year statistical comparison:
2006-07
Player GP MP GAA W-L-OT
J.S. Giguere 56 3,245 2.26 24-10-8
Ilya Bryzgalov 27 1,509 2.47 10-8-6
Anaheim overall rank No. 6
Player GP MP GAA W-L-OT
Ray Emery 58 3,351 2.47 33-16-6
Martin Gerber 29 1,599 2.78 15-9-3
Ottawa overall rank No. 10
2007-08
Player GP MP GAA W-L-OT
J.S. Giguere 49 2,764 2.21 28-16-5
Jonas Hiller 16 797 2.33 6-4-1
Ilya Bryzgalov 9 447 2.55 2-3-1
Anaheim overall rank No. 4
Player GP MP GAA W-L-OT
Ray Emery 29 1,650 3.05 12-12-4
Martin Gerber 40 2,217 2.68 23-11-2
Brian Elliott 1 60 1.00 1-0-0
Ottawa overall rank No. 23







