Devereaux's hat trick propels Toronto past Ottawa

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04/11/2009 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Boyd Devereaux registered his second career hat trick, and Niklas Hagman scored twice, as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Ottawa Senators, 5-2, in the season finale for both teams at Air Canada Centre.

Lee Stempniak and Matt Stajan each finished with two assists for Toronto, which won two of its last three to close out its campaign.

The Maple Leafs, who have not made a playoff appearance in the last four seasons, finished with a 34-35-13 mark.

Martin Gerber turned aside 37-of-39 shots for Toronto.

Jason Spezza and Chris Kelly tallied for the Senators, who dropped their last two.

Ottawa, which missed out on the playoffs for the first time since 1995-96, end the season with a 36-35-11 record.

Brian Elliott made 25 saves for the Senators.

With the score evened at 2-all after two periods, Hagman's marker 3:37 into the third put the Leafs in front by a 3-2 margin. Devereaux then notched the hat trick on a backhander, with Toronto skating shorthanded, with 2:49 left to give the hosts some insurance. Hagman's empty netter with 44 seconds left accounted for the 5-2 final score.

Devereaux opened the scoring 4:59 into the first period when he took a feed from Stempniak and fired a wrist shot past Elliott to give the Leafs the early lead.

Devereaux then tallied his second of the contest at 4:48 of the second to put Toronto ahead by two.

However, the Senators struck for a pair of goals just under 2 1/2 minutes apart. First it was Spezza lighting the lamp on the power play at 9:14, then Kelly's wrister tied things at 11:42. The contest remained deadlock after two periods.

Game Notes

Ottawa finished the season with a 14-23-4 road record this season...Toronto had a 16-16-9 home mark...The Leafs won four of six meetings versus the Senators this year...Devereaux's first hat trick came March 17, 2000 against Ottawa, when he was a member of the Edmonton Oilers.

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Will he or won't he?  Now that the Dallas Cowboys have a new head coach in Wade Phillips, the big question will be: Does Terrell Owens stay with the team.

Jerry Jones continues to suggest that Terrell Owens will remain with the team.

"I've said that he's back, he's here, he's under contract," Jones said. "In the interviews I've just been through (to hire a new coach), it was very clear to me how highly he's thought of and how much of an impact he had on our offensive success."

Just to be sure though, Terrell Owens cleared out his locker and removed his name plate.

Terrell Owens was among the Cowboys most productive players this past season, catching 85 passes for 1,180 yards and a league-best 13 touchdowns.

But T.O. is due a $3 million roster bonus in June, then a $5 million salary this season. Cutting him before then would save a lot of money and headaches.

Aside from the questions surrounding Terrell Owens, the oddsmakers at MySportsbook.com have concerns over starting quarterback Tony Romo's state of mind and whether he will remain a starting quarterback.  It is also not known how players will adjust to new head coach, Wade Phillips.

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Atlanta Falcons 50-1


Baltimore Ravens 15-1


Buffalo Bills 50-1


Carolina Panthers 18-1


Chicago Bears 10-1


Cincinnati Bengals 15-1


Cleveland Browns 100-1


Dallas Cowboys 15-1


Denver Broncos 15-1


Detroit Lions 100-1


Green Bay Packers 50-1


Houston Texans 100-1


Indianapolis Colts 6-1


Jacksonville Jaguars 30-1


Kansas City Chiefs 30-1


Miami Dolphins 40-1


Minnesota Vikings 75-1


New England Patriots 10-1


New Orleans Saints 18-1


New York Giants 20-1


New York Jets 30-1


Oakland Raiders 100-1


Philadelphia Eagles 18-1


Pittsburgh Steelers 10-1


Saint Louis Rams 60-1


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