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The New Jersey Devils snapped a losing skid the last time they played the Ottawa Senators. Now, the Devils look to do that again and avoid a fifth straight defeat as they begin a four-game homestand against the Ottawa Senators tonight. Catch all the action on TSN Radio 1200 starting at 5pm et. The Senators will welcome back defenceman Chris Phillips who was a healthy scratch for two-straight games. The Devils had lost five of the previous six meetings with Ottawa before Jaromir Jagr scored in overtime to give New Jersey a 3-2 road victory Oct. 25. Devils coach Peter DeBoer will have a different counterpart behind the bench for this matchup after the Senators (12-12-6) fired Paul MacLean on Dec. 8 and replaced him with assistant Dave Cameron. Ottawa has gone 1-1-1 since the change after falling 5-4 in a shootout at Buffalo on Monday. Alex Chiasson had a goal and an assist and New Jersey native Bobby Ryan also scored to give him two goals and four assists over his last five. It feels like were moving forward, defenseman Erik Karlsson said. Everybody seems to be feeling better about their game and thats what we strive for. Going forward, especially before Christmas, we have to try and win as many games as we can. Robin Lehner has started the last two, but Cameron said Craig Anderson will be back in net for this contest. Anderson has allowed at least three goals in nine of his last 10 starts, going 2-6-2 with a 3.28 goals-against average in that stretch. Cory Schneider, who is 2-0-1 with a 1.26 GAA in his career against the Senators after making 33 saves in the first meeting, could get the nod for New Jersey. Scott Gomez won the Calder Trophy and two Stanley Cups during seven standout seasons in New Jersey to begin his career, but he was largely a disappointment after signing a seven-year, $51.5 million contract with the New York Rangers and wound up spending time in Montreal, San Jose and Florida. The Devils (11-15-6) brought him in for a tryout as an unsigned player in training camp, and after injuries to Travis Zajac and Martin Havlat they signed Gomez for the rest of the season Dec. 1. New Jersey has gone just 2-4-2 since Gomez came aboard, but hes produced two goals and four assists. He had one of each in Mondays 3-2 shootout loss to the New York Islanders and has scored in back-to-back games. Hes given us some life offensively by creating plays, coach DeBoer said. We dont have a lot of that. Hes really been a nice addition. Gomez is more focused on getting the Devils back on track. We need points, Gomez said. Weve got to get wins and weve got to get on a streak here. We dont want to get too far behind and thats the way were thinking right now. The Devils lost to Chicago in a shootout at home Dec. 9 before going 0-2-1 on their road trip despite Zajac returning against the Islanders after an eight-game absence due to the mumps. Its been a tough stretch, DeBoer said. I think were all looking forward to getting home. New Jersey, though, is 0-2-2 in its last four at the Prudential Center, where it hasnt lost five straight since dropping its first seven home games of the 2010-11 season. Senators (30PTS) at Devils (28PTS) NJ is 1-0-0 vs OTT this season, OTW in OTT OTT has gone 2-1-0 past 3 games in NJ (lost last) NJ (11-15-6): 0-2-2 past 4 games, 8GF, 3/7 on PP rank 30th on PK at home (70.6%) Gomez (2G, 2A) 3 game PT streak OTT (12-12-6): 1-1-1 past 3 games, 11GA, 1/10 on PP 2-5-2 past 9 road games, 4/31 on PP (both wins in a shootout) Ryan (1G, 1A) vs NJ this season Stone (2G, 1A) 3 game PT streak Florida Panthers Jerseys . 5 Trade Deadline is drawing closer and teams will be deciding on whether to buy or sell. Frank Vatrano Panthers Jersey . The Padres made the moves before Fridays game at Washington. They promoted infielder Jace Peterson from Double-A San Antonio and right-hander Kevin Quackenbush from Triple-A El Paso. http://www.hockeypanthersofficialonline.com/mackenzie-weegar-hockey-jersey/ . INJURIES - Reds RF Jay Bruce is facing knee surgery for a torn meniscus and it could cost him a month of playing time. Chris Heisey, who has shown some pop (43 home runs, . Aaron Ekblad Panthers Jersey . -- Claudio Bieler hadnt scored since early September, and not from the run of play since mid-July. Mike Hoffman Jersey . "I love the game, its the best job you can have," he explained Tuesday as the players left Joe Louis Arena for the summer. "Ill sit down with my wife and well go from there.VANCOUVER -- Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson has seen his fair share of strange injuries over the years, and Nigel Reo-Cokers bizarre mishap is just another one to add to the list. Reo-Coker is expected to miss the Major League Soccer clubs game this weekend against the Houston Dynamo with a concussion after he tripped over a bike rack and banged his head in Vancouver on Sunday. The 29-year-old midfielder missed Tuesdays training session and was absent again on Wednesday, with Robinson revealing that Reo-Coker will likely sit out against the Dynamo. "Hes a little bit bruised and cut," said Robinson. "Hes not here with us today but we hope he makes a speedy recovery and hopefully (is) back very soon." A former Welsh international during his playing days, Robinson said Reo-Cokers tumble ranks among some of the more odd injuries hes come across. "Ive seen a few and heard a few in my time, picking up a remote control and pulling your hamstring and things like that. Its one of them that fits into that category," said Robinson. "Its quite a serious injury for him but its one that makes you chuckle when you hear about it and the story. Its a strange one." The injury occurred after Reo-Coker had returned with his teammates to Vancouver following the Whitecaps 0-0 road ddraw against the New England Revolution on Saturday afternoon.dddddddddddd "He just fell and tripped. I dont think he was looking where he was going, which is never a good sign for a midfield player," Robinson deadpanned, before adding: "Obviously youve got to be very careful with head injuries these days. "Hes done the concussion test and there was a slight issue so it was a little bit worrisome but hes fine. I spoke to him for half an hour today in the office. Its normal Nige back." Reo-Coker has started all three games for Vancouver (1-0-2) so far this season, but was subbed off after 70 minutes on Saturday in favour of Gershon Koffie, who seems like the most obvious candidate to take the Englishmans place in the lineup against Houston (2-0-0) this Saturday. A box-to-box central midfielder, Reo-Coker joined the Whitecaps in February 2013 after stops with Wimbledon, Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United in his home country. He started 31 MLS games for Vancouver last season, collecting one goal and four assists. Reo-Coker has one assist in 220 minutes of action so far in 2014. "Youre always due for one or two strange injuries a season," said Whitecaps captain Jay DeMerit. "You feel for Nigel. Hell have to answer you to how it all happened." ' ' '