Rene Bourque scored three goals for his first NHL hat trick, and the Calgary Flames beat the Ottawa Senators 6-3 on Saturday night.
Andre Roy, Adrian Aucoin and Todd Bertuzzi added goals, and Miikka Kiprusoff made 27 saves. Chris Phillips, Jason Spezza and Alexandre Picard scored for Ottawa.
After Phillips and Spezza gave Ottawa a 2-0 lead in the second period, Bourque tied it with goals in a 58-second span. Bourque's third goal of the game and 14th of the season made it 5-3 with 5:35 left in the third period.
The Flames have earned points in seven straight games (4-0-3) to open a three-point lead over Vancouver atop the Northwest Division.
Notes:@ Bourque had a career-high 16 goals as a rookie in 2005-06 with Chicago. ... Ottawa C Cody Bass did not return after appearing to have injured his shoulder during a first period fight with Calgary's Eric Nystrom. ... With Ottawa D Anton Volchenkov (upper body) sidelined, D Brian Lee was recalled from Binghamton (AHL). ... Kiprusoff is 4-0-0 against Ottawa.
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