Ottawa Sun · Dec 15, 2016
Neil honoured as Senators fall to Sharks in shootout
Ottawa Senators right wing Chris Neil (25) in the thick of it as usual against the San Jose Sharks during NHL action at the Canadian Tire Centre on Wednesday December 14, 2016. Errol McGihon/PostmediaIt began as a celebration to honour Chris Neil for his 1,000th game, but it end in disappointment for the Senators.
Unfortunately, Neil couldn’t write a storybook ending.
After Neil didn’t score on his first shootout attempt of his career, Kevin Labanc put it away as he scored in the skills contest to give the San Jose Sharks a 4-3 decision over the Senators in front of 17,273 on Wednesday night at the Canadian Tire Centre to put a damper on what had been a pretty good night.