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OTTAWA -- The Ottawa Senators will be hoping theyve found their scoring touch when they host the Boston Bruins, who will be without captain Zdeno Chara, on Thursday at Canadian Tire Centre.The Senators (11-7-1) are coming off a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, the first time theyve scored three or more goals in a game since Oct. 25 in a 3-0 win against the Vancouver Canucks, and the third goal in that game was into an empty net.Its the first time since Oct. 18 they scored at least three goals in a game on a goalie (7-4 win against the Arizona Coyotes).They will face a Bruins team without its top defender.Chara sustained a lower-body injury in the Bruins 4-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues in Beantown on Tuesday which dropped the Bruins record to 11-8-0.Hes day-to-day. I think hes pretty doubtful for these next two games, Bruins coach Claude Julien told the teams website Wednesday. After that, well see.Replacing one of the dominant defensemen of his generation will require a group effort, Julien said.We have to do it by committee, he said. We just lost our best defender. Teams hate playing against him and thats the kind of impact hes got. Theres no individual thats going to step up and do his job. Were going to have to do it as a group.The good news for the Bruins is it looks like scoring forward David Pastrnak will be ready to return from an upper-body injury which kept him out for three games and defenseman Kevan Miller is close to returning after missing the first 19 games of the season with a broken hand. They will both travel to Ottawa and will be game time decisions.Also a game-time decision is Ottawa winger Bobby Ryan. He missed the past two games with a bruised right index finger.In addition to scoring four goals in a game, also encouraging for the Senators against the Habs was who scored: they finally got some production from the players who are expected to carry the offense.Derick Brassards goal was his second in three games after going 15 games without a goal. Mike Hoffman, back in the lineup after missing two games with a groin injury, scored for the first time in five games and captain Erik Karlsson for the first time in 12 games.Senators coach Guy Boucher was asked if there was a weight lifted from some of his players shoulders.I dont see it as a weight. I see it more as deserving, Boucher said. Weve been talking about it. Weve been working on it. The guys have been very focused on doing a better job around the net, having more poise and especially lifting the puck up, screening the goaltender. 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Cibulkova has been the most improved player this season, officially named as the WTAs Comeback Player of the Year.With both victorious Saturday in Singapore, the unlikely finale will take place Sunday on ESPN2 & WatchESPN, 7:30 a.m. ET.The pair have already played each other nine times, with Kerber leading their head-to-head meetings 5-4, although those numbers are somewhat misleading. Cibulkova won the first four, but Kerber the past five, including their round-robin meeting last Sunday.Its a little bit weird to play against one opponent twice in one tournament, Kerber said to the media afterward. This never happened before for me. But Im looking forward to play against her. The first match here was really tight and close, and she has a lot of confidence from the last two matches she won. She has nothing to lose, so I think it will be a good match and final from both of us.However, if current form is a reliable guide, Kerber should win hands down. The 28-year-old may be a late bloomer, but the German is at the peak of her powers and oozing with confidence. Unbeaten in her four matches to date, and getting better with each outing on Singapores indoor hard courts, she crushed defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-1 in the semifinals.She had an answer for everything, Radwanska said. Shes not giving anything for free. Thats what makes her one of the best players in the world and the best this year.For Cibulkova, she won a hard-fought match against Svetlana Kuznetsova 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4.While the absence of Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova has robbed the tournament of two of its biggest stars, another two of the all-time greats are embracing the emergence of new names.This is how were going to form some new rivalries, formerr world No.dddddddddddd 1 Chris Evert said in a news conference in Singapore. The women are just coming to play it out and were going to see new winners every week. Theres variety in depth, different age groups and styles of play, so I think were entering a new era for sure.Cibulkova made the final the hard way. Runner-up at the 2014 Australian Open, the Slovakian missed a large chunk of 2015 through injury and was wallowing at 66th in the world rankings in February.Her confidence was so low that she booked her own wedding for the same day as this years Wimbledon final. When she surprised herself by making the quarterfinals, she almost postponed her nuptials, but a rare welcome defeat saw her make it to the church on time to tie the knot.One of the shortest players on the tour, Cibulkova has always had to fight for everything shes achieved. She needed to win this months Linz Open in Austria just to qualify for Singapore. There she got off to a rotten start, but luck has been with her in the past few days. The round-robin format of the WTA Finals often throws up some quirky results because it offers second chances. Or in Cibulkovas case, a third chance.The 27-year-old lost her first two matches but made it to the last four when she won her final encounter against Simona Halep in straights sets. Kerber then helped Cibulkova out by beating Madison Keys in two sets, even though the German was already through to the semifinals.Cibulkova was in plenty of trouble against Kuznetsova on Saturday, losing the opening set and falling a break behind in the third. But Cibulkova fought back, giving her hope she can find a way to topple Kerber.We played our first match this year here and I lost, but it was a great match, Cibulkova said. I couldnt wish for nothing more than to play against her in the final and have my revenge in the final. But yeah, it will be extremely tough. She is world No. 1 and having a great season, playing [unbelievably] well. ' ' '