Chris Kelly News

Ray Emery knew the questions were going to come sooner or later. With the Ottawa Senators on the schedule for Thursday night in Philadelphia, it was inevitable.

That's the message from Senators coach Cory Clouston after his club woke up Monday as the most penalized team in the NHL at 20.2 minutes per game .

Jason Spezza scored a power-play goal 4:17 into overtime to give the Ottawa Senators a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday.

The Calgary Flames now lead the league in shots. Those would be H1N1 flu shots and shots to the organization's reputation after the club arranged for its players and their families to get the vaccine ahead of other Alberta residents.

After seven seasons in the NHL, Jarkko Ruutu has earned the reputation of being an agitator and a pest.

Is Martin Gerber still the Ottawa Senators' unquestioned No. 1 goaltender? Senators coach John Paddock yesterday refused to divulge whether Gerber or Ray Emery would start tonight against the Buffalo Sabres.

From checker to checkee, Dany Heatley knows the skate is on the other foot this time around.

Ryan Shannon will be the odd man out when the Senators take on the Florida Panthers tonight.

As any one of the 7,000 fans or so actually in attendance surely noticed, it didn't take Filip Kuba long to make an impact in his return to the Senators lineup.

There was a collective gasp across the national capital region last Friday when the Ottawa Senators announced that captain Daniel Alfredsson would, that very day, be having arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.

Given the breathless reportage over the Ottawa Senators' crummy disposition lately, it is with great pleasure that we update you on the latest mood swing.

Ottawa Senators' Jason Spezza is still looking for his first goal of the season.

It looks like there will be at least one change in the Senators lineup for Thursday night's meeting with the Nashville Predators at Scotiabank Place.

The schedule alone promised an eventful weekend. But to meet and beat the Detroit Red Wings, affix Steve Yzerman his rightful place in the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame, plus lose the services of double 50-goal scorer Dany Heatley, all in a 24-hour span, was a little over the top.

The Ottawa Senators battled against the Atlanta Thrashers at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, October 10, 2009.

Lost in the relatively mild media commotion after Monday's game against Pittsburgh was a very telling Yogi-ism from the Senators' new goalie.

Ottawa Senators goaltender Pascal Leclaire was caught on the wrong end of some bouncing pucks Monday night at Scotiabank Place which allowed the Pittsburgh Penguins to increase their lead atop the NHL's Eastern Conference.

A day after enjoying their turkey dinners, the Senators would like nothing better than to feast on some more bird.

It's not unusual for a National Hockey League player to suffer from a crisis of confidence.

Round numbers were everywhere last night as the Ottawa Senators regained the form they have displayed for the better part of the past two months.