Jason Spezza News

The Ottawa Senators and the New Jersey Devils face off for the first time this season.

Jason Spezza #19 of the Ottawa Senators has a laugh during warmups prior to a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Scotiabank Place on November 5, 2009 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Depending on who you talked to Thursday night, Senators winger Chris Neil is either: a) A good, hard-nosed player who hits with the best of them.

The former president of a used car company who was involved in a high-profile, high-speed chase in Ottawa in September, pleaded guilty to fraud in a Kingston, Ont., court Friday.

Sometimes the best sports memorabilia is the kind that celebrates something that didn't happen.

The five Ottawa Senators who are still without a goal this season are not exactly the names youa d expect to see on the list: Jason Spezza, Jonathan Cheechoo, Ryan Shannon, Chris Kelly and Filip Kuba.

Until this week, Daniel Alfredsson had pretty much decided against getting an H1N1 flu vaccination.

Alexei Kovalev has had plenty of opportunities. It's time for him to turn potential into production.

Carrie loves Mike, and she wants everyone to know it. Carrie Underwood, the popular country music singer, has finally spilled the beans about her feelings for hockey player Mike Fisher.

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

Mike Fisher's stock is rising just at the right time for his Olympic hopes. Team Canada executive director Steve Yzerman will sit down Wednesday in Detroit with the management team he has assembled to select the 23 players who will represent the country at the 2010 Games in Vancouver.

Can the Ottawa Senators win back-to-back games, or will the Lighting get their revenge for a 7-1 pasting earlier this season? Our prediction panel weighs in.

As they head out on a three-game road trip that will end at Scotiabank Place with Sunday's game against the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Binghamton Senators don't have much to show so far this season.

Ondrej Pavelec made 50 saves, and Rich Peverley had a goal and assist for the Atlanta Thrashers, who broke a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

The calendar has changed to November and as the nights grow longer, the Senators should have a chance to put some daylight between themselves and their pursuers for a playoff spot in the NHL.

Ryan Shannon of the Ottawa Senators has his shot blocked by Ondrej Pavelec of the Atlanta Thrashers during third period action at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, October 31, 2009.

Steven Stamkos is fast becoming an elite NHL player. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Chris O'Meara Ottawa Senators right winger Chris Neil, right, fights with Tampa Bay Lightning right winger Zenon Knopka during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct.

A pair of struggling teams will meet today in Canada's capital city, as the Ottawa Senators host the Atlanta Thrashers at Scotiabank Place.

Jason Spezza will miss his second straight game Saturday, when the Ottawa Senators play host to the Atlanta Thrashers.

Fans in Ottawa affectionately dubbed Martin Havlat as Mach 9 during his days as a member of the Senators.