Ottawa Senators News

It took a while for Jason Spezza to get his first goal of the season. The Senators hope the next few can come a lot quicker.

Jason Spezza's load got a little lighter Thursday night when he scored for the first time this season.

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.

No sign of Milan Michalek today at Senators practice. He will be there tomorrow.

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.

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

The current battle between Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk and superstar Dany Heatley could set the emotional level for the National Hockey League's next round of contract talks.

Carrie Underwood may sing about heartbreak, but in real life she's found love with boyfriend Mike Fisher, giving the hockey player a shout-out on the liner notes of her new CD, Play On .

The Ottawa Senators might need a boost to help end their current rough stretch. The return of Jason Spezza could be it.

Ruutu displays his offensive abilities Jarkko Ruutu of the Ottawa Senators scores a goal against goaltender Tomas Vokounof the Florida Panthers on October 28, 2009 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.

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.

Carrie Underwood has kept a low profile with her year-long romance with hockey player Mike Fisher -- but not when it came to acknowledging him on her new album.

Injured Ottawa Senators centre Jason Spezza and defenceman Anton Volchenkov are both feeling better today, but there's no change in their return dates.

According to an article from Sun Media's Bruce Garrioch, Eugene Melnyk, owner of the Ottawa Senators, has filed a grievance with the NHL over this summer's highly publicized dispute with winger Dany Heatley.

Crashing the Net takes you around the league touching on hot and cold players, battles for ice-time and what's going on in net.

Thin defensively, the Ottawa Senators won't have the burden of trying to stop Ilya Kovalchuk.

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.

The Petes have a busy weekend scheduled even though they don't play games Saturday or Sunday.

Record: 3-3-3 Last Result: Lost 3-2 SO vs. Buffalo Streak: Lost 1 Next Game: New Jersey - @ home Saturday, October 31st Ottawa Senators Record: 6-2-2 Last Result: Won 4-3 @ Florida Streak: Win 1 Next Game: Atlanta @ Ottawa, Saturday, October 31st Tonight the Lightning will host the Ottawa Senators, fresh off a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers last ...

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.