Jason Spezza News

Once again, Daniel Alfredsson delivered with the spotlight shining brightly on him.

The closest the Senators came to giving former teammate Ray Emery a knockout punch was when defenceman Chris Campoli knocked his mask off with a shot late in the third period.

Pascal Leclaire is going to take more heat for allowing another bad goal, maybe two - and he should - but the Senators' stars simply weren't good enough against the Flyers' big guns.

Senators centre Jason Spezza and former Ottawa goalie Ray Emery in a 2007 file photo.

They know better than most what Ray Emery went through during his tumultuous stay here in Ottawa.

It had been a while between starts for Edmonton Oilers goaltender Jeff Deslauriers.

Jason Spezza scored the winning goal in the shootout for Ottawa, which came from behind twice to beat Edmonton 4-3 on Tuesday night.

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.

The Ottawa Senators will be crossing their fingers that centre Jason Spezza's back feels OK when he shows up for Thursday morning's pre-game skate.

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.