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Thursday, 5 November 2009
FINAL OT
2 - 3
FINAL  OT 1 2 3 OT T
Lightning 1 1 0 0 2
Senators 1 1 0 1 3
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GOAL SCORERS

TBL:   A. Tanguay (PPG, 03:03 - 1st) , S. Stamkos (PPG, 13:40 - 2nd)
OTT:   D. Alfredsson (05:02 - 1st) , M. Fisher (PPG, 12:00 - 2nd) , J. Spezza (PPG, 04:17 - OT)
GOALIES

TBL: A. Niittymaki (L)
 OTT: P. Leclaire (W)
Senators 3, Lightning 2, OT
Associated Press

Photos: Sens 3, Lightning 2 (OT)
Video: Game Highlights
Video: Sens All-Access | Players
Audio: Cory Cloustom postgame
Blog: My Two Sens Worth | Foligno
Tickets: Nov. 7 vs. Devils

OTTAWA - 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 night.

Spezza, sidelined the previous two games because of back pain, drove a slap shot past Antero Niittymaki after Tampa Bay's Mattias Ohlund was sent off for holding three minutes into overtime. Spezza also assisted on Daniel Alfredsson's first-period goal, but his first tally of the season couldn't have been more timely.

"It felt good to get it in overtime and get the win," Spezza said afterward. "And to get my first one was nice. I felt pretty good about my game going into tonight. I just wasn't getting any bounces, so it was nice to finally get one."

Mike Fisher also scored for Ottawa (7-4-2) and Pascal Leclaire made 18 saves in the third meeting between the two teams this season, the second in seven days.

Alex Tanguay and Steven Stamkos scored power-play goals for Tampa Bay (5-4-5). The Lightning are 1-1-1 on a four-game trip that included a 2-1 overtime win in Toronto on Tuesday night. Stamkos has 12 goals this season.

Niittymaki stopped 26 shots in his second start in a row.

Stamkos drew the Lightning even at 2-2 when he drove a slap shot past Leclaire 13:40 into the second for Tampa Bay's second power-play goal of the game.

Referee Kerry Fraser waved off a pair of Ottawa goals with under five minutes remaining in the third, including Chris Kelly's high-stick tip with 26.8 seconds left.

A brief video review confirmed Fraser's call.

The official drew the ire of the Scotiabank Place crowd moments earlier when he waved off another apparent go-ahead goal by the Senators with 4:09 remaining.

Fraser ruled that the Lightning gained possession while a delayed penalty was signalled against Tampa Bay's Andrej Meszaros before Filip Kuba put a backhand past Niittymaki. 

Tanguay gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead 3:03 in with his second of the season.

Alfredsson drew Ottawa even just under two minutes later with his sixth goal.

Fisher scored on a power play 12 minutes into the second to give the Senators a brief 2-1 lead.

NOTES: With thousands of Canadian military personnel on hand for Canadian Forces Appreciation Night, a moment of silence was observed prior to the game in memory of the victims of the shooting spree at Fort Hood ... Tanguay has two goals and four assists in his last seven games. He had one point in his first seven games, an assist in the Lightning's 6-3 season-opening loss in Atlanta on Oct. 3. ... Tampa Bay beat Ottawa 5-2 at home one week earlier. Senators LW Milan Michalek had a hat trick in a 7-1 win over the Lightning on Oct. 15 at Scotiabank Place ... The Senators continue an extended run of home play against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night (7 p.m., CBC, Team 1200). Fewer than 2,000 tickets remain available for the game.


Three star selections
1st:   DANIEL ALFREDSSON
2nd:   MARTIN ST. LOUIS
3rd:   JASON SPEZZA
Winning Goaltender
Pascal Leclaire

Losing Goaltender
Antero Niittymaki

SCHEDULE

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STANDINGS

EASTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 WSH 59 41 12 6 234 161 88
2 NJD 58 36 20 2 153 134 74
3 BUF 58 32 18 8 160 146 72
4 PIT 59 35 22 2 187 171 72
5 OTT 60 34 22 4 167 167 72
6 TBL 58 26 21 11 150 167 63
7 MTL 60 28 26 6 154 162 62
8 PHI 57 29 25 3 167 154 61
9 BOS 58 25 22 11 140 148 61
10 NYR 59 26 26 7 152 163 59
11 ATL 57 25 24 8 172 183 58
12 FLA 59 24 26 9 153 171 57
13 NYI 59 24 27 8 149 183 56
14 CAR 59 22 30 7 159 189 51
15 TOR 60 19 30 11 162 204 49

STATS

2009-2010 REGULAR SEASON
SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
D. Alfredsson 49 16 31 6 47
M. Fisher 58 19 24 11 43
A. Kovalev 57 15 26 5 41
J. Spezza 38 13 16 0 29
M. Michalek 53 19 8 -3 27
C. Kelly 60 11 15 -3 26
N. Foligno 48 8 15 13 23
F. Kuba 48 3 20 -2 23
J. Ruutu 60 9 10 -2 19
P. Regin 54 8 11 8 19
 
GOALIES: W L OT Sv% GAA
B. Elliott 20 12 3 .912 2.49
P. Leclaire 11 10 1 .890 3.07


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