Spezza scores OT winner
Posted on November 5, 2009
As Jason Spezza raised his arms in celebration Thursday night, he also let out a huge sigh of relief.
Spezza's first goal of season came on a power-play at 4:17 of overtime as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2.
Spezza, a 30-goal scorer in each of the past three seasons, had been held goalless through his first 10 games this season before firing a slapshot past Lightning goaltender Antero Niittymaki with Lightning defenceman Mattias Ohlund in the penalty box for holding. Spezza added a pair of assists in his return after missing two games with an upper-body injury.