Senators look to recharge power play

It took 21 tries before Ottawa finally netted a power-play goal against New Jersey, and the Senators will have to repeat that brief success tonight in Game 6 if they are to push the Eastern Conference finals to the limit.

Rookie Jason Spezza scored with the man advantage for the final goal in Ottawa's 3-1 must-win Game 5 victory at Ottawa. The Senators are 1-for-22 in the series and 11-for-76 (14.5 percent) in the playoffs, far off their second-ranked pace of the regular season (21.2 percent).

"They scored one," Devils head coach Pat Burns told The New York Times. "How many have they scored since the start of the series? They've scored one."

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