Crosby can't net scoring chances
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby kept shooting and shooting, and nothing would go in. No such problem for Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza, who are finding the net with nearly every puck they touch.
Heatley scored two goals for the second night in a row and Spezza also scored twice as the Ottawa Senators wrapped up a productive road trip, winning their fourth in a row by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 Thursday night.
Spezza, coming off a three-point night in a 6-0 win at Carolina on Wednesday, scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period on a power play as the Senators rallied from a 1-0 deficit to close out a 4-0-1 road trip. Their four consecutive wins followed a seven-game losing streak.
Senators goalie Martin Gerber, who stopped all 31 shots he faced after replacing an injured Ray Emery against Carolina, turned aside 26 of 27 shots.
Crosby had a career-high nine shots, three on breakaways, but couldn't score.
The Senators' reaction? Whew.
"Breakaways, you want to score," Crosby said. "A good goal scorer finds ways to score on breakaways. For me, it was just a long night. He (Gerber) played well, but breakaways, I like my chances."
Crosby doesn't have a goal in seven games this month, though he does have seven assists.
"I know we gave him a lot of chances to score," Ottawa coach John Paddock said. "He's not going to be denied very often with that many shots on goal."
As usual, it was Spezza and Heatley who did the damage against the Penguins, who dropped their second in three nights after winning seven of eight. Spezza also scored into an empty net in the final minute and added two assists, giving him seven points in two nights.
