Senators get revenge with a 6-5 victory

Jason Spezza scored his second goal on a power play Saturday with 4:07 remaining and Ottawa defeated Buffalo, 6-5, at Ottawa in a rematch of their fight-filled game two days earlier.

“It was definitely satisfying,” Spezza said. “We wanted to win one and beat these guys. We have a pretty good rivalry with them now and the win was important to us.”

Dany Heatley got his team-leading 36th goal and set up both of Spezza’s goals for the Senators, who recovered after blowing a three-goal lead.

There were two fights in the second period, and Ottawa’s Mike Comrie and Buffalo’s Derek Roy were penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct for their shoving match after Heatley’s power-play goal 6:12 into the second.

But this matchup hardly resembled the melee of Thursday night.

Buffalo Coach Lindy Ruff was fined $10,000 Saturday by the NHL for his role in the brawl. NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell met with both teams’ coaches and general managers earlier in the day and attended the game.

Nashville 4, Detroit 3 -- Peter Forsberg scored at 2:11 of overtime and the Predators moved past the Red Wings and into first place in the Central Division with a victory at Nashville.

Calgary 7, San Jose 4 -- Jarome Iginla scored twice and added two assists for the Flames at Calgary, Canada.

Carolina 4, Atlanta 1 -- Justin Williams scored twice and the Hurricanes won at Atlanta.

The Thrashers acquired defenseman Alexei Zhitnik, a two-time All-Star, from Philadelphia for minor leaguer Braydon Coburn.

Toronto 5, Philadelphia 2 -- Alex Steen and Jeff O’Neill each had a goal and an assist to lead the Maple Leafs at Philadelphia.

Columbus 3, New York Rangers 2 -- Jason Chimera and Rick Nash scored short-handed goals in the second period to lift the Blue Jackets over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

Florida 7, Boston 2 -- Chris Gratton scored twice and the Panthers defeated the Bruins at Sunrise, Fla.

Washington 4, New Jersey 2 -- Alexander Semin had a goal and an assist at East Rutherford, N.J., and the Capitals ended a five-game losing streak.

New York Islanders 3, Montreal 2 -- Frans Nielsen’s first NHL goal turned out to be a game winner for the Islanders at Uniondale, N.Y.