Early in the season, Jason Spezza could not buy a goal.

The Ottawa Senators forward went 11 games before registering his first goal of the year and was then shutout for nine games after that. It was unfamiliar territory for someone who has twice hit the 90-point plateau.

"It was tough. I'm a guy that's always been pretty good offensively, pretty consistent, so when you go through a dry spell it's tough on you mentally," Spezza said.