Spence scores his first with Senators as father looks on

OTTAWA - Jordan Spence couldn’t have picked a better time to score his first of the season.

With the Ottawa Senators hosting the father’s trip, Adam Spence had the opportunity to see his son score his first goal as a member of the Ottawa Senators and first of the season.

With just nine NHL goals to his credit and having spent the first four years of his career in Los Angeles, the younger Spence believes this is the first NHL goal his father will have seen in person making it that much more special.

“It felt really good,” admitted Spence. “I think I’ve had good chances throughout the seven games that I had, especially in the first game, and, you know, obviously putting that in felt really good.”

The 24-year-old, acquired in a trade at the NHL Entry Draft, has been in and out of the line