Your Ottawa Senators are back in it, eh?
Well, if you went to bed early last night, you missed a wild one at Canadian Tire Centre. The Ottawa Senators took down the Carolina Hurricanes, 6-3, in a game that felt a lot closer than the final score. It was back and forth in the first, with Carolina’s L. Stankoven getting a power play goal before Ottawa responded quickly with one of their own from Dylan Cozens. Tim Stützle then put the Senators up, but Andrei Svechnikov tied it up for the Hurricanes right before the buzzer. That second period was all Ottawa, with Brady Tkachuk scoring to give us the lead again. The third period saw Shane Pinto convert on the power play, and then Brady Tkachuk potted his second of the night, giving us some breathing room. Carolina tried to make a comeback late, but Claude Giroux sealed it with an empty-netter. A good win, boys, and on home ice too – makes the Shawarma Palace run taste a whole lot better, doesn't it?
This win is huge, plain and simple. It pushes the Ottawa Senators to 90 points, keeping us firm in that second Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference. We're now 40-27-10 on the year, and that 6-3-1 record over the last ten games? That's the kind of hockey we need to be playing if we want to make any noise come playoff time. Every point matters, especially with the grind of the schedule ahead. We've got to maintain this momentum and show some consistency, something that's been… well, a bit elusive this season, eh? But right now, this morning, there's a good buzz around the city. People are feeling that cautious optimism again.
Eleven-eleven, boys. Eleven-eleven.
If you want to hear more about this one, the crew at MiTL Mornings are breaking it all down right now at mornings.live.