PITTSBURGH — It was the longest playoff run in a decade for the Ottawa Senators, but the end came far too quickly Thursday night.
They played with heart and lost a heartbreaker.
Thee Senators were unable to win the first Game 7 in franchise history as Chris Kunitz scored his second of the game and that was the winner in double-OT to give the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins handed Ottawa a 3-2 loss to capture the Prince of Wales Trophy with a 4-3 series victory in the Eastern Conference final.
Instead of hosting Game 1 of the Cup final on Monday night, the Senators will head to the Canadian Tire Centre on the weekend to pack their bags after the most successful season in recent history that included playoff wins over the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers before being halted by the Penguins.