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Ottawa Senators' Bottom 6 need to step up

As traditional as April showers and May flowers, lesser lights usually shine brightly in the NHL playoffs.

A look at the biggest moments in recent years shows that the scorers of Stanley Cup game-winning goals includes Alec Martinez (2014), Dave Bolland (2013), Max Talbot (2009) and Travis Moen (2007) -- all more noted for their defence or grinding styles than their flashy play and offensive totals.

Breaking down a smaller sample size, we see one significant reason the Senators are trailing the Habs 3-0 in their first round, best-of-seven series: Their third and fourth lines have not contributed a single point, while Montreal's bottom six players have combined for five goals and six assists.