After a rather painless October an unchallenging November, the Senators began the first of many testing matchups in the month of December.
Deathcember, if you will, had begun.
And what better way to start the scariest stretch of hockey of the season, but with the reigning Stanley Cup Champions?
Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Chris Kunitz, Phil Kessel, Kris Letang; the list of top tier players on the Pittsburgh Penguins is nearly endless. And while stars are plentiful in their lineup, the Penguins’ forward depth is arguably the best in the league and one of the biggest reasons they took home the NHL’s top prize last season.