Last night was a duel of faith. In the third period, both tired teams posted their defencemen at the point, fired puck after puck, and hoped one found the way to the back of the net. Ultimately none did. Instead, the game was decided by a weird play in overtime.
Did Nick Suzuki fail to pull back and wait for Ottawa to exit the zone, or switch to a new man after coming over to Tomas Tatar? Was Tatar slow to react to the ensuing play? No matter the reason, it’s not where the game should have ended up.