Almost exactly 10 years ago today — on February 7th, 2011 — the Ottawa Senators suffered a 4-2 loss at the hands of the Vancouver Canucks, seeing their losing streak extended to 10 games in the process. Wholesale changes soon followed, with Mike Fisher being traded three days later, with Chris Kelly and Jarkko Ruutu not long after.
Tonight, the current iteration of the Senators (1-8-1) will look to avoid a 10-game losing streak of their own, in the season’s first battle with the North division-leading Montreal Canadiens (7-1-2).
With only one regulation loss on their record, the Canadiens are red-hot.