You’ve heard the phrase run into the ground like it’s Thomas Chabot, but these next two contests are “must-win games” for the Ottawa Senators.
They currently sit four points back of the Detroit Red Wings, and the two clubs are about to play back-to-back in Ottawa in what should be a high-energy series considering the pressure on both teams, and the fact that they’re the two hottest teams in the playoff race right now.
A pair of regulation wins would see Ottawa tied with Detroit in the standings (with a leg up thanks to the regulation wins tiebreaker).