Game 68 Preview and Open Thread: Ottawa Senators vs Colorado Avalanche

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty ImagesPart of the struggle with watching a hockey team go from having no expectations to having playoff aspirations is dealing with the highs and lows synonymous with the sport.

The Ottawa Senators followed up a five-game winning streak by losing four of their next five — in other words, they’re 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. The reason I’ve chosen to look at things this way is to not overreact to a more minor stretch of games, and keep an objective view of how the team has been playing during the last several weeks.

It’s true that many of their recent losses have come to weaker opponents, and the Colorado Avalanche are most certainly not in that…